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§ February 23rd, 2010
The Gap of Dunloe (Bearna an Choimín) is one of the icons of the Irish landscape. It's a narrow pass dividing the Macgillycuddy's Reeks in the west and Purple and Tomies mountains in the east.
One of the most spectacular valleys in the country, it is heavily trafficked by horse-drawn traps, walkers and bikers during the summer months. However, on a freezing evening in late winter, I had it to myself, with only a pair of trap ponies to share the field.
This is the iconic view, looking north from near the Wishing Bridge, looking out over the Black Lake to the Gap itself.
As it's so often photographed, I wanted something a little unusual. This moonlit scene with Sirius rising over the Gap, and snow on the summits fits the bill nicely.
§ January 22nd, 2010
The moon is a great subject for landscape photography. During the full moon period in December 2009, I was in Williamstown spending Christmas with my sister and her family.
One particularly clear (and cold!) evening, close to midnight, I went out to see if I could do something with the moonlight and the trees.
I was not successful in my attempts to photograph the sort of image I initially had in mind, but was taken by the way the trees in this spot appeared to be reaching out for the moon and grasping at it.
There was nothing for it but to angle the tripod up and make an image! I'm quite pleased with the result, especially as you can see Orion quite clearly in the bottom left of the frame.
§ January 19th, 2010
I've just sent out my January 2010 newsletter, which officially makes it one year old today.
I've enjoyed sending out the last 12 newsletters, and look forward to another 12 this year.
You can read an
archived version of it online, but why not subscribe and get it in your inbox each month?
Head on over to the
contact page and sign up!
§ January 18th, 2010
I've just completed my latest article -
Planning for Successful Landscape Photography.
In it, I give some examples of how I plan photography trips to try and maximise my results. Enjoy!
§ January 10th, 2010
I'm delighted to announce a new and exciting photography workshop. In October this year, I'll be leading a group down the Zambezi River in Africa. Starting at the base of Victoria Falls, we'll raft downriver for seven days, photographing the magnificent gorge along the way.
Here's a map of our route:
If you'd like to learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime experience, have a look at my
Zambezi River Photo Workshop page!
§ January 6th, 2010
With kudos to
Jim Goldstein for the idea, here's a list of what I consider to be my top five images from 2009.
1 -
The Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim
2 -
Dún Briste, Co. Mayo
3 -
Ballaghbeama Gap, Co, Kerry
4 -
The Priest's Leap, Co. Cork
5 -
Colliery Bay & Fair Head, Co. Antrim
2009 was a productive year, photographically. I'm hoping to get out more often in 2010 and produce a bit more volume. If I can find the time between
workshops, that is!
All the best in 2010 for your photographic endeavours. I'm jealous of those of you in Ireland with spectacular photographic conditions this month!
§ January 1st, 2010
A happy and prosperous new year to all my customers. It's a perfect winter's day here in Massachusetts and my family has just got back from an enjoyable day of sledding.
Let's hope the year continues as well as it has started!
§ December 22nd, 2009
I've just sent out the last newsletter of 2009. If you'd like to read it, you can find it at
this link.
If you'd like to receive future newsletters directly, sign up on my
contact page.
§ December 22nd, 2009
The results were recently announced for the 2009 International Aperture Awards, which is a major photography competition.
Last year I submitted two images, both of which achieved Bronze awards.
This year, I submitted three and all three received Bronze awards. The judging criteria are very harsh, even the category winners only received Silver crests - so again I'm pretty pleased.
The awarded images are:
Ballaghbeama Gap, Kerry
Dun Briste, Co. Mayo
The Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim
§ December 11th, 2009
As seen in my recent photograph of
the Baltimore Beacon, I've become quite interested in using the so-called 'tilt-shift effect' to change the viewer's perception of an image.
In that image, I used an actual tilt-shift lens to create the effect. In this image of Inishtearaght I've used selective blurring in Photoshop to achieve something similar. The idea is to make a real object appear to be a tiny model with only a narrow band in focus.
To do it right is quite difficult, especially with such a three-dimensional image as this. There are still some things I would refine, but I thought it might be an interesting image to share.
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