I was delighted to hear the recent news that my image has been awarded 1st place in a recent photography competition. I’d like to thank the judges and committee involved with the Friends of Castle Lake and also congratulate all other photographers involved. it was a fantastic exhibition highlighting the beauty of the local area.…… Continue reading Friends of Castle Lake
Author: alan.laighleis
Ulty January 2024
The local camera club had a portrait workshop arranged last week with Ulty offering to pose for us. He’s a great character who was pretty much up for anything on the night.
Toys without Borders
Toys Beyond Borders: A global journey through miniature worlds is a follow up book to “Stop Wars: A collection of photos produced by over 50 Toy Photographers from across the globe”. It features the work of over 70 toy photographers from across the globe.
Killeen Castle
Kileen Castle, in Dunsany Co Meath was constructed in around 1180, the current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century castle that was burnt out in 1981. The original structure at Killeen Castle is said to have been a Norman fortification, and held from 1172 by the Cusack family. Killeen Castle was the…… Continue reading Killeen Castle
Moylagh Castle
The area surrounding Moylagh is covered in history, from the ruins of Moylagh Castle you can see straight to the tombs at Loughcrew. there is also evidence of a Ringforts with many defensive banks. There are strong suggestions that Moylagh was a monastic site, based on the presence of numerous circular ditches. The Anglo- Normans…… Continue reading Moylagh Castle
By the Roadside – Sept 2023
I often wonder how I’ll manage to keep making photographs given I have a young family and a long commute to the office every day. That commute is boring as hell, or at least that’s what I tell myself. Often I’ll say “there’s no point taking the camera there’s nothing to photography”. But then I…… Continue reading By the Roadside – Sept 2023
Club Photographer of the Year 2023
It has been over three years since I was a member of a camera club so stepping back into it was both daunting and exciting. This year my local club changed things slightly it was now simply Beginners and Advanced members. Moving up to the advanced group was a little unsettling, mostly because I suffer…… Continue reading Club Photographer of the Year 2023
Spire of Lloyd
The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is folly built 1791 and is regularly refereed to as “Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” which is situated some 40 KM from the coast. It was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker and commissioned by Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective as a memorial to his father. From the…… Continue reading Spire of Lloyd
The Workout Ladies
I encountered this group of fantastic ladies a few weeks back and they were kind enough to allow me to make some photos of them doing their thing. Such a fantastic group of people doing their thing and having fun doing it. No better day than International Ladies Day to shows this small collection of…… Continue reading The Workout Ladies
#No Filter
Back when i first started on my photographic journey i promised my selfi would never use photoshop, i would be a purist and only share the images as they were captured. I would have used the hashtag #nofilter regularly. I was happy and satisfied. for a time. then i started to get underexposed landscapes at…… Continue reading #No Filter