Buzzards Roost
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A road to nowhere under the Milky Way
2 long exposure shots of the sky using the @MSM-rotator and combined with one long exposure for the foreground
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Model with GOBO
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Sunrise over the Incinerator Dublin
Ringlet Butterfly
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Killarney Upper Lake at Dawn w
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Brandon sunset
Lovely sunset on Stradbally beach, looking towards Mount Brandon.
Dublin Bay
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Mausoleum
The tomb of Mary Tighe in the churchyard of Inistioge, Co Kilkenny.
A 950nm IR image, with a bit of work in post processing
High structure filter on an Ilford Pan F 50 emulation and a virtual selenium tone in Nik Silver Efex
Butterfly on a Germanium
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"Hook Head Lighthouse"
The Hook Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Rinn Duáin; also known as Hook Head Lighthouse) is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, in Ireland. It is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world and the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world, after the Tower of Hercules in Spain. It is operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Irish Lighthouse Authority, it marks the eastern entrance to Waterford Harbour. The current structure has stood for 848 years as of 2020. PFW_3312
Versatile sign.
This ambidextrous sign can also be used by Antipodeans!
Fireworks (Nerine)
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Glowing rose
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Flower - Buddleja davidii (orth. var. Buddleia) also called butterfly bush.
The butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is a beautiful, fast-growing, deciduous shrub with masses of blossoms—long, spiked trusses—that bloom from summer to autumn.
It is a species of the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Sichuan and Hubei provinces in central China, and also Japan. it's rich supply of nectar attracts a wide range of butterfly species.
There is no denying that butterfly bush's long, narrow tufts of flowers look beautiful. And like many flowering plants, it supplies lots of nectar, however this plant does not supply food for butterfly larvae.
Some species commonly escape from the garden. B. davidii in particular is a great coloniser of dry open ground; in urban areas. it often self-sows on waste ground or old masonry, where it grows into a dense thicket, and is listed as an invasive species in many areas. Who is this “David” honoured by the botanical name “davidii?”.
Père (Father) Armand David was a 19th century French Catholic missionary and an avid collector of plant and animal specimens in China. More than 100 plant species that he sent to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris were new to the Europeans, including many species of rhododendrons, maples, cherries, primulas, gentians, and lilies. In addition, he discovered more than 100 animal species that were previously unknown to Europeans, including the giant panda and a rare deer hidden behind the guarded walls of the imperial hunting grounds, now known as Père David’s deer.
When you see “ii” attached to the end of a plant’s specific epithet, know that a masculine person of that name is being honoured. The female equivalent is “iae.”
Flower - Rose
Rose row
Hay Rack Sunset
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Flower
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Flower - Astrantia
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Dahlia moonglow 2
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Cosmos
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Ouch!!
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rose peachy (1 of 1)
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Awesome Sky - Milky Way from Sugar Loaf Car Park
Inspired by the wonderful talk we had on Astrophotography and armed with the knowledge of possible clear skies I headed out to the Sugar Loaf car park to have another try at the Milky Way
Mellifont Abbey under the stars
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Beautiful Scotland
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Gull fest v.1
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Lago di Fusine Superiore
Italy
Playing golf until sunset.
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Cliffs of Moher with Moody Sky ( West of Ireland)
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Sunset over Doolin
Botanic Gardens (1 of 1)
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Ales Stenar / Ales Stones
Ales Stenar / Ales Stones. Something quite different today. This is a "stone ship", a type of standing stones monument. There seems to be a wide variety of opinion as to how old this is, 5500 down to 1400 years old. And there is disagreement on what its purpose was, grave, calendar, memorial. It is a bit of a cliche image.
Starling
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Flying in Formation
Gulls off the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire about to dive for a snack
Flowers - and bee
Offshoot weekly theme
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Moody Sky over Footprints in the Sand on Inisheer
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A Quiet Pint in Rural Ireland
Looking west
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"A View Of Johnstown Castle"
Johnstown Castle , Murntown, Co. Wexford, Ireland A Brief History of Johnstown Castle Estate
Johnstown Castle Estate has been home to two prominent Wexford families. The Castle was built by the Esmonde family who settled in Co Wexford in 1169. During the Cromwellian period of 1640s the estate was confiscated and changed hands several times. It was then acquired by the Grogan family in 1692 who developed the castle, grounds, lakes and estate that you see today and whose descendants remained at Johnstown up until 1945. The property was presented as a gift to the Irish Nation in 1945 and was later occupied by the Department of Agriculture who established an agricultural institute here and undertook to maintain but not to alter the ornamental grounds. The ornamental grounds and gardens surrounding this Irish 19th century castle were designed by Daniel Robertson who is famed for designing the garden terraces at Powerscourt Estate, Co. Wicklow and Wells House, also in Co. Wexford. The grounds are greatly enhanced by two lakes with folly towers which are populated with a range of waterfowl. PFW_3295-2
Morning light
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Sunrise Over Lough Mask
Mayo staycation and lucky enough to have this on my doorstep
Bled at Dusk
Lake Bled, Slovenia
Pink all over
Botanic Gardens
Squerrel
Botanic Garden, Dublin
Lahinch Surfing
Sport/Action Weekly Theme:
Lots of surfers catching the waves in Lahinch, Co. Clare. Its really impressive to see the skill with which they seem to dance accros the waves
Juvenile Water Rail Bird
A secretive bird which is more often seen than heard. Can sometimes be seen when it emerges from dense wetland vegetation briefly before disappearing again. I waited for ages for it to appear and then disappear again.
A small bird with a rounded rear to its body, which is slender and laterally compressed in order to help it slip through dense vegetation such as reeds. Has a long bill which is red on the adult bird. Legs are long with very long toes which help spread its weight on wet ground. The upperparts are dark brown with black spotting. In the adult the body and 'face' are blue-grey, the flanks and belly are barred black and white and the under-tail coverts (which are easy to see on the cocked tail) are whitish. The juvenile bird is similar to the adult but is whitish underneath (not grey), has a pale bill and a stronger patterning on the head. Has short rounded wings and when flying into cover dangles its legs.
Sports: jogger floating in the air
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Great Palm House
Botanic Gardens
"From My Garden"
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View from the lawn of glass house (1 of 1)
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Main glass house (1 of 1)
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Wait for Me. Moorhen with chick
Botanic Gardens
A dash of Pink
Botanic Gardens
Blaskets sunset
The classic view from Dunquin pier at sunset.
Forty foot sunrise
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Lake Bled
Slovenia
Seeds
National Botanic Gardens 05.09.20
Pond Reflection
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Movement: ICM in the marram grass
For Offshoot movement challenge _MG_4306ir850nm+ICM+cyan
Forty foot on Saturday morning at sunrise. It was full of swimmers minutes later!
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Perfection
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Kilkee
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Model Model Anthony Garvie
Viking House
Botanic Gardens
Tall Tree Vertorama
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens 1
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Bee Happy
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Grey Squirrel at the National Botanical Garderns
A squirrel in the tree eating an acorn.
Derelict Cottage, Loch na Fooey Valley, Connemara
Taken on my recent staycation in Mayo
Half full, half empty, half drunk
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Bohinj Reflection
Slovenia
twisted frosted glass
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Glass fly the flag
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Glasses?
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How can I photograph "Glasses"?
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Wild Atlantic Way Clare Cliffs on Loop Head
A summer storm with powerful winds blowing the stream upwards back over the cliff
Redshank Bird - Tringa totanus
The Redshank is a large sandpiper with long, bright red legs. It is a typical wader, feeding in shallow water around lakes, marshes, mudflats and coastal wetlands. It breeds on open marshes, mires and saltmarshes.
Cow 1
West Clare
Cow Close Up
West Clare
Butterfly visiting
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Follow the leader
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Lake Bohinj Sunset
Slovenia
I just lost my head!!
Dolomites Dusk
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"My Favourite Flower"
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Glass_Clown
Offshoot theme - glass
Red Fox Kit (Vulpes vulpes)
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Glass challenge for Offshoot
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White cottage on Coliemore Road Dalkey.
Processed in Capture One Pro 20, using Mastin Kodak Portra 400 plugin
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Mata Hari Themed |shoot #1
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Mata Hari Themed Shoot #2
The Invisible Man
Offshoot SWM
"In Perfect Shape"
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Animal - acrobatics
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Dún Briste, Downpatrick County Mayo, Ireland
Dún Briste (Gaelic for Broken Fort) was once joined to the mainland. This is a relatively new sea stack as it was only separated of the mainland Ireland in 1393 when monster seas severed it from County Mayo in an overnight storm. The sea stack stands 45 metres (150 feet) tall.
Dun Briste and the surrounding cliffs were formed around 350 million years ago (during the 'Lower Carboniferous Period'), when sea temperatures were much higher and the coastline at a greater distance away.
As the stack is safe from any land based predators, it is a safe haven for a vast array of bird species at nesting time. Occupied by Common and Greater Black Backed Gulls, Kittiwakes, Cormorants and Puffins.
Odle
Dolomites
Bateauler Eagle
Animals, Birds : These are amazing birds - greatto see them fly at he Ailwee Caves Bird of Prey centre. The Bateauler Eagle can soar to great heights on thermals and range for hundreds of kilometers
Animals:Birds - Bound for breakfast.
Wagtail and (I think) a sandhopper at golden hour.
