Black & White Wednesday

Posted on August 12, 2020August 11, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, Ireland, irish landscape, outdoorsTagged Black and white, black and white landscape, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Dromara hills, hill farming, irish homes, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, old building, old stone ruin, rushes, sheep farming, Sigma 150-600 zoom, Sigma lens, soft rushes, spirits, stone building, stone ruins1 Comment

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.

338/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on October 16, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter release challengeTagged Black and white, decay, house ruins, irish landscape, landscape, landscape photography, monochrome photography, Newry, Nikon D7200, Northern Ireland, old building, stone ruins, trees2 Comments

Nature reclaims.

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Taken from the Newry A1 Bypass, I spotted this old house a few months ago but only got round to photographing it. I hope to come back to this in a few years time to see how much nature has reclaimed it.

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193/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on May 12, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter release challengeTagged 365 photograph challenge, Black and white, blackandwhite, love photography, monochrome, Nikon D7200, old building, outdoor, restoring, Street artLeave a comment

Lisburn Street

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Loved the contrast between the old building and the modern art work.

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131/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on March 10, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter Release Challenge 2015Tagged 365 photograph challenge, Black and white, blackandwhite, close up, door blot, garden shed, love photography, monochrome, Nikon D7200, old building, old shed, one a day, out house, shedLeave a comment

Bolt it.

Wonder how many times this old blot has been opened and what’s inside. It was well used and everything was in a rich green paint. Love the stories like a well thumbed book that old places project.

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115/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on February 25, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter Release Challenge 2015Tagged 365 photograph challenge, Black and white, Ireland, landscape, love photography, monochrome, Nikon D7200, old building, one a day, outdoor, roofless, stone building, stone ruins, treesLeave a comment

Trees at work

Loved the way the trees lean around the ruins. Looks like they are working on it.

Taken on the A1 road just passed Banbridge Town, Co.Down, Northern Ireland

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George McNeill Photography

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