The latest in my In the Field landscape photography YouTube videos, takes me out into the County Meath Landscape to capture a wonderful misty morning on the banks of the River Boyne near Newgrange.
That video of that trip can be viewed below.
The latest in my In the Field landscape photography YouTube videos, takes me out into the County Meath Landscape to capture a wonderful misty morning on the banks of the River Boyne near Newgrange.
That video of that trip can be viewed below.
Back working my little mini project close to home, which see’s me back out along the banks of the River Boyne at Mornington Co Meath, capturing landscapes that give a sense of place. This vlog can be seen in the video below.
With Covid travel restrictions still in place, I embark on a mini project to photograph the scenes that are to be found on my own doorstep. This vlog isn’t about capturing dramatic landscapes, but about capturing images that give “A sense of place” The location is the mouth of the River Boyne in County Meath. Let me know what you think.
So after over indulging over Christmas, and more Covid lockdowns on the cards I made the short trip to my local beach in attempt to get my creative juices flowing again. The results can be seen on the vlog below.
That time of the year again where I look back on my year in photography, reviewing all the images I captured on my travels, and making plans for where I intend to travel in 2021!!! Small problem, COVID 19, a virus that circled the globe, and put the brakes on all travel, and turned us all into mini epidemiologist, a profession I had never heard of before COVID kicked in.
To combat the spread of the virus, the Irish government like many others implemented restrictions on movement. The result has been that most of my photographic year was restricted to within 5KM of home, forcing me to cancel workshops and open my eyes to the beauty that resides on my own doorstep including my back garden.
Back in January 2020, before Ireland entered lockdown in March 2020, I managed to make a trip to Arranmore Island. Located off the coast of Donegal it is an Island that has been on my must-visit list for some time, and thankfully it didn’t disappoint. To say the Islands coastline is stunning, would be an understatement. During my brief visit, I captured several images, and made copious notes, earmarking other locations that I need to revisit. An article I penned appeared in PhotoPXL, while a YouTube video I made appears on my YouTube channel.
My base on the Island was a warm welcoming glamping pod, which was very welcome after getting soaked by the Atlantic. It also helped, that it was just around the corner from a pub, for a few late-night scoops. Pubs, remember them!!
Lockdown happened, and thankfully the woodland that sits on my doorstep went some way to helping me scratch my creative itch. Early mornings were spent under the spring canopy, listening to a cacophony of bird song, watching the early morning light paint the woodland, resulting in me capturing one of my favourite images of the year.
With travel restrictions lifted briefly I travelled to rural County Cavan, to a location called Tullydermott Falls, a place I had never been to before. It’s a real, gem and on this particular day, I spent a few hours capturing the beauty of the falls with no one else around.
The vlogs from this trip to Cavan can be viewed on the following YouTube urls Cavan Waterfalls & Cavan Landscapes
One of the new pieces of photographic hardware I acquired this years was a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone. A drone is something that has long been on acquisition list, and after discovering how easy they are to fly, I was kicking myself I hadn’t purchased one years ago.
My second flight of the drone was out over Dundalk Bay one early morning in August. The drone footage I captured I was delighted with and can be viewed on the YouTube video I made. Daybreak over Dundalk Bay
August brought me back to the Rosguill peninsula in County Donegal, where on one particular magical misty morning I made use of the drone to capture some boats sailing through a Misty dawn. I also managed to capture one or two images that I was quite pleased with. One, in particular, is a portfolio worthy image (see below ). You can see the drone footage and story of that trip on the video that appeared on my YouTube channel
Most recently, with restrictions back in place again I have been restricted to locations close to home. Which has meant I have been back out revisiting some old locations, trying to capture images. So when a rare icy misty descend long the mouth of the River Boyne, I trained my camera on the navigation beacons that mark the safe passage of the ships that sail up the river to the port of Drogheda. The images I captured are minimalistic, and not to everyone’s taste, but they are ones I am happy with, and that after all is what photography is all about, making images that appeal to you, and not the social media family.
Those images I captured can be viewed below and the behind the scenes footage on the making of these images can be viewed on the YouTube video below.
So as the page turns to 2021, I wish you peace, good fortune, good light and most importantly good health. Take care and hopefully I will see you In the Field.
Something a little different this time on my YouTube blog . This time I take a look at an image I like and everyone else hates. Let’s face it we all have such images, and in this video I take you to the shores of Lough Mask in County Mayo Ireland and discuss an image of mine that I like and no one else does. Check it out below.
The edition of my In the Field YouTube blog takes me back to the mouth of the River Boyne, at Mornington County Meath, Ireland to capture some abstract images on a cold icy Misty day. The final images are not for everyones taste, however I kinda like them, let me know what you think.
I spent a few days up in Donegal in mid August and thankfully I was greeted with some truly stunning conditions, the images and the story behind them can be viewed on the vlog below.
My latest vlog from the shore of Dundalk Bay is up on YouTube, you can check it out at the link below.
The latest edition of In the field takes me of the beaten track into the heart of the Irelands County Cavan. Check it out below.
The latest edition of my YouTube vlog is online. This edition takes me to Tullydermot falls in County Cavan. Its a new location for me, and how this particular day the waterfall was in full flow, and I even managed to get a couple of decent images. Check it out below.
With cabin fever setting in, I grab the camera and head for the coast to “Laytown Beach” in County Meath a location I spent many an hour on honing my photographic skills. Check it out below.
With beautiful summer weather settling in over the last few weeks I have been spending some time in the woodland on my doorstep photographing its summer coat. Check it out below.
The latest edition of my In the Field vlog takes me to the banks of the River Boyne in County Meath to photograph the Beacons that guide the ships up the River Boyne to the port of Drogheda.
With movement restrictions still place due to Covid 19, I am literally exploring the locations on my doorstep. This edition of “In the Field” sees me walk 100 meters to the wood that sits on my doorstep. Check it out below.
With the Coronavirus lockdown in place, and travel not advised. I have taken to my back garden in a effort to scratch the creative itch. With that in mind some flowers my good wife planted are the target for my long lens.
As anyone who follows me on social media or youtube knows, I made a trip to the Island of Arranmore in Irelands North West. It was a trip that I loved, and I have a map full of locations I need to get back to ASAP once the Covid-19 nightmare passes.
That trip generated an article which was published by Kevin Raber over at PhotoPxl.com Website which can be viewed here - Travels to Arranmore
The latest edition of my In the Field vlog series takes me out to the Island Arranmore. Located off the coast of Donegal, it is a location that is simply stunning for Landscape photography.
Check out the video below and you will see why.
The latest edition of In the Field, takes my out to perhaps my favourite location in Ireland - Glenveagh National Park in North West Ireland. Here I go in search of compositions that capture the Donegal landscape as it takes on its Autumnal coat.
This edition of my In the Field landscape photography vlog, I head out along the Rosguill Peninsula in Donegal chasing the perfect shot over Trá Na Rossan Bay.
Check it out below: