Three Rock Vista

A vista down to Dublin Bay from Three Rock mountain. Low resolution, since it was taken a long while ago (late 2000), but I like to think you can see Wales in the distance.

Something There Is That Does Not Love A Greenhouse

Nature will always find a way. Greenhouse and plant, Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland.

Full Bloom in Riasc

A view of the Grand Canal from Baggot Street at the height of summer, with the workers from Mespil Road out eating their lunches in the sunshine. The boat's name in Irish, Riasc, means 'marsh' or 'bogland', but might creatively be translated as 'solidish thing amid water', and at some stage was a floating cafe.

Luas Swans

Neon light swirls on water as swans glide under the Luas bridge at Charlemont.

Dirty Old Town

On a misty day, drainage of the Grand Canal at Harold's Cross, Dublin, reveals a cacophony of moody dark shapes.

Autumn Canal

The Royal Canal in Autumn. This scene is only a few minutes walk from the heart of Dublin's northside.

Cover Her Face

Closeup of a fountain statue's face in Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2.

Drip

A dripping fountain in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland.

Clouds

Clouds above the South Bull Lighthouse, taken from the bridge on North Bull Island.

Six Lines

Industrial and natural mix on Blackrock's coast, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

The Eye of the Rainbow

Ireland's Eye framed by a rainbow from the north end of Sutton Beach.

Standing Proud

The South Bull Wall Lighthouse stands proud under a glowering sky, framed by the twin towers at the entrance to Dublin Bay. Taken from the ferry to Holyhead.

Christmas Lights

A close-up of Christmas Decorations on O' Connell Street, Dublin.

Craning into the sky

A pink sunset in winter seen from the balcony of a multinational company. Below are the trains of Grand Canal Dock, while the Spire and a crane on the docks duke it out for skyline space.

Diving Man

A man jumps off the quay at Bullock Harbour, Sandycove, on an unusually hot summer day in Dublin.

A Winter's Tail

Swans on the canal at Harold's Cross, Dublin, during one of the few snowy winters Ireland gets.

Vance's Harbour

Close to the Maretimo area of Blackrock, a number of buildings and special facilities were built for the property owners that the Dublin to Kingstown railway went through. This compensation was reportedly necessary to allow the railway to go ahead. In any event, the harbour directly beside the line, reachable at low tide, used to have a metal cross serving some nautical purpose which has now sadly broken off. Here we see it during a very blue sunset.

Bray Head View

On a very bright but cold day walking up Bray Head in the twilight of a winter's afternoon, we paused to take a look across Dublin Bay. For a moment, under the failing light, the plan of the bay was laid out clear: the promontory of Dalkey; Dalkey island and the ruined buildings & martello tower; Muglin's lighthouse; Howth and the Bailey lighthouse; and Ireland's Eye, dimly visible at the back. All with a sea I had no right to expect would be that blue. In the far left corner, the Bray Head cross looks over it all.

Howthward Geometry

A portion of Dun Laoghaire West Pier, looking towards Howth.

From the 13th Floor

A view of the Grand Canal Dock DART station from the 13th floor of a nearby building. I like the bright confusion of lines in this (and the off-center, de-emphasised accidental shot of the photographer).

Canal By Night

From the top of Google's Montevetro / Google Docks building, a view along the Grand Canal (the trees in this picture) towards the Wicklow mountains, all under a glowering sky.