A Bright Spot in the Garden
Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.
Sun Shines Through the Trees
The sun has set on 2020 and I finish the year with what is probably my favourite photo of the year. The sun shines through trees heavy with Autumn coloured leaves, not yet touched by the harsh winter winds back in October this year. Photo made in the grounds of Blarney Castle where I expect…
Sunset on 2020
It’s almost 2021 and Ireland is in level 5 lockdown again! Here’s the sunset on the second last day of the year in Cork City.
Michael Mansfield of Ardmore, Co Waterford
Many years ago I published a few photos of Ardmore in Co Waterford. The post received a number of comments about one particular photo of a gentleman on a motorbike. His name was Michael Mansfield and unfortunately he passed away in 2009 but that hasn’t stopped the occasional visitor from leaving a comment since then,…
A Robin at the Castle
A little Robin spotted in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday.
Red Sky in the Morning
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight. Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.
The Swans of Blarney Castle
Blarney Lake lies at the far end of the gardens surrounding Blarney Castle but is well worth a visit if you’re in the gardens. I’m not sure how often swans are there but these two curious and friendly birds were there yesterday.
HDR in ON1 Photo RAW 2021 vs Lightroom
I got an email from On1 again this morning offering a free trial of the latest version of their raw processor. Since I just paid for another year of Adobe Lightroom I’m not going to switch but every year ON1 Photo RAW gets better and better. I took loads of bracketed photos at Blarney Castle…
The Disappearance of Fungie
The disappearance of a single solitary dolphin in the year 2020 would seem to be small news among the horrible things that have happened this year. The pandemic is still raging. Ireland is in lockdown again. People are dying from Covid-19. However, on October 20th it was reported that Fungie, a dolphin that first appeared…
Morning Walks around Blarney
Covid-19 Lockdown began again in Ireland for six weeks until December 1st. Hopefully people don’t go crazy drinking and partying in December thinking the Coronavirus is gone, but of course they will. Bet we’ll have another lockdown in January. We’re restricted to exercising within 5km of our homes now, which is ridiculous when you live…
Queue for the Whopper
Last month in Burger King, St. Patrick Street, Cork.