We are currently caught in the grip of winter with freezing nights and cold wet days. Still Adelaide has quite a mild winter compared to other cities so you will get no complaints from me. Clearly the city in this image its not Adelaide but Galway, Ireland and about as far away from here as […]
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Tibbot Bourke, the first Viscount of Mayo was a ruthlessly proud man so Irish legends tell. One evening at dinner, Tibbot’s wife Maeve mused how her brother Shane O’Connor was a stronger man than her husband. In his resulting rage Tibbot sought the man accused of being his better and they fought to the death. […]
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Back in December we had the good fortune to experience an Irish Christmas. I can’t begin to describe the differences between a wet Irish Winter and a hot Adelaide summer but needless to say there was considerable culture readjustment in both directions. This blustery evening in Galway on Ireland’s west coast ended in us getting […]
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A friend asked if I could photograph bottles, I said I’d never tried but would have a go. What I discovered is that it is not easy to get a really good high-key isolated image. I’ll definitely need more practice but here’s a first offering. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Irish’ 1/200s f/16 ISO250 100mm 3xStrobes
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