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Dingle Peninsula, Republic of Ireland

Nearing the end of the All Ireland Rocker trip with Busabout / Shamrocker Adventures. Today we explore the Dingle Peninsula, a stretch of land jutting out to the sea that like most of Ireland is breath taking and green. It … Continue reading

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Connemara Countryside – Republic of Ireland

The quintessential Irish landscape, endless rolling hills of green. It feels like we drove through the region for hours but with every new bend in the road was another breathtaking view. In a way it was good I was on … Continue reading

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Stormy Weather – May 25th, 2012

Stormy Weather – May 25th, 2012 In my garden, the Azaleas were in full bloom as I headed out to the other end of the city to look at a Nikkor-Q pre-ai 135mm, f2.8 lens. Even though it was pre-ai … Continue reading

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Heading for Cuba – Spring break – March 10 -17, 2012

Heading for Cuba – Spring break – March 10 -17, 2012 It was Spring break time and my wife was certainly looking forward to some R&R.

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Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa

Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa After photographing Chickadees in Nepean, I headed east toward Mer Bleue Bog. It was one of those strange days weatherwise, a bit of sun, a lot of clouds, intermittent rain … Continue reading

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Onward to Italy

The above image was taken by Graeme in St. Mark’s Square in Venice a couple of years ago. I was looking forward to seeing what the spot would look like when I got to Venice. Onward to Italy Well we … Continue reading

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Startrail Photography

Startrail Photography We will start with the Star Trail photos, all taken in Cobden Ontario as Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew were clouded over. We had gone out hoping for auras which didn’t materialize, but ended up with several star trail … Continue reading

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Tarpon Springs, Florida – The Sponge Docks

We had begun the day with intentions of cycling the Pinellas Trail from Tarpons Springs to St. Petersburg but when it began to rain and remain cold, we decided to turn back at about the 30 km mark and take … Continue reading

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African Safari – Out into the Serengeti in search of LIONS

African Safari – Out into the Serengeti The Serengeti is a vast nature preserve and one of the natural wonders of the world. It wasn’t long before we had left all of the world behind as we traveled a road … Continue reading

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The Moon over Mirror Lake, New York State

After spending two days in the rain or under heavily overcast skies, we were happy to see the skies clear and the moon come out. It would have been nice if the skies had cleared a few hours earlier when … Continue reading

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