Photography
My Photographs
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Red River Lily
One of my garden pleasures at this time of year, just as the bulk of the flowers fade, is the blossoming of my Red River Lily. It’s in a tiny pond, not a river, but it is happy with its feet wet, and surprises with a flurry of autumnal blooms every year. Continue reading
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Flaxen Flowers
There’s a simplicity and beauty to flowers. They are ephemeral, and stunning both in the landscape, and when considered close up. There’s also a satisfaction to capturing that ephemeral beauty sympathetically as well as accurately. I still have in my possession the original lens that came with my Olympus OM 10 35mm SLR. With the… Continue reading
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Sideways under the weight
One of the things I can do when I don’t get out is to photograph the various flora in the garden. There’s not a lot there, so anything worth capturing is done to death. I spotted this little flower yesterday, standing tall and straight and open. Today it was bedraggled and bent under the weight… Continue reading
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Nendrum
One of my favourite spots in Northern Ireland is Nendrum, on Mahee Island, overlooking the beautiful Strangford Lough. Continue reading
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Iris versicolor
From the garden. I put in a couple of tiny ponds (puddles, some folks call them), and put some appropriate plants in them. This particular Iris stands rather tall in its puddle, but looks majestic among the surrounding greenery. Continue reading