http://www.monasette.com/blog/ Photographs from the West of Ireland; mainly pictures of Galway (City & county), Mayo, Clare though, every so often, a picture from Limerick or Leitrim sneaks in too. en-us 2008-04-06T00:54:49+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001229.html Click here for the new address... General Monasette 2008-04-06T00:54:49+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001228.html Most people go to Nimmo's Pier to feed the swans and the ducks. But there are always plenty of scavengers there to lend a beak or two, like these two Jackdaws. There are times when I wonder if we're... Galway Monasette 2008-03-31T20:25:44+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001226.html Last Autumn, I found myself on a road overlooking Belmullet on a dark and starry night. I had arrived in the town about an hour earlier, and noticed that the sky was clearing. I quickly checked into my B&B... aughnanure Monasette 2008-03-28T08:04:16+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001227.html Strong is the Force wth St. Patrick. There were some colourful characters in the Galway St. Patrick's Parade this year, but this beats Banagher *. Camera=40D,lens=Canon 100-400@235mm,aperture=f14, speed=1/320sec ,ISO=400. st patrick, stormtrooper, parade, festival, star, wars, ireland, ireland, irishblogs,... st patrick Monasette 2008-03-25T20:11:52+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001225.html Even in a light breeze on a cold and frost night earlier this week, the wind turbines overlooking Galway Bay near Spiddal were swirling. The effect above was created by keeping the shutter open long enough to expose the... Monasette 2008-03-21T00:01:43+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001224.html Early morning fog at Lough Nafooey in Co. Mayo, photographed in early February, 2007. Camera=5D, lens=Canon 24-105mm@24, aperture=f11, speed=1/25sec, ISO=100. Buy this picture of Lough Nafooey, Co. Mayo.... lough nafooey Monasette 2008-03-20T11:13:01+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001223.html For the first time since I began photographing the Galway St. Patrick's Day Parade, in 2005, the sun shone. The parade seemed shorter than last year - there seemed to be less schoolchildren parading. It was a pity, because... parade Monasette 2008-03-17T22:22:17+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001219.html A Little Egret has a bit of a stretch while feeding in Rusheen Bay, between Salthill and Barna in Galway. Camera=Canon 40D, lens = 100-400mm@400, speed=1/400 sec, aperture=5.6, ISO=400, Spot-metered. Not all of the immigration to Ireland in recent... fauna Monasette 2008-03-12T18:36:00+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001221.html The Spanish Arch looked a bit post-apocalyptic this morning at around 6.50am. And by that, I mean post-apocalyptic in the "I Am Legend" / nobody about sense rather than the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"/ bodies in... spanish arch Monasette 2008-03-10T23:32:42+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001220.html Last week, the Government announced a new sustainable energy plan which is aimed at implementing environmentally friendly policies and also developing 'green' industries in Ireland to take advantage of the Government's investment. Probably the most recognisable sign of green... spiddal Monasette 2008-03-09T23:08:00+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001218.html Light streams from passing cars as they cross the bridge over the River Suck at Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon. Camera=5D,lens=Sigma 10-20@10mm,aperture=f4, speed=25sec ,ISO=1000. Sigma lens causes vignetting on a 5D so final image was cropped. ballyforan, roscommon, river, suck, bridge,... ballyforan Monasette 2008-03-05T23:35:32+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001217.html A new moon, birds singing at dawn and going to work in daylight - Spring has finally arrived. Picture of Blackrock diving board in Salthill taken this morning at around 6.45am and posted to the site from the 7.15... salthill Monasette 2008-03-04T08:03:55+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001214.html Claregalway Abbey (7 miles east of Galway City on the Tuam road [N17] coated in snow in the first week of January, 2008 We've had snow for the first week of every month this year so far.Snow, hail and... claregalway Monasette 2008-03-02T22:03:31+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001216.html I'm going to give a small presentation to the Galway Camera Club on Wednesday night - the original presenter is ill, so I'm filling in - Sean will also give a presentation. Since I only found out last Wednesday, I... Monasette 2008-03-02T07:47:00+00:00 http://www.monasette.com/archive/001202.html Spin City… funfair on Salthill Promenade in Galway last summer. A very excited nine year old made the visit down to Galway last summer during the Arts Festival to stay with his aunt. In his mind, Galway meant just... salthill Monasette 2008-02-27T23:29:02+00:00