Nusfjord
Drone shot from the Lofoten Islands in January 2022
Sweet Photogwaphy
Ottolenghi shop, Notting Hill
Reflecting
The morning of our second day in Kerry we went to the Upper Lake at Killarney for the sunrise. No colour in the sky but a calm day made for good reflections. Those of you who know this spot will know there are often rowing boats left out on the lake that make a photogenic foreground for this shot. Not this morning, but still a lovely spot.
Colours
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Bridge - Cork, Ireland
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Marsh Harrier
I waited hours, never saw one before.
When Time breaks down
"Sphere within a Sphere" revisited (TCD)
Seapoint Sunrise
Dublin
Riverside tree
Avonmore river
Coliemore March 23 Long Exposure 120s
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Waves - Doolin, County Clare, Irlande
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Raspberry Splash
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Breaking light
Spent a long weekend taking photographs with a friend down in Kerry recently. The first evening we arrived the day had been completely overcast and we were in two minds whether to head out for sunset or not. Fortunately we did and as we left Kenmare spotted a gap in the clouds with the sunlight breaking through. So we just headed for the first decent spot we could find to capture it before it disappeared. At Coornagillagh Beach on the Beara Peninsula.
Forest mist
Woodlands south of Glendalough
Senja Island, Norway
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Senja Island, Norway
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Crested Owl
The Crested Owl is a distinctive forest owl with spectacular, protruding white ear tufts that contrast with darker plumage of the face, this conspicuous white stripes goes from the tip of the long ear tufts to the base of the bill, and it is diagnostics for the specie. It is a medium size owl. There are two morphs, the dark morph has a dark brown back with light spots and a lighter brown underparts, the pale morph is light brown in the back and whitish on the underparts.
This owl feeds mainly on large insects, and they are thought to feed on small vertebrates as well. Bats are estimated to represent only 5% of owl's diet, but they are known to be opportunistic predators.
This image was taken standing on a boat in Costa Rica with a crocodile floating behind the boat.
A beautiful Owl but was terrified I would fall into the water trying to balance the camera and lens
Sir John Soane Museum_
Sir John’s house was his personal museum and workshop to teach his apprentices the art of architecture.
Powerscourt Waterfall Mono
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Bella
From the Burlesque-themed portrait session organised by Offshoot at the NGCC.
Connnemara- Pine Island
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Vico Light
Killiney
Windswept
Offshoot Sallygap
Lloyds Building 2
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Urban texture - Dublin, Ireland
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Under the Cherry Blossoms - Tokyo
Shinjuku-Gyoen
Powerscourt Waterfall Wide
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Multi-colour
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Lost in Space
Tate Modern extension, London, designed by Herzog&deMeuron
Early Morning - Po Delta
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Road to Nowhere
Sallygap - Offshoot
Two Trees Bridge
Offshoot Sallygap
Little Owl on top of chimney stack in little village, Bulgaria. Architectural Wildlife!
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Standing Tall
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Pink joined by Yellow
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Turbine Hall, Tate Modern
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Leenane Sunset
Ireland
Rue des Fargues, Bergerac
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Cr d'Alsace-et-Lorraine with Cathedral in the background, Bordeaux
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Marley Park (Revisited)
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Powerscourt Waterfall
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Reach for the Sky
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Red on White
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Cafe culture with a beer
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Sophisicate
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Millenium Bridge
Ramp up from South Bank, St Paul’s Cathedral beyond
Glendalough
Above the Polanass waterfall where two rivers meet
Cité du Vin Bordeaux
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Quinconces Bordeaux
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"Total disillusion"
The sculpture "Total disillusion", by Daniel Hourdé is a character with moth-eaten wings, wearing a golden cap which blinds him. Total disillusionment faces the Dordogne river in Bergerac and is described by its sculptor as evoking a bird caught in oil during an oil spill. The mask is inspired by Native American tribes in British Columbia and Alaska who are locked up on reservations: a subliminal message of ecological and ethnic disasters.
The colonnade and the pigeon
THE Grand Theatre of Bordeaux, inaugurated on 7 April 1780, has been punctuated by various events over the ages. The building is still considered one of the most beautiful theatres in the world and was the work of renowned architect Victor Louis.
Central Line
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Swan Lake
Marely Park
Barcelona Architecture
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Marley Park (In the rain)
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Gentle Pink
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Wasp looking for Lunch
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powerscourt 10th march
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powerscourt snow
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Layer of colors V - Grenoble, France
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Bella Curve 4
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Patsy
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Looking towards Lloyds Building
On a typical London March grey overcast day, the commercial area can also be depressingly grey, with exception of some older structures of brick and sandstone. These air ducts provide welcome playfulness and colour.
Dunlaoighre Skyline
Dublin, Ireland
The Glare
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Blue Hour La Villa Joiosa
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at Tate Modern
Installation in the Turbine Hall. ‘Brain forest Quipu’ by Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuna references the system of communication (Quipu) used by the Incas consisting of ropes with knots in various sequences.
The Hat
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Moonrise March 23
Wolf Moon rising over Poolbeg Lighthouse March 7th 2023
Cora
From this weekend's Burlesque themed portrait shoot organised by Offshoot at the NGCC.
Attempted, failed dawn shoot... later, while getting a coffee in Malahide I saw a glimpse of the potential.... so frustrating.
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Window seat
The cafe in Tate Modern looks across the Thames towards St Paul’s Cathedral
Brown-throated three-toed Sloth, Costa Rica
Sloths are among the slowest-moving animals on Earth; they can swim but are virtually unable to walk. This makes them an easy target for jaguars, eagles and people that hunt sloths for their meat.
Brown-throated sloths have the ability to rotate their heads like owls. They can turn their heads up to 300 degrees due to their unique neck structure.Sloths evolved to expend very little energy because their diet does not provide them with a lot of calories and nutrition. Brown-throated sloths primarily eat tough, rubbery rainforest leaves. These leaves are also full of toxins (a form of protection for the rainforest trees). But sloths have developed a digestive system to handle these highly indigestible leaves. Their stomachs are multi-chambered, similar to a cow’s stomach, and house a mix of bacteria which helps to slowly break down the leaves. It takes two weeks for a sloth to digest one meal — the slowest digestion time of any mammal! and they only descend from the rainforest canopy to urinate and defecate once a week.
Sloths are specially adapted to live among the treetops. Their fur hangs upside down, running from their stomachs to their backs. This is because sloths themselves usually hang upside down. The orientation of their fur helps the rain water flow away from their body. But sloths take the risk to climb down to the ground because of a symbiotic relationship they have with the flora living in their fur. Sloth fur is rife with macro- and microorganisms like algae, fungi and moths. While these organisms benefit from having a sheltered place to live among the long coarse hairs, the sloth also gains from the relationship.
The algae provides supplemental nutrition for the sloth and tints the fur green, which helps camouflage the sloth among the leaves. The fungi helps fend off parasites known to cause diseases like malaria and Chagas disease. The moths provide fertiliser for the algae.
Another unique trait of sloths is that they rely on solar energy to regulate their body temperature. With such a slow metabolism, sloths must sunbathe in order to keep their body temperature up. In this way, sloths are similar to reptiles.
Male brown-throated three-toed sloths can be easily distinguished from females because they have a bright orange patch with a black stripe on their backs. This patch has scent marking glands that attracts female sloths. Alpha males have a larger patches than other males.
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Westport
Ireland
Patsy
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Say a Prayer
Patsy
Bella
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Oh no the lens cap is on AGAIN
Bella Curves
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Blue Tit
Patsy
From this weekend's Offshoot Burlesque themed portrait shoot at the NGCC.
Bella
From this weekend's Offshoot Burlesque themed portrait shoot at the NGCC.
Processing was just some cleaning and application of the Nik Analog Efex subtle bokeh filters.
Warp speed
Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART)
The lost chapel - Iceland
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Oystercatchers in Flight
Dublin Bay
Kora
Kora, portrait shoot, Mar.'23
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bella 2
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Dalmation Pelicans chasing fish
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Zoey
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Rockie- My Doggie
Rockie the Cockapoo playing on Old Bawn Beach Wexford
Bella
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Moving away - iceland
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Dublin City Centre
Hummingbird, Purple-throated Mountain-Gem (female)
Purple-throated Mountain-Gem, Monteverde, Costa rica Jan.'23
Bád Eddie, Bunbeg Shipwreck
Co. Donegal
Sunset Dalmation Pelican, Greece
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Croagh Patrick
Westport, Ireland
Lofoten Light Show
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St Stephens Green
