West Cork Landscape The beautiful countryside north-east of Dunmanway in West Cork.

Daffodils Daffodils in Pairc Shalom. Inner City residents on the south side of Cork City have a beautiful park to frequent here.

Cobh Flowers Assorted flowers decorate the harbour area of Cobh. Yesterday, my wedding day, was without doubt “the best day of my life”!

Spring Blooms I can never remember the names of flowers and trees and today is no exception. I captured this image almost a month ago after Jacinta spotted this beautiful display of nature. We are to be married today, it’s all hectic around here but our prayers have been answered and the rain is clearing…

A rose by any other colour One of the Blarney Castle roses. The original was very saturated and detail was lost in the bright red of the petals. Making a monochrome image made the detail stand out and drops became visible again. A little dodge and burn to finish.

Red Blarney Roses While out with Matt this fine morning we walked over to Blarney Castle. Just inside the railings are some beautiful red roses. I just had to take advantage of the beautifulsunshine and snap off a few shots! Photo was desaturated, and the red and yellow channels were restored afterwards to isolate the…

The Gardener’s House A house in Blarney we spotted while out walking the other day.

Originally posted on todayismygifttoyou.ie this was an entry for Today FM’s Us Day. In this image, a bright yellow flower takes center stage against a backdrop of pale red blocks with painted black mortar between them. The contrast between the vibrant yellow and the muted red creates a striking visual effect, drawing the eye to…