Day 344

Is there anything happier than dogs running around in the sea?

Day 297

It was cold, so I put on my gloves as I left the office to take a few shots. It wasn't snowing though, so I didn't bring my jacket, and that was my undoing, because three minutes later the snow was pelting down as I was forced to retreat back to work.

Day 282

Very cold today in Kerry, so what better time to go for a walk down the marina with no gloves?!The weather was very odd today, as evidenced by this photo: sunny on one side and snowing on the other.

Day 244

Oh what a miserable day: raining steadily, with heavy cloud on the mountain. Confined to quarters I am, listening to the rain on the roof and giving thanks that I brought an extra book.

Day 235

Another foray to find the snow, and a successful one this time. Once you get a bit higher it's a winter wonderland. I had quite a nice photo of a couple of lads taking photos of the scene, but they didn't seem too keen on me using it. Luckily at that point a robin redbreast appeared, and struck quite the perfect pose for a snowy day.

Day 234

I went in search of the lovely photogenic snow, but I couldn't find any. But, in the course of my wandering I ended up in Knocksink Wood, and found this wooden walkway to nowhere.

Day 233

It's cold and snowy outside, so why would you do anything other than snuggle up in a warm blanket?!

Day 232

Freezing cold morning in Dublin. I was down in Sandymount with my new ND and Polariser filters, and they resulted in texture in the sky that wasn't really there.

Day 230

What an awful day in Dublin: cold and wet, with sleet as I walked to work this morning. This image captures for me just how grim it was today.

Day 227

I'm still not back to full operating capabilities, but today was an improvement on yesterday, largely because I remembered to bring my camera. This is a burnt out house on my way to the Luas: it looks grim when front lit but it makes a nice silhouette.

Day 226

First day back at work after a week of illness, and I'm barely back to 80% efficiency yet, never mind 100%. I've seen this image on a number of occasions, and I'm not really happy with this first effort at capturing it: I had only my iPhone with me, and it would have benefited from being taken further away on a longer lens.

Day 225

A cold wet day in Dublin today, but we were out and about, and seeing as this blog is all about getting out of the car, or getting off the couch, then I'm very happy with this photo

Day 223

Still confined to quarters, still sick, still not enamored of the experience. And to add to the general feel good nature of the day it's raining and it's cold. The only colour on the horizon is this JCB, bravely eating the hillock.

Day 221

Back to work today, but it felt like a day too early. It was a very fragile walk to the luas, and it was very very cold.

Day 195

We've quite a nice office at the moment: a first floor room in a Georgian terrace on Baggot Street. The only real drawback is that we've the world's coldest kitchen. Today it was actually colder than outside, which really contravenes at least one law of physics. The only redeeming quality is this rather quaint iron window frame; having said that, it may also be a contributing factor to its incredible cold.

Day 194

Today was bitterly cold, and I didn't manage to get out of the office in daylight to take today's photo, so I took a slightly different route home along the canal. I took this on a thirty second exposure at a narrow aperture, and then corrected the orange cast in post.

Day 192

What a beautiful morning: cold, crisp and frosty. The Dodder park was still covered in frost when I passed on the way to work, and the colours in the trees were incredible. A wonderful way to resurface after the madness of the last fortnight.

Day 191

To be honest, I'm still not back to normal after Other Voices. I'm not sure what day it is, and I'm still due a long lie in. The only thing I'm certain about is that I'm back in Dublin, and that it is cold and clear by the canal.

Day 190

A few hours working in Dun Laoghaire this morning, so I took the opportunity to walk down as far as the sea wall. A lot of boats out sailing today, despite the cold winter conditions.

Day 168

First day off in a month today, and it is a beautiful, clear, cold winter's day. Funnily enough, because it is such a clear day, the big wide shots I took of the view over Dublin looked a bit boring: no clouds left the sky an amazing colour but without ant texture. This is a different take on the day.