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.

143/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter Release Challenge 2015Tagged 365 photograph challenge, Black and white, black and white lambs, farm animals, lambs, love photography, monochrome, Nikon D7200, outdoor, sheep farming, Sheep's wool, spring lambs2 Comments

Monochrome lambs.

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Went for a walk and saw this pair. couldn’t resist.

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89/365 Shutter release Challenge

Posted on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter Release Challenge 2015Tagged 365 photograph challenge, Black face ewe, blackandwhite, ewe, farming, lambs, love photography, monochrome, Nikon D7200, outdoor, sheep, sheep farming, Sheep's wool, wool2 Comments

Mothers calling

The first lambs of the year, was sitting waiting for a tractor turning looking at the sheep in the field next to me. I always carry my camera on the seat beside me. Down with the window and got this shot of mum calling her little ones. Give them another couple of weeks and they will be playing together in the fields. great fun to watch.

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George McNeill Photography

Tag: sheep farming

Black & White Wednesday

143/365 Shutter release challenge

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