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Great ball of flame

Sunrise over Blarney a few days ago. There was a thin layer of cloud on the horizon that nicely blocked out much of the light of the sun allowing me to capture this early morning sun.

It’s amazing to think that the light we see takes 8 minutes to travel the immense distance between the Sun and Earth. What’s even more remarkable is the thousands of years a photon can spend zinging back and forth inside the Sun before emerging as heat and light.

April 20th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Photos, Sky, Sun, Trees, Urban, cloud, irishblogs, morning, red, silhouette, sunrise | Comments Off

EI-128 at rest on the beach

Glider EI-128 sitting on the sand at Inch Strand, Co. Kerry in 2006. I’ve posted a few photos of this glider in the past and I can safely say this is the last one unless I happen to see it again!

April 19th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, EI-128, Inch Strand, Ireland, Irish photos, Kerry, Kerry Photos, Landscape, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Vehicles, cloud, glider, irishblogs, plane, sand | Comments Off

A Rainbow over Cobh

A rainbow brightens up the dark clouds threatening Cobh in Co. Cork in late 2006.

You can see Cobh Cathedral in the background, and I’d swear the boats in the foreground are still there in the same position all these years later ..

April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Boat, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cobh Cathedral, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Landscape, Photos, Rainbow, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Urban, Water, boats, cloud, harbour, house, irishblogs | Comments Off

Call of the evening

A bird atop the light outside my house calls into the glowing evening sky heralding the end of 2007.

After walking Oscar I had to grab my camera and shoot the beautiful evening sky. The background was this colour, there’s no trickery here except a little vignetting and sharpening.

April 6th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, Look up, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Sun, cloud, evening, irishblogs, light, street lighting | Comments Off

Mountain Daffodil

A daffodil in the garden of a house in the hills north east of Bantry Bay. I drove up there last Saturday morning and stopped when I saw the open gate. Wandering in the driveway I took a few shots of the view and then noticed these daffodils growing.

I prefer the daffodils. The day was too gloomy and the view wasn’t that great.

Dedicated to the memory of the three young men who lost their lives today in nearby Dunboy Castle.

March 1st, 2008 | Posted in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Irish photos, Landscape, Nature, Photos, cloud, daffodil, flower, grass, holiday, irishblogs, mountain, vacation | Comments Off

Sunshine on the Conor Pass

This will probably be the final photo from that September 2006 visit to the Conor Pass. It’s taken earlier than some of the others but I’m a sucker for leading lines so it had to go in!
I love the reflection in the water on the valley floor, and the shadows of the clouds.

Must make a trip back there this summer!

February 29th, 2008 | Posted in Candid, Canon 20D, Conor Pass, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Water, cloud, fence, irishblogs, lake, reflection, road | Comments Off

Fog rolls over the hill

I count my blessings that we had sunlight this day at the Conor Pass. If we had arrived 10 minutes later all I would have seen was a white wall of fog.

February 27th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, Conor Pass, Dingle, Fog, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, cloud, hill, irishblogs | Comments Off

Clouds over the Conor Pass

I’m loath to post photos from the same location day after day but I may as well call this “Conor Pass Week” and get the rest of them out of the dark where they’ve languished since 2006.

After the reaction to yesterday’s Conor Pass photo hopefully you’ll like this one too.

I have another 2 or 3 taken at the same time. The day was perfect for photography, the light was strong and to the side, there was an interesting sky and of course the scenery is beautiful. That was a very successful trip!

February 26th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, Conor Pass, Dingle, Dingle-Peninsula, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, cloud, fence, grass, green, irishblogs, wide-angle, wire | Comments Off

Rusty old fence at the Conor Pass

A rusty old fence is all that protects you from a nasty fall down a fairly steep hill down to the valley floor at the Conor Pass.

February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 20D, Conor Pass, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, cloud, fence, grass, gree, hills, irishblogs, mountains | Comments Off

Snow on the runway

On the way back from Arizona I flew via Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. I had a long wait but I have a laptop, a spare battery, DVD and Mame to keep me amused.

I took a few photos too but I discovered shortly after taking this that photography in most parts of the airport is banned!

From what I remember, it’s ok to take snapshots of family or friends beyond the security checkpoints, and possibly only with a compact camera. I can only imagine the fuss if I had been discovered taking photos of the runway and service areas with my big chunky Canon 20D!

I know for a fact that photography in Heathrow is banned. It’s a good thing too. The flash might set off the dangerous liquids left by disgruntled and thirsty travellers before they go through security.

Have you noticed this is a wide angle shot? I didn’t get my Sigma 10-20 back yet and no news from the camera store. I took this with a Canon 10-22 USM stuck to my camera. Matt very kindly gave me his lens because he’s buying Nikon kit. Thanks Matt!

February 15th, 2008 | Posted in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Chicago, O'Hare, O'Hare Airport, ORD, Photos, Sky, United States, Urban, Vehicles, cloud, cold, irishblogs, plane, runway, snow | Comments Off

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