
"Solitude 2"
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Frozen Sunset
Dolomites

ICM Sunset Killiney Beach
Offshoot Weekly Theme

You're not getting away
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Selfie in a bottle
just found this chrome bottlr

Swimmers at Salthill
The light shaft on the guy to the left was fantastic

Liffey Sunrise
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Scarr Milky Way
15 x 20s 15mm 2.8, untracked Stacked in Sequator, levels/curves adjustment in Photoshop Light pollution filter used. on left of photo is Kanturk with its low tors, on the right you have Scarr, and over the ridge is Lough Dan. A crisp clear night, plenty of deer to be seen and a few grouse gobbling even at 4am.

Liffey Sunrise
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i.m sunset
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Carlsberg Fishing
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Spring
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Faded beauty
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Coliemore Harbour
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Seapoint Sunrise
Dublin

SPRING/EASTER
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SPRING/EASTER
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Spring_Monkstown Castle Daffodils
Daffodils at night

"Obelisk On Killiney Hill At Sunrise"
History Killiney Obelisk was built in 1742 to commemorate what is described as ‘the Year of the Slaughter’ or Ireland’s forgotten famine. In 1740 there was an incredibly cold winter which was followed by a severe summer of rain and floods. This wiped out the crops and killed off livestock. The following winter was again BALTIC with temperatures not getting above minus 10 for a month. It was so cold that small vessels were destroyed by icebergs on the River Liffey, street lamps could not be lit plunging towns and villages into darkness and food riots were common throughout the land. Many of the oldest trees were also felled for fuel and sickness was common all over. Reports suggest that up to 480,000 may have people died during this forgotten famine. A small number of rich landlords like John Malpas of Killiney Hill and Kathryn Connolly of Castletown House commissioned famine relief projects like this one to provide employment to destitute families. Ironically this monument is now located in the wealthiest part of Ireland. PW1_0795

Spring_Garden delights
Spring in the garden

Spring pinks~Explored
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Easter/Spring - a splash of yellow Gorse
Offshoot Weekly Theme

Vico Sunrise
Killiney

Irish Pub - as we remember them
We will be back!!

Europe Hotel Killarney, Pier
12 shots stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker to reduce noise

Calypso Save Mooring
I think Jacque Cousteau's boat was Calypso too.

Fenders on a boat
I like this because it makes the viewer want to know more about the boat - a sort of tease

Feeding time.
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Paddling through the darkness
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Spring_Camelia 2 2195
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Spring_Narcissus Double Star 2174
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Fisherman silhouette
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"The Pigeon House Towers Dublin"
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Seapoint
High Key weekly theme

High Key: Highest key
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Odle
Dolomites

Amelanchier Haiku
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High Key: sunny side up
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Little Egret
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high key Rosscarberry
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Poolbeg Sunrise
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The Shard , London

Paddy's day shenanigans
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Camelia "Extravaganza" copy
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Sunrise - Calming the Seas
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7 am coolcoulaghta
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from the side door
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Chiesa di Santa Maddalena
Dolomites

Spire Moon
Moonset disappearing too soon!

Receding Storm - Rush Harbour
One of my entries in the recent Club competition. Taken on a Peter Gordon Dublin Workshop last October, when we could travel within the county boundaries.

Hole in the wall view of Bray
Bray head on my 5km restricted walk!

The fly
This guy died in my conservatory. I gave him/her a wash and a blow dry and decided I'd practice with my macro lens and a Raynox 150 attached. He's not the prettiest of beasties but I love him or her.

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Confuscious Bulding with the Engineering & Material sciences building in the background : UCD Belfield

High key for Offshoot project: white on white
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Confuscious Building , UCD Belfield, Dublin: Architectural Symmetry

Poolbeg Sunrise
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The Mating Game - The Common Frog
The Common Frog (Rana temporaria) is the only species of frog found in Ireland and is listed as an internationally important species. Frogs are protected under the European Union Habitats Directive and by the Irish Wildlife Act. Frogs are amphibians which means they can survive in the water and on land. Their body is well adapted to this dual life. Their large eyes bulge out of the top of their head so the frog can keep a sharp lookout for food and danger. The eyes are very sensitive to movement. When frogs leap they draw eyes their back into their sockets to protect them from damage. Frogs have an ear drum behind the eyes and their hearing is good. Nostils in front of the eyes are used by frogs to breathe when they are on land. A frog’s skin is loose on its body and moist. Under the water they breathe through their skin. Skin colour and markings vary enormously. The basic colour ranges from a pale green-grey through yellow to a dark olive-coloured brown. The only regular markings are the dark bars across the limbs, and streaks behind and in front of the eyes. The colourful patterns on the frog’s skin help to disguise it from enemies such as rats, herons and hedgehogs. A frog can also make its skin become darker to match its surroundings. This colour change takes about two hours. Frogs have four fingers and five toes. The webbed feet are like flippers and help the frog to swim away from danger very fast. The frog’s hind legs are very muscular which helps it to swim in the water and leap on land. Each time the frog croaks, the loose skin on his throat expands. Frogs make lots of different sounds, especially in spring during the breeding season when they return to the wetland in which they were born to breed.

The Joy of Freedom
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Sandymount Sunrise
Dublin

Where I Live {and appreciate during lockdown}
Offshoot project
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Where I Live - Sandycove Panaroma
Offshoot Weekly Theme

Liffey North wall quay
Central bank, Nama etc
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Sandymount Reflection
Dublin

Captain Grey Heron - Hitching a ride
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The Red Tulip & Green Leaves

Urban Fox
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The Daffodil

Waiting to Bloom
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Where I Live
Local Green Grocery just opened up the road.

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The Muscari

Foggy Morning Swans | Mayo, Ireland.
Early morning stroll with camera | Foggy Morning Swans | Mayo, Ireland.

People at Work
The Farmers

Avenue
Fernhill Gardens

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The Tulip

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Reaching for the Sky in UCD Belfield , Dublin

Sella Sunset
Dolomites

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Simple Architecture by Night in UCD

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The Night Bank (UCD)

Minimalist; vying for the perch!
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Minimalism: shop corner
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Minimalism: urban landscape
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multiple exp
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b/w daff.aand shadow
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The Chair - Minimalism
Offshoot Weekly Theme

Vico Baths under the Milky Way
Taken on St Patrick's Day 2021. Long exposure of foreground blended with 4 stacked shots of sky (15 seconds / f 2.8 / iso 5000).

Feather in Repose
Guinea Fowl

Gimme
Two gulls fighting over a chip that someone had thrown away.

Daunei Sunset
Dolomites

Massey's Estate
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Vico Baths March 2021
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People at Work
The movers and shakers!

Tabletop Photography; Acrobatic egg 3 knives on cups
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upstanding egg
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Sandymount Stillness
Dublin

Table top photography: Wooden eggs
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Whiterock Dawn w
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On The Lookout - Slea Head
Great Blasket Island view ( July '14)

table top . butterfly rusty tin
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tabletop leaf filigree ~ HMBT
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Tabletop Photography Acrobatic Egg 2 forks
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