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August 27, 2006

Love and Violence

Lovers, violence, Vigeland Park, Oslo, Sculpture, statue
Vigeland Park, Oslo, August 2006

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August 4, 2006

The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

The inner circle of Cahercommaun Stone Fort contains a wealth of wildlife - I've even seen a frog in there. This was a common green grasshpper that allowed me to get right up close. Bear in mind, this guy was less than 20mm long...

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The title of the post comes from The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick.

August 3, 2006

More Snails

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Continuing the snail obession, here's three images that I had on exhibition during the recent Family Festival in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. All three are of snails - or abandonded shells, within metres of Poulnabrone Dolmen.

As usual, prints of all my work is available on request....

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The Raven

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I was sitting on the Cliffs of Moher a few weeks ago, watching the sunset from Hag's Head. A raven streaked by, swooping and croaking. My camera was set up for a slow shutter speed, but I fired anyway... and got this impressionistic shot.

Hungry Snail, Inishmore, Aran Islands

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I spotted this snail having a munch while cycling around Inishmore a couple of weeks ago. I've been obsessed with snails since I got my new Macro lens...

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