A Picture Tour of Ireland

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Well they say a picture is worth 1000 words, so I've decided to give you a 96 thousand word essay about Ireland this week. There are three sets of pictures that I haven't really shown on here, so sit back and enjoy... But first are some edited pictures I've been working on. After the first 7, the rest are how they came out of the camera.

The first two locations are Bunratty Castle/village (which is a fully restored castle and old Irish village) and the Cliffs of Moher (which are cliffs on the west coast of Ireland facing the atlantic ocean).

The final set of pictures are from my first week here in Dublin. I didn't know what I was doing with the blog back then and I only uploaded one or two pictures, so here are the rest. However, I don't exactly remember what they're all from, and when uploading them, the look tiny to me. So the dublin pictures don't have many descriptions. If you are interested in any, feel free to leave a comment asking about them, and I will look it up and explain it to you or tell you the story about it.

Sit back and enjoy. There's nothing better than reading a picture book.

B

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Photos

algaecauseway
Algae at the giant's causeway. increased saturation and color tones to get a more accurate picture of the plant color

sepia
sepia of the thatched roof cottage. seemed to fit more than the color version

b&w
b and w of an irish wolfhound

colorflower
b and w with a bit of spring in the corner

1bw
b and w of the cliffs of moher

ithinkimdoneHDR
HDR (high dynamic range) photo of the giant's causeway. This is a combination of like 8 photos with different settings which gives it a hyper realistic view covering all bands of light/color. this one took hours.

old photo
decided to make this old street look like an old photo. nothing too fancy but I like how it turned out.

Photo 2
chicken coop in Bunratty village

Photo 3
giant rooster in chicken coop in Bunratty village

Photo 4
thatched cottage that I turned into the sepia photo at Bunratty village

Photo 5
tapestry inside Bunratty Castle

Photo 6
woodwork inside Bunratty Castle

Photo 7
woodwork inside Bunratty Castle

Photo 8
spy hole from the top floor to the viewing room in Bunratty Castle

Photo 9
crazy cool clocks they had all over the place in the castle

Photo 10
I think the picture says it all

Photo 11
I told you the Irish were small. I went through the big door, bu the Irish go through that little one in the middle. (joke)

Photo 12
Bunratty from the outside

Photo 13
Old irish wolfhounds they had out on the lawn

Photo 14
my friend Meryle and the wolfhound

Photo 15
he was tired because he just had hip surgery. but they were still amazing

Comments

[Uncle Jim]

Outstanding
Brandon, I am so glad your taking advantage of this super opportunity. Bring me back a thing of mead and I wil share it with you:D Be safe, have fun(cute girls) Uncle Jim PS Thanks for sharing:D

[christy gergen]

You look like you're really enjoying yourself! Love, love, love the pics. The Irish Hound kiss is great, St. Brigid's well seems so interesting, love all the cottage pics, can you get more?!?!? St. Patrick's Cathedral is amazing, can't imagine how it looked in person. The cliffs seem scary, but beautiful. How blessed you are to see this spectacular place!

[bxl4662]

thanks Mrs. G
Thanks for the comments. Are there any photos you want in particular? I can try to take a few for you if you actually have anything in mind.

[Dad]

More than 96,000!
Hey Brandon, What a great way to showcase the different things you are doing/seeing. We enjoyed looking at all the photos and are really impressed with their high quality. It is easy to see why you received 10 Euros for the "Irish Kiss" pic, that one along with so many others look as if they should be used in marketing materials for Ireland, Arcadia, RIT's Study Abroad Program, etc. Great job and thanks for taking time to edit and post your photography work. Love, Dad & Jenni

[Kay]

Awesome
I tota;;y emjoyed your picture tour Great shots !!!, what fun you must have had.

[bxl4662]

Thanks Kay
Thanks for the comment Kay. I don't post many blogs, but when I do, they are sure to be full of pictures. Follow me to see more of Ireland and hopefully some other parts of Europe before I go home.