Black & White Wednesday

Posted on August 19, 2020August 16, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., Coastal, General, Ireland, outdoors, wildlifeTagged Black and white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Castle Espie, child, Co.Down, Coastal, education, grandson, kids play, monochrome, monochrome photography, Newt, newt tadpole, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, Northern Ireland, ponds, Sigma 17-70 mm, Sigma lens, sunny days, WWT, wwt.orgLeave a comment

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.

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George.

Black & White Wednesday

Posted on August 5, 2020August 2, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., General, Ireland, outdoors, woodsTagged Black and white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Castle Espie, forest walking, Kids, monochrome, monochrome photography, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, outdoors, playing, running, Sigma 17-70 mm, Sigma lens, trees, wild birds, Wildfowl, wildlife, Wishing tree, woods, WWTLeave a comment

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.

The Wishing tree at Castle Espie, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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.

Black & White Wednesday

Posted on July 29, 2020July 22, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., Coastal, irish landscape, outdoors, wildlifeTagged Black and white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., brickworks, Castle Espie, clouds, Comber, landscape, landscape photography, lime kiln, Mudflats, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, Sigma 17-70 mm, Sigma lens, Strangford lough, Water birds, water fowl, water reflection, Wetlands, WWT4 Comments

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.

Looking over one of the ponds in Castle Espie and the mud flats of Strangford lough.

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.

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George.

Black & White Wednesday

Posted on July 22, 2020July 21, 2020 Posted in Black and White Wednesday., Coastal, Ireland, outdoors, wildlifeTagged Black and white, black and white photography, Black and White Wednesday., Castle Espie, Coastal, County Down, Nikon cameras, Nikon D7200, Northern Ireland, sea birds, seagulls, Secret Swamp, Sigma 17-70 mm, Sigma lens, Strangford lough, terns, Wildfowl, wildlife photography, WWT2 Comments

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….

The pipe tunnel where no man with a camera should go, only the little folk..

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.

George McNeill Photography

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Black & White Wednesday

Black & White Wednesday

Black & White Wednesday

Black & White Wednesday