In Loving Memory Of

The final resting place of James Attridge and his wife Margaret, surrounded by wild daisies. It’s in a small graveyard on the way to Crookhaven.

You can see the gravestone itself here where it says:

In
Loving memory of
James Attridge
Schull
died Aug 17. 1949
aged 79 years
his wife Margaret
died Sep 9. 1967
aged 89 years

Safe in the arms of Jesus
Erected by their family 


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

Teampol na mBocht, Altar

A Church of Ireland church near Schull, in Co. Cork, is set in scenic landscape beside Toormore Bay.

We drove past, and I saw it was surrounded by a sea of wildflowers, mostly oxeye daisies, and also dandelions. On our return from Crookhaven I vowed to stop and spend half an hour there taking photos.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length28mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

Windswept Daisies

Daisies cling to the sparse earth at the water’s edge in Fountainstown, Co Cork. This was taken just a few metres from my previous Fountainstown picture and was mocking me for over 2 years, sitting in my “Work in Progress” folder, defying my attempts to capture the feeling of that cold October day in 2006.

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/160s

Daisies in the grass

This is really looking back into the archives. I shot this in 2004, probably with the Sony 717 and at a guess probably in the park near the Gun Powder Mills in Ballincollig. Long time ago. Lovely day!

Aperture ƒ/3.5
Camera CYBERSHOT
Focal length 9.7mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/1000s

Splendor in the grass

It’s so wonderful to see small little daisies growing up all on their own surrounded by grass everywhere. When the sun is shining and there is nothing to do except eat a nice picnic and stroll by the beach I’m in heaven.

I shot these bright little daisies down in Garrettstown, Co. Cork a few months ago.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/250s

Three Daisies

Daisy Daisy,
Give me your answer do!
I’m half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won’t be a stylish marriage,
I can’t afford a carriage,
But you’ll look sweet on the seat
Of a bicycle built for two!

Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera DMC-FZ5
Focal length 6mm
ISO 80
Shutter speed 1/400s