Busy Bee
In my garden
Stormy sunset
The Chapel of the Madonna di Vitaleta is located in the hills of the Val d’Orcia. Framed by two rows of cypress trees, the chapel was built on the spot where legend says the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherdess.
Taken on a Tuscan photography workshop back in May with Explore Light.
Lift off
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Robbin' the ball
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We don’t like Mondays (But Fridays we’re in love)
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Po Klong Garai Temple.
Po Klong Garai Temple is a Hindu Cham religious complex located in the Cham principality of Panduranga, in what is now Phan Rang in southern Vietnam.
Alder Lake Pier
Washington State, USA
Poppy head after the rain
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Wat Pho Temple
The statue is a Buddha statue, located within Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Pho is renowned for its large collection of Buddha figurines, including the famous 46-meter-long gold-plated Reclining Buddha. This Buddha statue is being covered in gold leaf, a traditional practice in Thai temples.
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New Zealand
Reflection
New Zealand
West Pier sunset
Dun Laoghaire
Happy International Lynx Day
This is a wild Iberian Lynx. It was my 3rd attempt at trying to find one in Spain and it silently appeared out of the shadows. the early morning light was poor and I had to use a ISO of 10,000 and it was then I used Topaz denoise in post.
Wildlife photography can be a frustrating but joyful and it was really worth the 3 years of attempting to find the Lynx.
The Eurasian lynx was once quite common in most of Europe. Nevertheless, most original populations became extinct, or their abundance has been dramatically reduced in the last two centuries due to hunting, landscape changes, and habitat fragmentation that hinder migration.
wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?364350/lynx-day-2020
This image is copyright
©2022deirdreIrwin- all rights reserved.
No permission granted for its use.
What a bridge
New Zealand
Mount St. Helens view
Washington State, USA
blue dish and flowers
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Yellow Peril
One from the archives - a 2011 shot from the inside of Turlough Hill pumped storage hydroelectric power plant, Wicklow, Ireland.
Shot on an Offshoot outing, organised by Kevin Grace.
Saltee gannet
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Saltee landing
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Rope bridge New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Wish they still roamed free in Ireland
Taken in Wild Ireland Donegal
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Morgan
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Fern
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Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
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Three's a crowd
Gannets on the Saltee islands
Union Station Mono
I like both the colour and mono versions.
New Zealand
New Zealand
Dipper
Dodder
Common Blue Damselfly
Dodder
Jade Emperor of Heaven
A statue of the Jade Emperor of Heaven on Ming Mountain in Fengdu county, Chongqing, China.
Mount Rainier
Washington State, USA
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Highly commended - Offshoot Photography open theme
Blue Tit
Dodder
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum is a Buddhist temple and museum complex located in the Chinatown district of Singapore.
Mount Rainier National Park
Washington State, USA
sandycove sunrise 2
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Grand Staircase
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Ger Halpin_Wicklow Pier
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Little Terns
The Little Terns are arriving and very excited for the new nesting season
Black and White Blackcastle Co. Wicklow
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Taman Ayun Temple.
The temple complex is located at Mengwi between Denpasar and Ubud and is inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
strutting phesant
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La Jardiniere de Majorelle
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Lake Crescent Dusk
Washington State, USA
Sadler Gate
Sadler Gate, Derby, originally an IR image with some work to bring back structure lost by shooting into weak winter sun, then combined Wet Rocks and dark sepia toning on an Ilford Pan F simulation in Nik Silver Efex.
The Old Bell Hotel on the left, is one of Derby's oldest surviving coaching inns, dating from 1650. While it has undergone extensive rebuilding over the years, much of its original structure remains and the main half timbered building is essentially original.
A quiet Moment
Mucem Marseilles
Alder Lake
Washington State, USA
Gallipoli Rooftop
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Saltee Guillemots
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Guillemot kind of love
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orange_yellow
Geum
Iris
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Mossy Brook
Washington State, USA
Leaping bubbles
Leading a group project with my camera club in recent months on the subject of stillness amongst the motion. On one outing I became obsessed with the bubbles forming in a small rivulet beside the Glenalo river in Glendalough. Experimenting with shutter speed, and hand held as too awkward for a tripod, I found that between 1/10 and 1/20 second gave a picture that gives a sense of the motion of the water but captures the bubbles in moments of stillness.
Shag bird in splendid breeding plumage with a peaked fore crown and yellow gape.
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The Kek Lok Si Temple
The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple in George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang
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Head Down
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By the Water
Marseilles Vieux Port
Crescent Beach Sunset
Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA
Happy World Bee day!
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You Wait Ages For A Bus
Taken for this spring's Offshoot SWM group "More Photography on the Dark Side".
I spent about half an hour on this one, between waiting for buses to turn up, mistiming my shutter release, having them stuck in traffic and spoiling the light trail and having other paused vehicles in the way, before I finally had two steadily running ones in quick succession, guaranteeing a smooth trail.
The evening was dead calm, guaranteeing sharp reflections.
Puffin
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Enchanted Forest
My take on the classic shot in Ballinsatoe Woods in County Wicklow. Taken back in March on a lovely spring morning.
Sleepy Snail
Spotted this guy on Old Bawn Beach, Co. Wexford
Opera House - Oslo
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Walk about Newcastle England Hexham
Walking around Hexham Newcastle England
Perak Tong Cave Temple
Perak Tong Cave Temple is one of Malaysia's top tourist attractions. The cave contains a 40 foot high golden Buddha and beautiful murals.
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Dark Cloud near Dalkey Island
Dalkey Co Dublin Ireland
Milford sound South Island New Zealand
Going through the mountains on a boat in Milford Sound New Zealand
Little Tern
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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
near Chinatown, Singapore
Mount Rainier, Reflection Lake
Washington State, USA
Carrick-Costello Memorial Chapel
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Carrick-Boat Moorings
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Castle Street, Peel
On a quiet afternoon, with a hint of the castle in the background and a wheelie bin removed.
Peel Castle Mono
Inside Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man. Put through the Wet Rocks filter in Nik Silver Efex with an Ilford Pan F simulation and a virtual copper tone, followed by slight desaturation.
Coming home from work
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Open for repairs
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Mostraumen Fjord
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University Church, St. Stepehen's Green
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Newcastle England
Moonrise May 12th 2025
Moonrise shot from DunLaoghaire Pier
Mount St. Helens
Washington State, USA
Spiral Stairs Belfast
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