https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/ https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/links.html https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/about.html https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/otheritems.html https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/gallery.html https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/news.html https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/shop https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/mono https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/colour https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/wildlife-and-fauna https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/serenity https://images.on-this.website/14982_9798911564dc2b7204f53d.jpgSerenity https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/poulnabrone-dolmen https://images.on-this.website/14982_13991826484f0345c42a7e5.jpgPoulnabrone Dolmen Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen is an ancient stone tomb dating between 2000 - 2500 B.C. It is one of the most famous and most photographed Irish dolmens. Located in the Burren Co. Clare. Poulnabrone translates into Irish as 'The hole of the sorrows'. Now with the history and facts out of the way, lets talk about the photograph! I dragged my girlfriend out on a dark cold night in December of 2011 to help me. " What do i do she asks" just move the flash light up,down and all around the Dolmen while I do the same with a red led light off a bicycle all the time leaving the shutter of the camera open. My first attempt at light painting and I hope you like it? https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/stepping-stones https://images.on-this.website/14982_2254739704ddd06bb882db.jpgStepping Stones This scene is of the stepping stones across the river Shimna which runs through Tollymore Forest park, Newcastle Co. Down. A beautiful place to visit with walking trails all over, lovely bridges like Foleys bridge, Parnells bridge and another one or two of these lovely stepping stone bridges. The photograph was taken on a sunny evening in early May of 2010 using 3 bracketed exposures then merged in a computer programme called Photomatix. A technique called HDR for high dynamic range. The results can be a photograph verging on a painting and to be honest it must work as I have sold more prints of this especially in the larger format of 18" x 12". https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/deep-blue https://images.on-this.website/14982_21258523484ee654d53a862.jpgDeep Blue This scene is of a ship lying at anchor in Dundalk Bay taken on an amazing afternoon in November 2011. Standing on Giles Quey on the Carlingford peninsula the sea was dead calm and the sky had this blue haze which seemed to colour everything this blue colour as you look at the Co. Louth coastline you can see it is a blue haze. I only tweaked the contrast a bit to give this deeper blue. Catching the seagull was an added bonus but his reflection on the water baffles me as the Sun was to the right of the photo. I think some sort of weather phenomenon may have been going on? https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/skellig-michael https://images.on-this.website/14982_5326615084cf7aa7d91152.jpgSkellig Michael The Beehive huts (Cells) of this early Christian monastic site which sit atop this 217 metre high rock some 13km off the coast of Kerry. A truely wonderful place to visit. As George Bernard Shaw wrote ....both the Skelligs are pinnacled, crocketed, spired, arched, caverned, minaretted; and these gothic extravagances are not curiosities of the islands: they are the islands: there is nothing else' https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-starfish-dance https://images.on-this.website/14982_220150544dc2ab8fc14a3.jpgThe Starfish Dance This is a photo taken at Dawn on Clogherhead Harbour Co. Louth. It is a beautiful Iron Sculpture (nicely rusting) of a starfish some 4 feet high atop the Harbour wall. I just placed the rising sun behind it to give this silhouette. Could make a nice Flag if Clougherhead ever gets its Independence? Actually called the “Guiding Star”. It is an iron sculpture by Rachel Joynt, a graduate of the National College of Art and Design. The work was commissioned for the opening of the new Port Oriel fishing harbour in Clogherhead Co. Louth in 2009. I hope Rachel likes my take on her work? https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo8121388.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_656654544d1b3c4e2fe97.jpgNewgrange Winter Solstice Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath is a 5000 year old passage tomb famous for the Winter solstice illumination which lights up the passage and Chamber. Newgrange is part of a complex of monuments built along a bend of the River Boyne known collectively as Brú na Bóinne. The other two principal monuments are Knowth (the largest) and Dowth, but throughout the region there are as many as 35 smaller mounds. This photo was taken on the 8th December 2010 as the Sun rose thirteen days before the Winters Soltice. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-giants-causeway https://images.on-this.website/14982_1087307904cf927224f3ef.jpgThe Giants Causeway A UNESCO World heritage site since 1986. It lies at the foot of basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of Giants striding over the sea to Scotland. (captured around 6.00 p.m. Easter Saturday 2009 with a five second exposure) https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/ross-castle https://images.on-this.website/14982_11551760864dc2abc6a377a.jpgRoss Castle Ross Castle sits on the edge of Killarney's lower lake (Lough Leane) and was built by O'Donoghue Mór in the 15th century. The Castle came into the hands of the Brownes who became the Earls of Kenmare and owned an extensive portion of the lands that are now part of Killarney National Park . Legend has it that O'Donoghue still exists in a deep slumber under the waters of Lough Leane. On the first morning of May every seven years he rises from the lake on his magnificent white horse and circles the lake. Anyone catching a glimpse of him is said to be assured of good fortune for the rest of their lives. Ross Castle was the last stronghold in Munster to hold out against Cromwell. It was eventually taken by General Ludlow in 1652. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/newgrange-winter-solstice https://images.on-this.website/14982_857525994d4c29489a8f2.jpgNewgrange Winter Solstice Not quite........The 8th of December 2010 versus the 21st December. I got the better dawn as on the 21st it was a dull grey day with no Sunrise! Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath is a 5000 year old passage tomb famous for the Winter solstice illumination which lights up the passage and Chamber. Newgrange is part of a complex of monuments built along a bend of the River Boyne known collectively as Brú na Bóinne. The other two principal monuments are Knowth (the largest) and Dowth, but throughout the region there are as many as 35 smaller mounds. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/storm-approaches https://images.on-this.website/14982_20770668794cf7aa065e633.jpgStorm approaches The Giants Causeway A UNESCO World heritage site since 1986. It lies at the foot of basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of Giants striding over the sea to Scotland. (captured around 6.00 p.m. Easter Saturday 2009 with a five second exposure) https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-starfish-dance-2 https://images.on-this.website/14982_3058551694dc2b6c3b227f.jpgThe Starfish Dance 2 This is a photo taken at Dawn on Clogherhead Harbour Co. Louth. It is a beautiful Iron Sculpture (nicely rusting) of a starfish some 4 feet high atop the Harbour wall. I just placed the rising sun behind it to give this silhouette. Actually called the “Guiding Star”. It is an iron sculpture by Rachel Joynt, a graduate of the National College of Art and Design. The work was commissioned for the opening of the new Port Oriel fishing harbour in Clogherhead Co. Louth in 2009. I hope Rachel likes My take on her work? https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/blue-and-green https://images.on-this.website/14982_18493809164ddc0c185c902.jpgBlue and Green "Clonmacnoise Castle" situated just to the West of the more famous Clonmacnoise Monastic site on a mound close to the river Shannon, are these intriguing remains of a castle built by the Chief Governor of Ireland in 1214. It was destroyed as early as 1300. The ruins balance precariously on the edge of the hill, looking as though they fell out of the sky and lodged themselves there. This is a favorite photo of mine, the simple two colours, shapes and tones, the different light sources (real and artificial) hitting it through out the day and night the picture changes in intensity. Captured on a crisp January afternoon in 2010 at the perfact angle to the sun resulting in the wonderful deep colours. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/mother-daughter https://images.on-this.website/14982_17478152704cf7aaa08cc7a.jpgMother & Daughter Or to give its full title "Mother & Daughter reflecting on life" This photo was taken on a cold crisp Christmas morning in 2009. Everything was dead still and a dull flat colour so i just changed the colour tone to a cyantype. I like the way the two trees lean to the left before turning to the vertical, the younger one copying the older one like siblings do? https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/autumn-colours https://images.on-this.website/14982_12020477794ee66031395a8.jpgAutumn Colours This is a splash of Autumn colours taken at Mount Ussher gardens Ashford Co.Wicklow. Mount Usher is laid out across 22 acres along the banks of the River Vartry as it tumbles over a series of cascades on its way to the sea. It is a lovely example of a true Robinsonian style of garden with its free-flowing informality and natural design. At Mount Usher you’ll find over 5000 species of plant, many of them rare and exotic, all grown organically, painting a cacophony of colour throughout the season just like this scene. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/newgrange https://images.on-this.website/14982_8997248374d1b3c5f9b50b.jpgNewgrange Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath is a 5000 year old passage tomb famous for the Winter solstice illumination which lights up the passage and Chamber. Newgrange is part of a complex of monuments built along a bend of the River Boyne known collectively as Brú na Bóinne. The other two principal monuments are Knowth (the largest) and Dowth, but throughout the region there are as many as 35 smaller mounds. This photo was taken on the 8th December 2010 as the Sun rose thirteen days before the Winters Soltice. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/stepping-stones-2 https://images.on-this.website/14982_2590009994cf9267a304f6.jpgStepping Stones 2 This scene is of the stepping stones across the river Shimna which runs through Tollymore Forest park, Newcastle Co. Down. A beautiful place to visit with walking trails all over, lovely bridges like Foleys bridge, Parnells bridge and another one or two of these lovely stepping stone bridges. The photograph was taken on a sunny evening in early May of 2010 using 3 bracketed exposures then merged in a computer programme called Photomatix. A technique called HDR for high dynamic range. The results can be a photograph verging on a painting and to be honest it must work as I have sold more prints of this especially in the larger format of 18" x 12". https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/gallarus-oratory https://images.on-this.website/14982_4426943614dc2b6b95e4d0.jpgGallarus Oratory Gallarus Oratory on the Dingle Peninsula Co.Kerry. Gallarus Oratory is the most perfect example of the boat shaped oratories associated with the Dingle peninsula. The Walls are built of sandstone are 1.2 metres thick and the East wall has a round headed window. Internally the oratory measures 4.65 metres x 3.1 metres. Gallarus Oratory - Simple and stunning in its own right, this superb dry stone oratory is in perfect condition, apart from a slight sagging in the roof. It has withstood the elements for nearly 1300 years. It is one of the most famous buildings in Ireland and is built of large cut stones neatly fitted together with walls angled from the base to a corbelled roof whose gable ends also lean inward in a curved batter. It is compared in appearance by many to that of an up-turned boat. The corbelled stones slope slightly down towards the outside to help the rain run off. The doorway at the west gable end is lintelled with sloping jambs. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/curves-angles https://images.on-this.website/14982_7640457654fa3861e88ae7.jpgCurves & Angles https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/bective-abbey https://images.on-this.website/14982_18117668414ee6552347ed0.jpgBective Abbey At Bective in Co. Meath was built in 1147 by King Murchad of Meath, Murchad O’Mael-Sheachlainn, for the Cistercian monks from Mellfort and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was thought to be one of Irelands most important monastic sites. The film Braveheart, staring and directed by Mel Gibson, used Bective Abbey as a filming location in 1995. To be honest the weather was pretty bad the day i visited so i took a long exposure and gave the photo this bleached look. I quite like the effect and I hope you do too. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/abandoned https://images.on-this.website/14982_7666312584ddc38ed0f417.jpgAbandoned This is a ruined Church ajacent to Kells Priory some 15km South of the medieval city of Kilkenny. I just love the entrance steps and shape to the front of the Church, reminds me of a type seen in Westerns/Cowboy movies and the location being Mexico. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-blasket-islands https://images.on-this.website/14982_2060318844dc2ab823464b.jpgThe Blasket Islands These tiny islands off the west coast of Ireland fascinated writers and artists. For some, like W.B Yeats, they epitomized pride, solitude and a sense of estrangement. For others, such as J.M. Synge, they provided the example of a commune in which life was reduced to its fundamentals - mankind pitted against nature. Sadly An Blascaod Mór (The Great Blasket) was abandoned in 1953 as a result of the decline of its once vibrant population. In the photograph I have tried to capture visually this sense of solitude, estrangement and mankind pitted against the elements whilst at the same time, portraying the beauty and magnificence of this magical place. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-blasket-islands-2 https://images.on-this.website/14982_1596843274dc2ab9ac68f2.jpgThe Blasket Islands 2 These tiny islands off the west coast of Ireland fascinated writers and artists. For some, like W.B Yeats, they epitomized pride, solitude and a sense of estrangement. For others, such as J.M. Synge, they provided the example of a commune in which life was reduced to its fundamentals - mankind pitted against nature. Sadly An Blascaod Mór (The Great Blasket) was abandoned in 1953 as a result of the decline of its once vibrant population. In the photograph I have tried to capture visually this sense of solitude, estrangement and mankind pitted against the elements whilst at the same time, portraying the beauty and magnificence of this magical place. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo8517752.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_15198345084d4c2b5f77928.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/serenity-in-colour https://images.on-this.website/14982_67578354dc2b72f6afec.jpgSerenity in Colour A scene on Lough Caragh near Glenbeigh in Co.Kerry. quite a wide timber jetty actually, you could drive a car onto it if foolish enough! https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/between-the-posts https://images.on-this.website/14982_2211718884d4c2c3629614.jpgBetween the Posts This scene is the remains of an old timber Pier on Dunany strand in Co. Louth. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/blue-bells-3 https://images.on-this.website/14982_10768836724dc2c03bd5189.jpgBlue Bells 3 The background colours totally desaturated. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7839052.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_10073501844cf7a98f6ade2.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7850614.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_3381347664cf926a1f1230.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/rossbehy-beach https://images.on-this.website/14982_11007595534cf7a9cabaa59.jpgRossbehy beach Actually called White strand. looking at Dingle Bay with the Kerry coastline to your left. Near Glenbeigh in Kerry. taken at dusk in July of 2009 using a 30 second exposure. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/beaulieu-house-church https://images.on-this.website/14982_1015033824cf926c859a4a.jpgBeaulieu House Church https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo9841662.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_5928300194dc2b79165dac.jpgApocalypse Now Thats what I see anyway! very much reminds me of the gun-boat used in the movie of the same name staring Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando. An old boat wreck in Carlingford Co. Louth, The local youth have been using it as a canvas for their graffiti and not a bad job either. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7839120.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_5578666324cf7aab5a6800.jpgMother & Daughter Portrait version https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7839094.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_8547708854cf7aa173d696.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7850604.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_4925062264cf9264650b91.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/blue-bells-2 https://images.on-this.website/14982_2897786664dc2c02fbe3a0.jpgBlue Bells 2 https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-rock-of-cashel https://images.on-this.website/14982_764239254cf7aa55aece7.jpgThe Rock of Cashel https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7839110.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_11419317464cf7aa688af18.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-boat https://images.on-this.website/14982_10818275954cf92663ddc7f.jpgThe Boat The remains of the 344 ton "Irish Trader" grounded in 1974 on Baltray beach in Co, Louth while trying to enter Drogheda port. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/purple https://images.on-this.website/14982_19492516244cf926fc6c92b.jpgPurple I had to stop and photograph this scene. It is part of the Boyne estuary, the outfall from the man made pond in Beaulieu house woods. The dawn was just coming up. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/sunsplash https://images.on-this.website/14982_20557483924d4c38c89be4f.jpgSunsplash The waves roll in on the old wooden Pier's remains as the Sun comes up. Dunany strand in Co. Louth https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-valley https://images.on-this.website/14982_5790510344dee4ea7b5ecf.jpgThe Valley Looking down the Glenealo valley in Glendalough co. Wicklow late evening in May of 2011.The Glenealo river runs down to the upper lough of Glendalough. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/sunbeam https://images.on-this.website/14982_17788702684dc2b6958ddbe.jpgSunbeam Sunrise at the rocks next to Clougherhead Harbour Co.Louth https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/winters-dawn https://images.on-this.website/14982_2288353404d4c2afe078d6.jpgWinters Dawn This photo was taken on the banks of the river Rye at Carton House in Maynooth Co. Kildare on a very cold Winters morning in January 2011. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo8518890.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_8564470784d4c38b1e8a7d.jpgBlue I just changed the white balance of this long exposurer shot to "Tungsten". I dont know about you? but I quite like it. Could be nice on a Canvas! https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/follow-the-yellow-brick-road https://images.on-this.website/14982_17833600814d4c2ae06b8b7.jpgFollow the Yellow brick road! A winters morning scene on the grounds of Carton House in Maynooth Co. Kildare. The river Rye to the left. I walked the location for an hour and a half and even with gloves on I nearly got frost bitten. Well worth the trouble, beautiful colours and scenery. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/centre https://images.on-this.website/14982_18431782844d4c2b2a1c5f9.jpgCentre Remains of an old timber Pier on Dunany strand Co. Louth. A 55 second exposure resulting in the calm silk like water and reflection of the Dawn sky. The Sun was just breaching the low lying mist. 1st Febuary 2011. (It also breaks the Photographers rule of thirds, which at times I think works!). https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/splash https://images.on-this.website/14982_15571531554cf925f154a97.jpgSplash A famous sea stack at Kinnard beach on the Dingle peninsula Co. Kerry https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/giants-causeway https://images.on-this.website/14982_12604363734cf7a9efb2895.jpgGiants Causeway https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/bluebells-1 https://images.on-this.website/14982_8242005704dc2b6f0153a8.jpgBluebells 1 I just de-saturated the background colour somewhat. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/two-but-as-one https://images.on-this.website/14982_238722264cf7a9dceeb16.jpgTwo but as one! I will leave you to interpret my meaning! https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/blue https://images.on-this.website/14982_2402607254cf927323110f.jpgBlue At dusk on White strand beach in Kerry looking across Dingle bay at the Dingle peninsula https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-brown-bull-of-cooley https://images.on-this.website/14982_12929435854cf7ccb2b0ec9.jpgThe Brown Bull of Cooley This is a photograph of a roadside sclupture along the M1 northbound carriageway on the Dundalk bypass. By local artist Michael McKeown it represents one of the most famous & extensive of the legends of Cuchulainn (Irish Myths & legends). The story of the cattle raid of Cooley (Tain Bo Chuailgne) https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/salvador-dali https://images.on-this.website/14982_888311754cf7aa349ef2c.jpgSalvador Dali I know its not but if you turn the photo anti clockwise you see a set of antlers, then look closer again you will see a face in the centre between the lower set of antlers! turn the photo 180 degrees and its hard to tell which is the right way up. Dont believe me? have a go.. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-boathouse https://images.on-this.website/14982_5196757024d4c2b0acf8d7.jpgThe Boathouse On the river Rye at Carton House in Maynooth Co. Kildare. Taken on a very cold/crisp January morning in 2011. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-sentinel https://images.on-this.website/14982_19491593334cf7ccbcb8850.jpgThe Sentinel This scene is of Dowth the fairy Mound of Darkness. A Megalithic passage tomb over 5000 years old on the banks of the river Boyne, part of the Newgrange, Knowth group of passage tombs. The entrance is to the left of the photo on the Mounds west side were at sunset on winters solstice the sun enters over the sill stone and hits the back of the burial chamber. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-light https://images.on-this.website/14982_8268739524fa38633573a6.jpgThe Light This photograph was taken at a friends house on a cold February morning 2012. You can see the frost on the decking and starting to melt on the glass panels. I placed the rising Sun behind the lamp shade to suggest that the light source is the lamp. I was going to title it "Switch off the Light". https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/h2o https://images.on-this.website/14982_9546570934d4c38d7a0268.jpgH2o Do you get it? the title that is! Well its all I could think of. Sunrise on Dunany beach Co. Louth. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/sunset https://images.on-this.website/14982_9096676264cf7aa4466c3f.jpgSunset Sunset on the river Boyne next to Newgrange Co. Meath (see one of Newgranges satellite mounds on the right) taken through early evening frost on a cold January day in 2010. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/canon-fire https://images.on-this.website/14982_1295785084cf926b37506c.jpgCanon Fire Both words are in the shot (excuse the pun) taken on the grounds of Oldbridge House (scene of the Battle of the Boyne) in Febuary of 2009 at sunset. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/shipwreck https://images.on-this.website/14982_2556240494cf7aa8c78ee6.jpgShipwreck The remains of the 344 ton "Irish Trader" grounded in 1974 on Baltray beach in Co, Louth while trying to enter Drogheda port. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/serene https://images.on-this.website/14982_16146712544dc2abd3610d6.jpgSerene This is a 20 seconds or so exposure of a wooden jetty (quite a wide one)which I happened to come across while driving along the side of lough Caragh near Glenbeigh in Co.Kerry. I quite like the black and white conversion. also taken on Good Friday 2011 https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-wall https://images.on-this.website/14982_371787354dc3159409ae1.jpgThe Wall On Slieve Meelbeg in the Mourne Mountains Co. Down looking at Doan (the nipple shaped hill) with the silent valley resevoir in the background and Slieve Binnian to the extreame left. 17th March 2011. I know! I know! what was I doing up the Mourne mountains on a beautiful day like that when I could have been sitting on a high stool drowning the shamrock? One word.......LOVE https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/winter-solstice-at-newgrange https://images.on-this.website/14982_13068710374d1b3c408252f.jpgWinter Solstice at Newgrange Not quite! actually taken some days before the 21st of December. the 8th of December to be exact on a beautiful clear crisp morning. gives you an idea of what the real thing looks like or weather permitting should look like! https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/the-mournes https://images.on-this.website/14982_20425007134dc315a3e5a41.jpgThe Mournes This is the view from Slieve Meelbeg in the Mourne Mountains Co. Down looking at Slieve Meelmore to your left with Slieve Bearnagh straight in front of you and Slieve Donard partially covered in snow right behind it.Slieve Binnion on your extreme right. St. Patricks Day 2011 https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/fire https://images.on-this.website/14982_7710472834cf926392863f.jpgFire This scene is of the Viaduct rail bridge over the river Boyne in Drogheda Co. Louth. An engineering wonder when built in 1855. I think it still is. I was lucky to come across this fantastic scene when on the way to work one morning at 6.20 a.m. in march of 2008. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/photo7850598.html https://images.on-this.website/14982_10610051804cf926022dbc7.jpg https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/winding-stone-stairs https://images.on-this.website/14982_6751945904ddc0c4e9fc22.jpgWinding stone stairs A couple take a break and enjoy the view on the stone steps leading to the world famous Skellig Micheal Monastic site, a small island some 13km off the South west coast of Ireland. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/cold-war https://images.on-this.website/14982_14631633944cf7a9a8ca364.jpgCold War This scene is along the River Boyne behind Oldbridge House (Battle of the Boyne) in County Meath. Taken on a cold crisp Christmas morning in 2009. With the tracks left by recent contruction works and the Pillarbox dating from the Irish civil war you can see were the title of the photograph comes from. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/apocalypse-now https://images.on-this.website/14982_5628578574dc2b78024977.jpgApocalypse Now Thats what I see anyway! very much reminds me of the gun-boat used in the movie of the same name staring Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando. An old boat wreck in Carlingford Co. Louth, The local youth have been using it as a canvas for their graffiti and not a bad job either. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/curves https://images.on-this.website/14982_10894091484ddc3918b28bf.jpgCurves I was going to call it "Flying Dragon" the cloud formation reminding me of the fireworks Dragon in the first of the Lord of the Rings movies. It was the newly ploughed field though that got my attention as I was driving past, the perfect drills and shapes in the early evening light looked fantastic. The cloud just added to the scene. Taken in a small field just North of Drogheda Co. Louth next to Platin cement works which can be seen in the background. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/clew-bay https://images.on-this.website/14982_2128783294dc2ababe856e.jpgClew Bay This is a panorama scene of Clew bay Co. Mayo looking over at Croagh Patrick taken in Early March of 2011. I climbed the Holy Mountain the next day which was covered in snow by then.(I wont go into it? but someone was looking out for me!) The scene is 3 or 4 photos stitched together, I have a print of it measuring 10" x 32". https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/mythical https://images.on-this.website/14982_5239261774cf7aad3187af.jpgMythical A winters scene along the river Boyne in county Meath opposite Newgrange passage tomb (over 5000 years old) the top of the mound can just be made out on the right poking above the mist. One of Newgranges satellite mounds is also visible behind the tree. https://www.aidanstewartphotography.com/black-and-gold https://images.on-this.website/14982_7011694044cf9270e39f8e.jpgBlack and Gold It is of course the Giants Causeway in Antrim N.I. Taken on Easter saturday 2009 around 6.30 p.m. as the sun was setting. I just love the way the basalt columns light up a beautiful gold colour.