Month: October 2017

Welcome November. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Oíche Shamhna’, 1/1600s f/3.5 ISO100 125mm

What more is there to say! These two adorable pups playing outside our delightful Kinsale accommodation had mischief written all over their cute faces. Of course I was going to photograph them. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Mischief Makers’, 1/400s f/3.5 ISO1000 200mm

For recent visitors to Ireland, Dún Chathail (Charles Fort) marks either the beginning or the end of the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ depending on which end you begin. For such an impressive stronghold it’s hard to imagine it ever being captured. Taken it was though in 1690 during the Williamite–Jacobite War, a turning point in Irish … Read more

This image taken from the lookout over Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula typifies the extraordinary beauty of Ireland. I’ve been coming to Ireland now for the past fifteen years thanks in part to my beautiful Irish girl Jennifer, the engaging warmth of the Irish people and to the breathtaking beauty of the land. So … Read more

It’s not the best image being limited to my seat and hand holding my camera but the final parade of the Edinburgh Tattoo on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle seems like a fitting image to farewell this amazing city. One last hurrah before leaving Edinburgh and Scotland. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘One Last Hurrah’, 1/30s f/4 … Read more

Just a short walk from the castle in Edinburgh is a little cafe on a busy road which tourists from all over the world want to visit. It’s not the coffee, it’s not the ambiance nor is it the the service which has launched this little cafe from obscurity to fame but its notoriety as … Read more

There was a great sense of expectation as we entered the hallowed vault in Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience. There, bathed in the glowing gold of its own making were 3384 unique bottles of Scotland’s most renowned export, scotch whisky. This collection was once the 35 year passion of Brazilian collector, Claive Vidiz. Purchased by global … Read more

Throughout the streets of Edinburgh performers gain notoriety through their talent, their persistence and recognition. But not ‘The Phantom’. Nobody knows who he is or where he’s from. Is his name Johnny and is that fiddle made of gold? I suspect no on both counts as he’s not wearing a check shirt and that violin … Read more

Scott Monument is an imposing and somewhat unusual structure part of the Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh. The hecklers deride its appearance as an object pulled from the top of some European cathedral and plonked on the ground. Others simply marvel at its simple design but intricate detail. The monument itself was commissioned in 1838 to … Read more

“I’ve found a place I’d like you to see; It’s a surprise but I think you will find it very interesting.” So I put my trust in Andy and allowed him to lead us back towards the castle. Suddenly amidst the busy architecture of the Edinburgh old town an alley led from the street up … Read more