South West Ireland in fall is one of Europe's finest destinations for landscape photography. The days are shortening and becoming more conducive to sunrise/sunset shoots, the midday light is soft enough to keep right on shooting, and the landscape is still vibrant with summer growth...
On August 3rd 2022 a new volcanic eruption began on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland not far from Reykjavik. I'd always wanted to witness an erupting volcano - a bucket list ambition from long before my love of photography. As images and information spread...
The Nikon 80-200 f.2.8D ED lens is probably my all-time favourite lens and was probably the only piece of kit I was sorry to see go when I made the jump from film to digital and Nikon to Canon. It had beautifully sharp optics and...
“Rarely human eye has known, a scene so stern as that dread lake,With its dark ledge of barren stone...
I love to use Windy.com and its App for forecasting because it gives you the satisfying option to flick between three or four different forecast models. Don’t like what you’re seeing? Just try a different one and maybe you’ll see the forecast you’d prefer. But...
It is said that the native forests of Ireland were once so extensive that a squirrel could cross from one side of Ireland to the other without touching the ground. We now have one of the lowest densities of woodland cover in Europe. Here and...
One of the few upsides to an Irish winter are the frequent episodes of stormy weather that sometimes provide dramatic photo opportunities. Every now and then, perhaps a couple of times each winter, the storms are accompanied by massive Atlantic swells. These are not just...
Achill Island is synonymous with the wildest parts of Ireland's west coast. Even from within County Mayo, the drive there can seem interminable, but is always worth it. As you make your way further west through the little villages of Keel and Dooagh, the dramatic...
It's no surprise that the vast majority of images taken of landscapes fail entirely to illicit a positive reponse from people who see them, and often are accompanied by the apologetic 'it doesn't do it justice' as the photographer looks accusingly at their camera. You...
This year we've seen some of the coldest spring weather for years, with a continuous feed of polar air flooding across the country throughout April and the first half of May. But although some parts of the country saw lots of rain with it, the...