North Atlantic Skyline - - Photographs from the west of Ireland (Galway, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Roscommon and even Leitrim)Photographs from the West of Ireland; mainly pictures of Galway (City & county), Mayo, Clare though, every so often, a picture from Limerick or Leitrim sneaks in too.Welcome to the third world - Galway- March 31, 2008 Most people go to Nimmo's Pier to feed the swans and the ducks. But there are always plenty of scavengers there to lend a beak or two, like these two Jackdaws. There are times when I wonder if we're...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001228.html Aughnanure Castle- March 28, 2008 Last Autumn, I found myself on a road overlooking Belmullet on a dark and starry night. I had arrived in the town about an hour earlier, and noticed that the sky was clearing. I quickly checked into my B&B...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001226.html Darth O'Vader and the Little People- March 25, 2008 Strong is the Force wth St. Patrick. There were some colourful characters in the Galway St. Patrick's Parade this year, but this beats Banagher . Camera=40D,lens=Canon 100-400235mm,aperture=f14, speed=1320sec ,ISO=400. st patrick, stormtrooper, parade, festival, star, wars, ireland, ireland, irishblogs,...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001227.html From Thin Air- March 21, 2008 Even in a light breeze on a cold and frost night earlier this week, the wind turbines overlooking Galway Bay near Spiddal were swirling. The effect above was created by keeping the shutter open long enough to expose the...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001225.html Vanishing Point- March 20, 2008 Early morning fog at Lough Nafooey in Co. Mayo, photographed in early February, 2007. Camera=5D, lens=Canon 24-105mm24, aperture=f11, speed=125sec, ISO=100. Buy this picture of Lough Nafooey, Co. Mayo....http://www.monasette.com/archive/001224.html St. Patrick's Day 2008- March 17, 2008 For the first time since I began photographing the Galway St. Patrick's Day Parade, in 2005, the sun shone. The parade seemed shorter than last year - there seemed to be less schoolchildren parading. It was a pity, because...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001223.html The New Irish- March 12, 2008 A Little Egret has a bit of a stretch while feeding in Rusheen Bay, between Salthill and Barna in Galway. Camera=Canon 40D, lens = 100-400mm400, speed=1400 sec, aperture=5.6, ISO=400, Spot-metered. Not all of the immigration to Ireland in recent...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001219.html When the Levee breaks- March 10, 2008 The Spanish Arch looked a bit post-apocalyptic this morning at around 6.50am. And by that, I mean post-apocalyptic in the "I Am Legend" nobody about sense rather than the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" bodies in...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001221.html Blown Away- March 9, 2008 Last week, the Government announced a new sustainable energy plan which is aimed at implementing environmentally friendly policies and also developing 'green' industries in Ireland to take advantage of the Government's investment. Probably the most recognisable sign of green...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001220.html Intersections- March 5, 2008 Light streams from passing cars as they cross the bridge over the River Suck at Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon. Camera=5D,lens=Sigma 10-2010mm,aperture=f4, speed=25sec ,ISO=1000. Sigma lens causes vignetting on a 5D so final image was cropped. ballyforan, roscommon, river, suck, bridge,...http://www.monasette.com/archive/001218.html |