The green fields on Slea Head in County Kerry are home to many sheep and photographers who shoot this place to death. The photographers, not the sheep. With cameras. While I was taking this photo another photographer walked down the slope just out of shot to shoot the beach at Cuminole! Winners of the free [...]
2009Fri21Aug
The Fields of Slea Head
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea Head
2008Mon22Sep
Cape Clear North Harbour
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, WaterThe north harbour in Cape Clear is the main harbour on the island. There’s a south harbour as well but there’s only a small beach there, and a long quayside where the occasional small boat ties up. To the left you can see the Club which is a small shop/cafe on the ground floor, while [...]
2008Fri15Aug
Allihies Countryside
Filed in Allihies, Beach, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, WaterThe road to the beach at Allihies in West Cork branches in two a few miles from there. This was taken on the scenic route where the road comes out between two hills and you see this beautiful expanse of hills and grassland spread out before you. It’s quite a sight. My poor photo does [...]
2008Sun25May
The faraway hills of Arizona
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Landscape, Photos, Rocks, Sky, United StatesWhen I’d look out on the desert landscape and watch the sun soak away as night fell I was always reminded of Terry Pratchett’s description of sunrise on Discworld where the sunlight slowly filled in all the dark parts of the landscape.
2008Tue04Mar
The long road
Filed in Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, TreesThe long road A road winds into the hills north of Bantry. Yesterday’s photo of the Bantry hills was taken just up the road from here! I joined Red Bubble yesterday and sold a photo already, although I think it was Pete who bought it as I emailed him last night about it. Nice selection [...]
2008Thu28Feb
I can hardly see myself
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Fog, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Sigma 10-20, VehiclesI can hardly see myself As I said previously, thick fog was rolling across the Conor Pass. It was frightening how fast it moved and the light and scene changed utterly. Here’s it’s obscuring the road down the Pass, making the too-narrow road even more treacherous. I think by the time we left, even this [...]
2008Mon25Feb
Rusty old fence at the Conor Pass
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Photos, Sigma 10-20Rusty old fence at the Conor Pass A rusty old fence is all that protects you from a nasty fall down a fairly steep hill down to the valley floor at the Conor Pass. Buy This Photo
2008Sat02Feb
The City of San Francisco
Filed in Automattic, California, Canon 20D, Houses, Landscape, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanThe City of San Francisco San Francisco as seen from the hills surrounding the City. I took this back in August 2006. Can you tell yet that I merged a few of my work directories after doing some house keeping work on my photo archive? Thanks to Niall Kennedy for driving us up there!
