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Torc Waterfall
When I started my photographic journey, I was drawn to waterfalls. Over the years I've grown tired of them... That said, this waterfall, Torc, in Ireland was nestled into a great lush green setting and it had just rained making it perfect for photographing. I...
Creative Ireland
Most of the images I've posted from Ireland thus far have been pretty straight forward landscape type shots. Today, I thought I would share a couple of swipes (camera movement) that I did as well. The main blog image is reeds in the water near the small church...
More Colors of Ireland
Sherry made a good observation on yesterdays post about my choice in cropping. I told her I agreed that it would have been stronger if I had not cut through the window pane. The problem was I didn't have a choice compositionally and settled for what I did. Today, I...
The Colors of Ireland
While most of the tour was spent with the wild Irish landscape, we did have opportunity to shoot some in the charming small towns from time to time. This little town had lots of color as most do. Rather than capture the entire building or street scene, I instead...
To crop or not to crop?
Back in the days of film, we would never think of cropping our images. It had to be exactly as shot in camera. I was one of those snobs. And then the digital revolution happened and my friend Bill said one day, "why are you letting a decision some suit made...
Stormy Weather
I'm safely back home after a long but exhilarating journey to Ireland where I fell in love with the country and especially the people. It was truly a trip of a lifetime. We visited Peter Cox's gallery in Killarney, where he has some incredible images. A few had long...