Cloughoughter Castle (Cloch Locha Uachtair, meaning ‘stone castle of Loch Uachtair’)is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter cloe to Killashandra in Count Cavan. The location of the castle may have been a crannóg, and it may have been fortified early as the sixth century. In the latter part of the…… Continue reading Cloughoughter Castle, Cavan
Category: General Photography
Diorama Building resources
This page contains a list of YouTube channels and online shops to purchase materials for dioramas or action figures Diorama Building Luke Towan provides a great range of tutorials for Diorama building. Jeremy at Black Magic Craft also has a great rand of tutorials. A lot of his are for smaller scale work but the…… Continue reading Diorama Building resources
Friends of Castle Lake
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
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
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
Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin
Poolbeg lighthouse is situated at the end of the Great South Wall in Dublin bay. The construction of the wall began in 1716.and was then known as ‘The Piles’, construction completed around 1730. At the time it was regarded as a considerable engineering achievement. Standing at an impressive 3 miles long it was the world’s…… Continue reading Poolbeg Lighthouse, Dublin
52 Week Challenge Wk 3 “Artificial Light”
This week the theme is Artificial Light. I was on a workshop with a local camera club this week and we were making photos of light trails. so no better photo to meet the theme for this week
Club Photographer of the Year
I entered three images to the Breffni Camera club Club Photographer of the year first round.