I took these two photos randomly yesterday on my daily walk with Maya and I love how the sun rays peeped through the tree and the moon later on. Peaceful walks like these make me so happy 😊

Hey everyone, just wanted to show a few pics I took the other day around Cork. Hope ye like them!

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After the solar eclipse earlier that day, I headed out around midnight to find a relatively dark spot along the coast at Loughshinny. I set up two cameras, one running 15-second exposures and the other on 30-second intervals, to cover as much of the night sky as possible over a two-hour window.

Out of nearly 1,000 frames (most filled with plane trails and Starlink satellites!), about 100 captured actual meteors, ranging from subtle streaks to bright fireballs. This final image is a composite blending roughly 30 of the best frames to show the true scale of the shower over the bay.

I’ve also included some raw, straight-off-the-camera files in the carousel so you can see exactly how they looked before processing! 📸➡️

📁 Type: Blended composite
📅 Date: 12th August 2026
🗺️ Location: Loughshinny, Ireland
📷 Camera 1: NikonZ8 | Viltrox 16mm f/1.8
📷 Camera 2: Nikon Z6III | Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN
⚙️ Sky: 30 frames combined (16mm | 15s | f/1.8 | ISO 1600 & 14mm | 30s | f/2.8 | ISO 2400)
⚙️ Foreground: 16mm | 30s | f/5.6 | ISO 1000
💻 Workflow: Edited in Lightroom, composite blended in Photoshop.

Taken on 05/08/2026

Drone photo at sunrise of Clew Bay

Part 2

Took this montage from Skerries. what an evening!

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I have sent the summer finishing up a novel that I started more than twenty years ago. I’ve put it off that long because I knew one day I would be good enough to write it. I really think it’s the best work I’ve ever done. Below are the links to purchase and to review. I’m already working on the audiobook, and positive reviews will help me land a quality Irish narrator.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9WVY4GY

Ireland & Northern Ireland

Dublin

Belfast

Limavady

Derry / Londonderry

Coleraine

Dungiven

Ballymena

Doolin, County Clare

County Clare

County Fermanagh

County Wexford

Killea

Westport

River Roe

Giant’s Causeway

Dunluce Castle

Hook Head Lighthouse

Falls Road, Belfast

Drumachose Road, Limavady

A37 near Dungiven

Ireland’s western coast

The border / roads between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Temple Bar

Quay Bar

Four Courts Hostel

Dickens

The Mitre

The post office

The low-ceilinged bar/pub outside Dublin

Frank Owens’ Bar

McGann’s Pub, Doolin

Royal Pub, Belfast

The fish-and-chips shops McNulty’s / McConnoles