I had to pick up Lucy from the cinema this evening so it was a great chance to take some night shots. Hyde Bridge has been lit up blue for World Diabetes Day, I think it looks beautiful. I still have the 1100D from Canon and I couldn't find the tripod (nothing new there), so... Continue Reading →
Oh what a night!
Last night was a fantastic evening of entertainment by the one and only Kieran Quinn (and a grand piano, and good friends). The event at The Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo was sold out and I'm not surprised, here in Sligo we have the most talented musicians. It was a musical extravaganza to celebrate the launch... Continue Reading →
These wings were meant to fly
Following on from my 'Learning to Fly' blog post I have more photos to share with you from my visit to the Sligo Aero Club. The plane above is a 1941 Piper Cub J3 it's in beautiful condition and looks exactly as it would have done when it left the factory all those years ago. ... Continue Reading →
Learning to Fly!
I had such a fantastic day today! I had two New Years Resolutions this year. One was to milk a cow the other was to fly over Sligo and take photographs. I'm delighted to say thanks to the kindness of people and to good luck I've completed both. I entered a competition on Facebook for... Continue Reading →
Canon 1100D
The lovely people at Canon-Ireland have lent me a Canon 1100D. I got to have a play with it between the showers today. The photo above is Glencar waterfall, I must remember to bring a tripod in future though. The camera seems to be really good in poor light, because it was fairly dark at... Continue Reading →
Samhain Sunrise at Carrowmore
I must have taken leave of my senses this morning when I got up at 6am to head to Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery to see the sunrise. It was part of the Sligo Samhain Festival and there was a great turn out for the event, we got to hear all about Carrowmore and even got a... Continue Reading →