Mussenden Temple from Downhill Beach, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland.
Another of the ‘Sentinels’ in portrait format taken the same morning as the group photo! Murlough beach, County Down, Northern Ireland. / Canon 5D mkII 17-40 f4L. 2 stop ND grad.
Local Dirt Jumpers, Belfast Ireland! HDR, 3 RAW files @ 0ev,-1ev and +1ev blended in Photomatix. Further tweeks were made in Photoshop. Thanks for looking, Stevie
My youngest ‘Katie’ reads with her room lights out and camping head light/strap on …... KID’s aren’t they just so clever ! (saving energy apparently !!!)
Round hay bales on a frosty, misty October morning in rural Northern Ireland. / Canon 5D mkII 24-70 f2.8L. 3 stop ND grad. / Bit of posterization visible in the sky here but not in the original!
Dawn at Murlough Beach in County Down, Northern Ireland on a cold windy November morning. / Canon 5D mkII 24-70 f2.8L. 4 stop ND and 3 stop ND grad filters.
Belfat city hall on a ball
THE ULSTER WAY This meandering circular route explores many of the rural areas of Northern Ireland, sometimes tasting the salty air of the coast and sometimes the clear air of the rivers, loughs and farming land. The Ulster Way covers over 900km and is the only long distance waymarked path in Northern Ireland. Looping its way around the country, it sticks close to the coast on the eastern side but curves away from the border with the Republic of Ireland in the south and the west. As it takes over a month to walk the Ulster Way in its entirety, it is best to tackle sections in a day, weekend or week. The circular route of the Ulster Way ensures that all the different landscapes can be experienced, and that the discerning walker can choose between a coastal exploration, a mountain trek, the tranquillity of a lough, the beauty of untouched rural areas, or even the grim splendour of the docks and gantries near Belfast.
The capricious nature of the Irish weather and that of an unknown little girl are presented in this digital ttv image.
Knockinelder Beach / Kearney / Ards Peninsula / County Down / Northern Ireland
Just another day in paradise !…I guess wifey will have to drive on that particular occasion LOL :-)
A day in Carrickfergus ….. NI ….. (paradise)!
I have 12 works featured on the front page of ‘Irish Eyes’. I won a monthly competition and was to pick 6 to be features then one of the moderators, ‘Ragman’ decided to go with 12 and picked a further 6 himself!! So in celebration of this event I am notifying EVERBODY!! Many thanks.
The Mourne Mountains from Windy Gap in the Dromara Hills, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Nikon D200 & Sigma 10-20mm
An old tin hut, consisting of brick front and sidings and a corrougated tin roof; dating back almost seventy years from World War Two Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland Shot on Fuji Neopan 1600 monochrome negative film / Nikon F2as 20mm lens
Have the wish I wish tonight. I’m sure we’ve all wished on a star at some stage in our lives, whether it be the brightest in the sky, or a solitary shooting star. The 5 year old inside me wants to believe that if i were to make a wish right now, it would come true “because i saw that star fall from the sky”. But what to wish for? Money? Success? Happiness? / Although “all of the above” seems to be an enticing option, right now, I’d wish for Clarity and Opportunity. Why? Quite simply because I’ve been thinking alot about my photography ventures lately, and came to the rather frustrating conclusion that I simply have no direction. I try something, then move on without first exhausting all avenues of the original theme. I have so many things I want to try, I rush to complete each project and have no liking for, or take no satisfaction from, the product. Thinking about this, I dedicated some time to look through my favourite images by OTHER artists, and found that i am drawn predominantly to portraits and dreamy wildflowers at the moment. And actually now think about it, that’s where I’ve ALWAYS been drawn really. Perhaps it’s the untold story, the possibility. I don’t know. Looking at my own images, I have little to no representation of either subject. WHY? Perhaps it’s a fear of failing to capture what I see in the work of others, or it could be something else entirely. I think we can all agree, my wish for Clarity is quite valid, and much needed! So, Opportunity. Perhaps this should be a wish for another star, but I’m not willing to take any chances. Opportunity to follow in a specific direction. Not dally from pillar to post, walking in circles, following the same signposts to nowhere in particular… My inner child is watching, waiting for that elusive falling star….
Letter box view of terrace houses at Downhill, on the north coast of Northern Ireland, individually painted in soft pastel shades. Nikon S-200 7.1 future’s so bright I gotta wear shades pixies
This row of terrace houses decorated in soft pastel colours strike a contrast to the hard rock backdrop of the cliffs at Downhill on the North coast of Northern Ireland. The wire safety netting help to add a sense of danger to the morning cup of tea or the quiet afternoon nap. Nikon s-200 7.1 very worried pixies
Ever changing Strangford Lough (Norse..stronge fiord). The view from Ballymartin across Ardmillen to Greyabbey. / HP 4.1 on the drip pixies
THE ULSTER WAY This meandering circular route explores many of the rural areas of Northern Ireland, sometimes tasting the salty air of the coast and sometimes the clear air of the rivers, loughs and farming land. The Ulster Way covers over 900km and is the only long distance waymarked path in Northern Ireland. Looping its way around the country, it sticks close to the coast on the eastern side but curves away from the border with the Republic of Ireland in the south and the west. As it takes over a month to walk the Ulster Way in its entirety, it is best to tackle sections in a day, weekend or week. The circular route of the Ulster Way ensures that all the different landscapes can be experienced, and that the discerning walker can choose between a coastal exploration, a mountain trek, the tranquillity of a lough, the beauty of untouched rural areas, or even the grim splendour of the docks and gantries near Belfast.
I was going to call it “Flooding in Belfast, people forced to camp out in city hall grounds.”, but the title is too long. / Bye-the-way there was no flood!
ABOUT IMAGE / The original is oil on mounted canvas (2007) / (The scene is in Nothern Ireland) See the original photo at ….... / http://mariamurphy.deviantart.com/art/FREE-STOCK-6-FOR-PAINTERS-144011885 Original available at Maria Murphy Art. / http://www.mariamurphyart.com
Northern Ireland is that little part of the UK that isn’t actually attached…. you see us? left a bit, little bit more…. yep, there we are! And this is the place you’ll find talented artists from the six counties. So whether you live here or have been visiting or just interested in our wee place, come in, pull up a pew and enjoy the fun of Norn Iron!
Nowhere Like Northern Ireland ~ new features for the next fortnight to end of November are now up: Some really superb images this month that I had to feature three from each of two persons ~ James Coard, and ImageGrabber. They are so totally different from each other! in how they see, and what they capture, but of one thing I am assured of, they are indeed photographic artists.
The sheer beauty of Northern Ireland is no doubt from perusing James’ superb landscapes; and in stark contrast the images of Belfast under decline of ImageGrabber really cry out for attention, as it is the Belfast I came from; you really want to check these out and see if you agree with me.
Also featured are excellent images from Peter Ellison with an interesting view on Belfast City Hall, Steve Mancini’s Dirt Jumping, Laura Cameron’s Capricious, Doublevision’s The Water Trail, De-art’s Templeweed, and SnappyDave’s bookworm.
Ragman
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