There is no one I know that does not love the view across water. To gaze out across a vista unencumbered by any obstacle to either a distant bank, shore or horizon is universally calming. Perhaps this tiny island might have broken that spell but when the water is calm and its reflection ripples out […]
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We could have missed this not so babbling brook as we crossed the River Sneem on the way from Kenmare to Portmagee. It might have been the need for a snack or a comfort break or some such mundane travel stop. Regardless of the reason, once here the roar of the water tumbling over rocks […]
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When I watch a gull in flight above some beautiful landscape my eye is drawn to the movement and for a moment I feel I share in its effortless freedom. Thinking about it some more I muse the gull has no concept freedom so in that moment the freedom was completely mine. Photo: Robert Rath, […]
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One of the most idyllic ports in Ireland might very well be the old fishing town of Kinsale on the southern coastline of Ireland. I have been fortunate enough to visit Kinsale a few times now but each visit has been fleeting, not really creating an opportunity to photographically explore in any meaning way. Until […]
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Looking down from observation level into the Céide Fields visitor centre is like looking into an old well somehow both shiny new and steeped in history. From the bottom the ancient tree from the bog rises from gnarled roots like some old rusty needle ready to impale any poor soul unfortunate enough to slip and […]
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