This shot was taken in Porthmadog, North Wales a couple of years ago. It’s one of the engines used on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway.
We traveled up to the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog which once was the slate capital of Wales. The slate quarried here has roofed buildings all over the world.
Photo details: Camera Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 17-70 mm lens.
f/5 @ 1/160 sec, ISO 100 Lens focal length 28 mm.
Thank you,
George.
Going for gunpowder, another photograph from Castle Espie. On the way through the woods we passed the old gunpowder store. nothing would do but a look insider. Not sure if he found any and there was nothing on the evening news. So all good.
I normally post one photograph each week on B & W Wednesday but this week I am posting another from Castle Espie. A view across Strangford lough to Scrabo Tower. I meant to post this with another view across Strangford lough I posted a few weeks back.
Some info below:
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/castle-espie
http://celtandkiwi.com/scrabo/
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George.
Another photograph from a trip to Castle Espie with my grandson Conor. This was taken where they have raised ponds planted out to suit different wildlife. Along the edges there are signage with drawings and the names of what lives in the ponds. So this is me getting a lesson on the newt tadpole that can be found in this pond.
Info: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/castle-espie
Camera: Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 17 – 70 mm lens.
Data: Shot at f2.8, ISO 125 @ 1/1600 second and lens focal length 70 mm.
Thank you for visiting.
George.
In parts of Ireland people believe that the spirits of the dead still live within the ruins of their homes.
Who am I to disagree with them. This shot taken through a gap in the trees with a telephoto lens and shows a small stone homestead with out houses built onto the main house. It possibly had a thatched roof when built and since this is hill country it would have been hard to live of the land here. Today it’s mostly sheep on the hills with some cattle on land that has been cleared and reseeded for better grazing.
The spiky looking plants in the foreground is soft Rush. these use to used for light at night in poorer house holds. Here is a link to there use: https://www.libraryireland.com/SocialHistoryAncientIreland/III-XVII-9.php
Camera :Nikon D7200 . Lens : Sigma 150-600 telephoto.
Data: ISO 500, f9 @ 1/250 second. Focal length 240 mm.
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Stay safe,
George.
Another photograph from Castle Espie this week. The photograph is of the Wishing tree at the start/finish of the Secret Swamp. The young man running towards it is my grandson, I had asked him to sit at the bottom of the tree. But running was his option not sitting, way to much energy.
In the photograph he is slightly blurred due to a low shutter speed I had set for him sitting. But I still like the effect, his wish was to run fast. I think he was granted it.
Camera: nikon D7200 with a Sigma 17-70 mm lens.
Data: ISO 320 : f3.5 @ 1/30 second : lens focal length 39mm.
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George McNeill.
This weeks photograph is taken at Castle Espie a WWT reserve here in Northern Ireland. It sit’s on the shore of Strangford lough, which is a sea lough on the east side of the country close to the town of Comber. The reserve was the site of the old Castle Espie brick and pottery factory. This photograph was take from the Lime Kiln Observatory which is built on top of the old lime kiln’s.
Castle Espie and WWT link: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/castle-espie#
Camera: Nikon D7200 Lens: Sigma 17-70 mm
Photo data: ISO 100: f8 @ 1/250 sec : Lens at 17mm.
Thank you for visiting,
George.
This weeks photograph comes from Castle Espie on the shore for Strangford lough County down. It is part of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust . Link below. After doing the wildfowl area it was into the Secret Swamp were my grandson informed me it’s where the swamp monsters live. So with a few near misses we make it through pass the wishing tree and into the woodland play ground. Along death defying log walks and through pipe tunnels into the safety of the walled fort, only the brave make it. I don’t think I would have made on my own….
Castle Espie and WWT link: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/castle-espie#
Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 17-70 mm lens
Data: focal length 17 mm, f5 @ 1/60 sec ,ISO 500
Edited in Lightroom and finished in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
Thank you for visiting,
George.
This weeks photograph come from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was one of the Photo points (No.6) on the Irish photo rally 2020. (Link below) The idea is to ride and photograph your motorcycle at each of the given locations. You get to see parts of Ireland you would never dream for going to.
Picture info: Nikon D7200 camera, Sigma 17 – 70mm lens: 1/20sec @ f11 22mm and ISO 126
Irish Photo Rally 2020 info here: http://www.irishphotorally.ie/map
Thank you for visiting.
George.
This weeks photography come from the small coastal town of Killough . It sit’s on the County Down coast looking across the Irish sea towards the Isle of Man. It shows the old windmill that overlooks the harbour end of the town from where this shot was taken.
Link to some history of Killough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killough#Places_of_interest
Thank you for visiting,
Regards
George.
Todays photograph is from the old Lagan canal which runs from Belfast to Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This bridge is built from sandstone and locally called the high bridge and is still in use has the Ballyskeagh road cross’s it. It also give the bridge it’s name. Ballyskeagh bridge
This area is set in the Lagan Valley regional park, the path covers a distance of 14 miles and is also part of a 22 mile cycle route.
Photograph was taken on my mobile/cell phone and edited in Snapseed.
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George.
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