This guy engrossed in his own personal bathing antics attracted the interest of a young lady eager to see what all the fuss was about. But, when she ventured too close he was clearly not happy. She persisted a few moments but when he got aggressive she was out of there! A short while later […]
Read MoreMallard Magic
I took a big gun of a lens into Doneraile Park today to see if size really matters. The pros are obvious of course in being able to get closer to the action. The cons don’t become obvious until you have been holding that camera and lens for a few minutes. It’s a heavy setup […]
Read MoreEmerald Planet
We’ve been living in ‘The Emerald Isle’ for six weeks now and Ireland’s poetic namesake is as true as ever. Despite it being in the middle of winter with most trees being bare, the lushness of the grassy fields makes everything as green as ever. I’m told the weather can only get better from now […]
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Have bookshops now entered the world of quirky eccentricity? It seems like only yesterday experiencing the novelty of buying a book through Amazon for the first time and now its almost all digital whether screen or audio. I noticed Simon Prim’s bookshop in Kinsale and the word ‘Bibliotherapy’ in the signage and it made me […]
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Reflections, reflections everywhere. Reflections on the water painting squiggly lines of sailing boat masks. Reflections in shop windows of passersby on the other side. Reflections in car windscreens of street lights above. Reflections in doorways of a stranger behind a lens. Reflections, reflections everywhere.
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