On Saturday I made one of my annual trips to the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. I love this spot, it is a great way to spend a few hours watching the wildlife and taking in the sounds of the sea. To get to the island you take …
Kilmacurragh National Botanical Gardens
A trip to Kilmacurragh National Botanical Gardens was organised by Offshoot Photography Club in Wicklow. It was lovely to wander around this particular garden. I was delighted to see that there were some bluebells there. I have shared some of these shots in another post. There is a link to this garden below should you …
Close Up Photography
Daffodils
I love when Spring flowers start to blossom.
Snowdrops
I shot some snowdrop photos earlier this year. Time passed very quickly and now I am trying to catch up with my blog posts. These were taken at Mount Usher Gardens in Wicklow. https://emilygallagherphotography.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/altamont-gardens/
Blossom
Saltee Islands
Every year I visit the Saltee Islands, off the coast of Wexford, yesterday was my first visit for this year. It is an absolute treat to spend the day on this Island, listening to the sea and the birds calling to each other. It is possible that you will find one person asleep at some …
Burtown House
A few weeks ago a friend and I went to Burtown House, it was our second attempt. Last year we drove in the back entrance and very nearly crashed a Wedding. Whoops! This year, we went when it was actually open to the public! We had a lovely lunch in the fantastic restaurant there and …
Bluebell Woods
A couple of weeks ago, myself and a friend went to Manor Abbey Woods in Kildare to take photos of some Bluebells. Neither of us had been to this woods before, so, it was an interesting trip. I am going to compile a list of Bluebell Woods as it seems quite tricky to find information …
Wildlife
I am trying to improve my wildlife and animal photography, so I thought that I would post these two photos to start with. Hopefully, by the end of this week, I will have more photos of a wider variety of creatures.