13 Feb 2016
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: Blogging, cattle, cattle breeders, cows, different, Nguni, Nguni cows, photography, six word saturday, Zimbabwe

Cows in Ireland
There are so many different breeds of cows, black, white, brown and a combination of all these colours. I particularly like the spotted cows below, a special breed found in Zimbabwe and South Africa called the Nguni.

Nguni cattle
Linked to Cate’s Six Word Saturday
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25 Nov 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: castle ruins, greenery, hiking, hobbies, Kinsale, Kinsale Lions Club, outdoor activities, photography, scenery, scenic Ireland, walking, Wordless Wednesday

Long walk in Kinsale
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18 Nov 2015
by joanfrankham
in blogging, Ireland
Tags: closed railways, colour photography, Farrangalway, Kinsale, old railway line, photography, progress, railway, railway station, recycling old buildings, ticket office, Wordless Wednesday

Old railway station at Farrangalway, Kinsale,Co Cork
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31 Oct 2015
by joanfrankham
in Travel
Tags: Bridge of Sighs, CCY, Cee's challenge, Dolomites, gondolas, Italy, photography, photos, scenic Venice, ski life, Venice, Venice waterways, waterways

Gondolas at the ready
This week Cee’s Compose Yourself Challenge is to show leading lines. These photos were mainly taken in Italy last year, and the ones taken in Venice naturally involve water and canals. I hope you like my choices.

Chairlift to the top of the mountain

Light on the water

Going round the bend at Lake Garda
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22 Oct 2015
by joanfrankham
in blogging, Ireland, Travel
Tags: aspect ratio, blue sea, editing, photo edit, photography, scenery, summer, tips and tricks
In photography, Aspect Ratio is something that I had vaguely heard of, never used much, (except maybe by accident when editing photos – but I admired the look of it in other photographers’ work. Now thanks to a great post by Luvo Photography – What is Aspect Ratio and How to Use it – I picked a few of my sunny September photos and played around with them – hope you like the result.

Whale Watching in West Cork

The lone boatman

Blue on Blue

Looking towards the horizon
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28 Nov 2014
by joanfrankham
in Ireland, Photo101
Tags: bird life, eagle, green laurel hedge, photography, robin

The Robin and the Eagle
I think this little robin was quite pleased with himself as he perched triumphantly on top of the Eagle! He had the advantage of being able to take flight at the first sign of danger, but stayed long enough for me to catch a quick photo.
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27 Nov 2014
by joanfrankham
in Photo101
Tags: artwork, Chichester Cathedral, double, festive season, ironwork, photography, snowman, stained glass windows, welcoming red

Chapel of St.George
These stained glass windows in Chichester Cathedral may have different pictures in each one, but apart from that they are similar in every way, in fact doubles!

Mr Snowman and his little brother!
When I visited my local garden centre, the two brothers above were waiting to greet me at the door, they are very cute, and for the next month I am sure we will see plenty of the Snowman family in various places.
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26 Nov 2014
by joanfrankham
in Ireland, Photo101
Tags: Co. Mayo, Croagh Patrick, edge, mountain, night photography, photography, signposts, Westport

You have so many choices!
My photo today is an evening shot taken in the centre of Westport, County Mayo – it gives me the edge, with a lot of options for nice places to visit.
The next photo of one of the places mentioned on the sign post – Croagh Patrick – the mountain that overlooks Westport, and which you can see from most parts of the town – I think it also fits the challenge of having the edge!

Croagh Patrick – the hill of St. Patrick!
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