Black & White Wednesday.

Posted on May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, Ireland, outdoorsTagged black & white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Blogging, country walking, County Down, cow, hair, Lightroom, monochrome, monochrome photography, Nik silver efex pro, Nikon D7200, outdoors, photography, sigma 150-600, Sigma lens, texture, walking5 Comments

Welcome to B & W Wednesday where I post a B&W photograph taken some time in the last month. This weeks image was picked because I loved the texture of the hair and the light reflecting in the eye.

It is the face of a cow, we came face to face at the top of a hill. Well not this close, She started to approach me and I shot a few images. This was edited in Lightroom and finished in Nik Silver Efex Pro, my favorite for black and white finishing.

Camera Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 150-600 lens. Shot at f5.6, 1/640 sec, ISO400 at 185mm focal length.

Feel free to comment, like or dislike.

Thank you for visiting. Stay safe.

George.

Black and White Wednesday

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., outdoors, wildlifeTagged black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., forest park, Hillsborough forest park, Hillsborough Lake, Lightroom, monochrome photography, Mute swan, nikon, nikon D750, Silver efex pro 2, swan, Tamron lens, walking, wildlife, wildlife photography4 Comments

This weeks shot come from my Sunday walk around Hillsborough Forest Park, County Down, Northern Ireland.

The Mute Swan.

This was edited in Lightroom then finished in Silver Efex Pro 2 which is a B&W editor.

Thank you for viewing and feel free to comment.

George.

Hillsborough Forest Park.

Posted on November 18, 2018 Posted in General, outdoors, wildlife, winterTagged autumn colour, autumn leaves, back lighting, Cormorant, cygnet, ferns, forest walking, Hillsborough, Hillsborough forest park, Hillsborough Lake, lake, Mute swan, nature photography, outdoor photography, outdoors, reflection, Sycamore, trail walking, walking7 Comments

On my way back home from picking up some decorating supplies I stopped of at Hillsborough forest park. Well I needed to get some air and a break from working. With the fine weather the park was busy and a parking spot was hard to find. I was in the park around 2.30 pm. This time of year the sun starts to set around 3.30 / 4 pm. So time to find a few shots on my walk around the lake. The low winter sun was throwing a warm light onto the lake and trees and I wasn’t the only photographer out and about.

Right lets get started.

Holly and cobwebs, the low sun back lighting and adding a rim light to the leaves and stems.

Blue skies and reflections.

The light breaking through the trees spot lighted these young ferns.

Sycamore leaf in its winter wardrobe.

I don’t know the name off this fungus , but if you were ever a Star Trex fan it might be call the Enterprise. Google it if you never saw it.

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Mute Swan.

A Cormorant taking off, it uses it feet to help it get airborne by pushing them against the water surface.

A more peaceful image of a duck silhouetted against the brightly light water.

Thank you for joining me,

George.

Portmeirion, North Wales

Posted on August 10, 2018 Posted in General, Motorcycling travel, outdoors, Portmeirion, WalesTagged art, biking roads Wales, BMW R1200 GS, Buddha, coast, holiday photography, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, Mountains, Nikon D7200, North Wales, Number 6, outdoors, Photo essay, photography, Porthmadog, Portmeirion, Portmeirion village, sigma, Sigma lens, The prisoner, touring, Touring Wales, travel, village, Wales, walking4 Comments

This is the first post in a short series on my motorcycle tour of North Wales. I include a couple of links on the history of Portmeirion and the filming of the Prisoner, a cult 1960’s television series filmed there.

Portmeirion history.

The Prisoner

My Photo essay a walk through Portmeirion.

Parking the motorcycle in the car park and entering a place I recall from television. It was a little overcast but warm has I start my photo essay.

Lets enter, notice the painted ceiling in the archway.

One of the bikers I was travelling with.

Tides out, the following photos off a young blackbird are taken at the railings on top of the round platform in the photograph.

Moving on.

Up into the village.

Through the archway and into the gardens.

I liked the scale this child gives to the chest pieces.

A short climb back up into the village.

A short stop to play my respects to the Buddha.

He had a great view across the gardens from his lofty perch.

some little teasers of the garden has I make my way around the village.

The garden from another view.

It ‘s down hill from here, with a steep decline to the shore.

Things aren’t always what they seem.

With the last shot looking at the climb back up to the motorcycle, but not before a coffee and a short chat with other visitors.

Thank you for company on the walk around Portmeirion, Hope you enjoyed it and I’ll spare you the walk back up that hill. There are some longer walk in the grounds around Portmeirion, but walking in motorcycle gear is not recommended. Well that’s my excuse…

Feel free to comment, good or bad let me know, have a good weekend.

George.

Lake Muckno

Posted on March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 Posted in GeneralTagged black & white, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, fishing, forest park, https://www.flickr.com/photos/photographers-think-different/, Ireland, Lake Muckno, monochrome, monochrome photography, nikon, Nikon D7200, reeds, trees, walking, water, water skiing4 Comments

Sunday evening and it looked like it was going to be a lovely sunset, so took a drive over to Lake Muckno in Country Monaghan. Any clouds in the evening sky must have went else where has the sunset, the sky went flat. So shot a few Black and white photos. With interesting trees and the last on the sun has it dropped into the hills. With the camera on the tripod I got this shot.

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I love the beauty in these twisted limbs as if they were drawn in a quick sketch. A short walk saw me looking over a short stretch of water at what I think is the water skiing club.

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Has I drove home over higher ground I saw the last of a beautiful sunset in the direction of my home.

Thank you for visiting.

Drumlin’s , lough’s and frost.

Posted on January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 Posted in GeneralTagged black & white, dog walking, Dogs, drumlins, frost, frozen water, hoar, hoar frost, ice, irish loughs, monochrome, monochrome photography, reflections, trees, walking, water, water frost2 Comments

Sunday morning with a hoar frost covering all the vegetation and the gravel welded together, me and my old pal set off for our morning walk. The cold biting at flesh exposed and the sun rising in the sky it was a beautiful morning.

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This part for Ireland has rounded hills called Drumlin’s and within the valleys lough’s of various size. With the sun still low the land contours and the frost covered foliage stood out has the landscape changed with the light acting has a large craving chisel.

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And with nay a breeze the lough mirrored the beauty of nature’s landscape plantings. Has my old pal and I wandered around the lanes exploring short off shoots heading down the lough’s edges where others came to fish.

With it being cold the edges around the lough still had ice on them. Carved like cut glass with the remains of last years reeds forming hollow masts. It gave a look like a modern sculpture to the edge.

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Reaching the far side of the lake and the sun in our faces we stopped to watch a swan drift by. I turned around and there sitting in the sun my old mate was sat waiting. Getting low I quickly shot a couple of frames.

With the sun reflecting of his coat and the sun in his eyes it was time to make our way back. Like myself he loves his rambles around the lane and lough’s as he checks out every path our wild friends make while living there lives.

Thank you for visiting

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Thought I would give it an Irish tricolour look.

Enjoy your weekend.

217/365 Shutter release challenge

Posted on June 9, 2016 Posted in 365 Shutter release challengeTagged Black and white, blackandwhite, country walking, County Monaghan, Ireland, landscape, love photography, monochrome, nature, Nikon D7200, one a day, outdoor, outdoors, stepping out, tree branch, trees, walking2 Comments

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Black & White Wednesday.

Black and White Wednesday

Hillsborough Forest Park.

Portmeirion, North Wales

Lake Muckno

Drumlin’s , lough’s and frost.

217/365 Shutter release challenge