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Photographing The Northern Most Point in Ireland: Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal
Photographing The Northern Most Point in Ireland: Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal

A little while ago, we decided to take a few days break away from the hustle and bustle and headed off on an adventure. We wanted to go somewhere out of the way. Where we ended up was probably about as far away as you can get in Ireland without actually leaving the mainland or going on a ferry. For the longest time I had wanted to visit the top of the island, and so my wife booked us into a hotel on the northernmost peninsula in the northernmost county in Ireland: The windswept and very beautiful Inishowen peninsula in Co. Donegal. And what a place it is.

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Ireland, Landscape, TravelThomas FitzgeraldIreland, Travel, North, DonegalComment
The Giants Causeway: Reality vs Photos
The Giants Causeway: Reality vs Photos

The giants causeway is probably one of the most famous natural attractions on the island of Ireland. Located on the northern coast of Northern Ireland, the famous landmark is a series of volcanic rocks that formed into hexagonal columns. It’s somewhere I always wanted to see in person, with the formation being featured in geography text books when I was younger, not to mention practically every tourist board promotion for the region. Finally this past weekend, I got to see it in person.

My first reaction: “Is that it?”

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Landscape, Ireland, TravelThomas FitzgeraldIreland, Landscape, Tourism, Travel Comments
The Amazing Colours and Textures of Nature
The Amazing Colours and Textures of Nature

When it comes to photography, I have a lot of differing tastes. I don’t just mean photographic genres, bur rather images that appeal to me. I like good composition and storytelling as much as the next person, but I also have an affiliation for colour and texture. And sometimes, Nature provides us with an abundance of both of these.

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Nature, Landscape, IrelandThomas FitzgeraldAirfield, Nature, Flowers, Vegetables, Flora, FaunaComment
Connemara
Connemara

When you watch a travel show or even a YouTube video from a far off place, it’s easy to get envy for the exotic locations and fantastic scenery. It’s also easy to overlook some of the magnificent sights in your own back yard. And here in Ireland, we have a truly magnificent back yard. Ever since the pandemic hit, we’ve been travelling abroad less, and are slowly exploring more of our own country. A little while ago, we travelled through the mountains and valleys of the beautiful Connemara countryside, and I was blown away by what we saw there.

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Ireland, LandscapeThomas FitzgeraldIreland, Landscape, History, West of Ireland Comments
Once Upon a Time in The West: Exploring the Wild Atlantic Way
Once Upon a Time in The West: Exploring the Wild Atlantic Way

While my wife and I have travelled throughout the world, there are large parts of Ireland we haven’t visited. People often ask us about various famous locations around the country and we have to respond that we’ve never been. When Covid struck, and the world turned upside down, we aimed to fix that and began exploring our own little nation that much more. Last year we visited the southeast, and a few weeks ago, we decided to spend a little time exploring part of the west coast, and drove some of the famous “Wild Atlantic Way”.

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Ireland, Landscape, Nature, TravelThomas FitzgeraldIreland, Wild Atlantic Way, West of IrelandComment
Shooting the Sunrise on New Years Day Didn’t Quite Go According to Plan
Shooting the Sunrise on New Years Day Didn’t Quite Go According to Plan

Every year we like to get up early on New Year’s day and head to the beach to watch the first sunrise of the new year. It’s a little ritual to start the year, but unfortunately, it hasn’t always gone exactly according to plan. Last year, we couldn’t actually get to the beach, because of a strict covid lockdown, as it was outside the permissible distance. This year we did get there, but instead of a glorious sunrise, we were treated to stormy seas and winds. Not exactly what we were hoping for, but it led to some cool photos anyway.

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Dublin, Landscape, Ireland, WinterThomas FitzgeraldDublin, Ireland, Sunrise, 2022, Seaside, Landscape, Nature, WeatherComment
Flowers in The Rain (An Irish Summer's Day in an Urban Farm)
Flowers in The Rain (An Irish Summer's Day in an Urban Farm)

Near to where I live is what is a rather remarkable place to find in a city. Called “Airfield”, it is a 38 acre site which features a 19th century estate, gardens and a fully working farm. Recently, on an overcast and rainy day, my wife and I paid a visit to the estate for a walk around the gardens, to get away from the outside world for a few hours and I ended up taking a ridiculous number of photos.


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Landscape, Nature, IrelandThomas FitzgeraldNature, Landscape, FlowersComment
Exploring Hook Peninsula and the Hook Lighthouse
Exploring Hook Peninsula and the Hook Lighthouse

Like many people, while I’ve been lucky enough to travel abroad quite a bit, I haven’t actually spent much time exploring my own country of Ireland, and I’ve actually been to surprisingly little of the island. With Covid making international travel complicated and not something I particularly want to partake in right now, we recently decided to take a few days holiday in the southeast of Ireland. One of the most interesting places we visited was to the Hook peninsula to visit the famous Hook Lighthouse

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Ireland, LandscapeThomas FitzgeraldIreland, Wexford, Travel, Landscape, Seascape Comments
Street Photo Diary, Issue 40: Getting Back to the Streets
Street Photo Diary, Issue 40: Getting Back to the Streets

After the incident I had the last time I was out shooting Street Photography, I have been finding it hard to get back to shooting. The attack put me off wanting to do street photography at all, having both shattered my confidence and also my motivation. But slowly I’ve ben trying o make myself get back out there, and this Saturday, I finally did my first street shoot in a while. 

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Dublin, Ireland, StreetThomas FitzgeraldStreet, Dublin, IrelandComment
Street Photo Diary Issue 39 - Lost and Found Edition
Street Photo Diary Issue 39 - Lost and Found Edition

Sometimes when I’m out shooting street photography, I will go out with a theme in mind. Other times, it will just sort of happen organically. I was walking through Dublin in May, and it was still pretty cold for that time of the year, yet there were lots and lots of tourists around and tour groups. I am actually fascinated by how other people view my home town, and when shooting street photography here I try to capture that. In this case, I seemed to gravitate towards catching the expressions of people enjoying their visit to Ireland, and the occasional local who got caught up in the mix too.

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Dublin, Ireland, StreetThomas FitzgeraldStreet, Street Photo DiaryComment
Blessington Lakes and the Wicklow Mountains
Blessington Lakes and the Wicklow Mountains

Last Saturday we decided to go for an impromptu drive into the countryside around Dublin and north County Wicklow. We headed for the picturesque area of Blessington, and the famous lakes, which are nestled in the Wicklow mountains. The lakes are actually artificial and were formed 50 years ago by the creation of a dam which flooded the valley. They now provide hydroelectric power and drinking water to parts of county Dublin.

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Black and White, Ireland, LandscapeThomas FitzgeraldLandscape, Wicklow, Ireland, Black and WhiteComment