April Update

Spring time in Ireland is four seasons in one day, but what I don’t normally expect is to get four seasons all at the same time. I’ve just returned from a few days in one of my favourite places in Ireland, Connemara County Galway and it would be fair to say that this time around I had all four seasons all at once. Stormy winds, hailstones, rain showers, and bright sunshine making shooting pretty tricky. At one point I could hardly stand with the camera in my hand as the wind was blowing me over, a second later I was running for cover from a torrential downpour, and 30 seconds after that there was perfect sunshine (insert shrugging shoulder emoji ;-) It was a good exercise in patience because I knew that if I just waited a little the scene would completely change in a matter of minutes. There was also a flip side because if I wasn’t ready to take advantage, the lovely conditions would change back again just as quickly.

Below are a couple of photographs from my recent visit that are great examples of how the weather and light conditions change very quickly.

The above photograph of Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park taken from the Renvyle side of Letter Hill (a.k.a. Tully mountain) as the rain shower came in.

And here’s a photograph (above) of the same Diamond Hill in Connemara National Park taken from the Derryinver side of Letter Hill (a.k.a. Tully Mountain) about 30 minutes later.

But spring time is not only about the weather. It’s a wonderful time of year. After months of cold weather and barren landscapes, spring brings new growth and life, including the baby lamb in the photograph below running across the field on a farm close to where I stayed.

As with all my trips there is always mixed emotions on my return to Dublin. Sadness that the trip is over way too soon and that I’ve had to return to the city (already planning my next escape in my head) but also joy as I get to start working on the fruits of my labour. I really look forward to sharing the photographs of the trip with you very soon and also adding a few to my collections.

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