Tullagh Strand in Co Donegal is just one of the many fabulous beaches in that county but behind the strand is a field with two donkeys!

Heavy rain and strong gusts of wind were the order of the day in the Gap of Dunloe when Blarney Photography Club visited last month. Made for atmospheric photos if you could keep your camera dry!

The houses and buildings of the North Side of Cork City looking down on the River Lee, topped by Shandon Bells and the North Cathedral.

Because of the disc’s enormous magical field, at sunrise, the morning light flows over like thick golden syrup, accumulating in valleys and then slowly crawling over the top of an hillside. The same can be said about the night, which spreads like plum jam.Terry Pratchett Sunrise over Muckross Lake in Killarney, Co Kerry. On a…

Early in October we were lucky to have some wonderful weather for almost hours at a time. I spent some of that time in Ballydehob taking photos of the fabulous bridge there. Ten minutes later it started raining and I was running to the car!

I love the colours of the trees at this time of year. We’ve been lucky this year that the autumn and early winter has been so mild. It was 15C today! I think of this display as one last hurrah before the cold and rain and wind really sets in.

The groynes on Youghal Beach reach out of a misty sea in this long exposure shot under overcast skies today. Capel Island can be seen in the background. It’s November but it’s so mild. Lovely day for a walk on the beach!

A single exposure at 1/30 of a second because the road, even if it is in rural Ireland on the Dingle Peninsula. Cars drove past at most every 5-6 minutes. Lightroom’s new masking tools were really helpful working on this image.

A lovely cherry blossom tree frames the front door of a house in Moville, Co Donegal.

A stream running past King’s Yard in the Galtee Mountains. Pictured here as it joins the River Funshion.

About time for your bath, don’t you think?

Clusters of mushrooms growing out of an old tree trunk by a small river.