Meteor Streak
Last night my son and I hopped in the car and travelled upstream of the Inniscarra dam on the River Lee around here where I hoped it would be fairly dark to shoot the Perseids meteor shower. The sunset was lovely and I’ll be posting photos of that over the next few days but I…
The tree in the wheat field
On the way to Rocky Bay last week we spotted this field so we just had to take a few photos! This is also the first photo I’ve used Affinity Photo on. The original image is below. I used the inpainting tool in Affinity Photo to get rid of the branches on the left and…
Canadian Sky
A beautiful blue sky over countryside near Quebec!
Mullinhassig Waterfall
Poulanassig Waterfall, incorrectly known as Mullinhassig Waterfall is a small waterfall about 30 minutes drive from Blarney, just beyond Coachford. This was my first visit there but it was simple to find through Google Maps. This Wikipedia page is full of useful information about the surrounding woods.
Sunbeams in the Trees
The sun shines through the trees one early morning in November, 2013.
Blarney Castle in the Snow
Snow fell last night in Ireland and everything came to a halt as people all over the country gasped in wonder at the strange white stuff on the ground. Thankfully it looks like it won’t last. We’re not equipped to deal with this sort of weather at all! Blarney Castle opened later than usual but…
Tree in shadow
A tree in the grounds of Blarney Castle. Yesterday morning there was a glorious sunrise, this morning it was horrible. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!
Blarney Tree in Fog
This is a tree that once stood in a large field near Blarney Castle, Co Cork, Ireland. It stood alone and was sometimes visible from the road but unfortunately it was chopped down a few weeks ago. This was shot in February 2014 on a foggy, cold morning. I was nominated on Facebook by two…
Seeds of the sweet chestnut
Seeds litter the area around a sweet chestnut tree in the grounds of Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland.
The Lough at Sunset
The Lough in Cork as the sun sets behind me on a cold October evening in 2010












