It’s such a conundrum for me diving here at Port Hughes with both gorgeous mega and macro photography opportunities. I love big underwater vistas, so almost always I will go wide angle in the hope of capturing the huge schools of scad amid soft coral-adorned pylons. On occasion I have dived with divers carrying two […]
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While this image may have its technical flaws, I’m not that concerned as it is my first foray back into technical imaging after many years. Recently, a club presentation on night photography, hyper-focal distance, and focus stacking sparked my curiosity. I set out to find a solution, whether hardware, software, or app, that could simplify […]
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If you have ever grown carrots in your backyard garden, not pulled them from the ground but watched them flower and grow to seed you might noticed the resemblance. This is not a carrot flower but a close relative, Ammi majus, the Bishop’s Flower. Well before Christianity and it’s current day namesake, this plant was […]
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Just before that wintry blast from the North that covered half of Ireland in snow, bringing many counties to a standstill, we had an amazing clear night and starlit night. The following morning every kind of frost imaginable adorned leaves, grass, and ground cover. Even old flowers holding on from Autumn were transformed by amazing […]
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This gal does not miss a trick. She’s on to me. She knows I am likely to dislodge a rock accidentally with my fin. Or perhaps I’ll peer under a bit of fallen debris. Either event might deliver some poor morsel into view and unwittingly I’ll have delivered dinner. Wavy grubfish are masters of this […]
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