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A look back over the past year of photography

A look back over the past year of photography

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel, Photoblogging, Photo Journal, Nature

It’s that time of the year between Christmas and New Year when the world seems to slow down, and you never know what day of the week it is. I’ve been going back over old photos in my library and pondering the past year. I actually got out to take photos quite a bit this year, but I have been really bad at sharing the projects that I was shooting. These include photographing a local stately garden throughout the seasons, visiting a national park at sunrise and sunset and a trip to Scotland to see lough ness. So, as they’ll never see the internet light of day otherwise, here’s a quick overview and some images I took over the past year.

Miniature Edinburgh

Miniature Edinburgh

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

I was recently in the wonderful city of Edinburgh for a few days, and while I was there I was taking some photos of the cityscape from the viewpoint of the castle. Now, I’ll have a bigger photo essay on my Scotland trip in the future, but when I got back home I was looking at these thinking that they would make great faux miniature shots.

Berlin by iPhone

Berlin by iPhone

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

A few weeks ago I got to spend some time in Berlin, and so of course I took the opportunity to try and photograph the city whenever I had a chance. While I actually had a bunch of different cameras with me, I ended up taking quite a lot of photos on my iPhone. I will cover the other photos I got with both my Fujifilm and Canon cameras in a later post, but for now, I thought I would collect all the iPhone ones into a single story!

New Photo Essay: My Trip to Switzerland Didn’t Quite Go According to Plan

New Photo Essay: My Trip to Switzerland Didn’t Quite Go According to Plan

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

I had been quite looking forward to our trip to Switzerland. I had never been to the country before and was pretty excited about the adventure. Our journey, while not specifically for photography, had the promise of lots of photo potential, but unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate. We travelled to a little town outside of Lake Zurich and on to the City of Geneva, also on a lake!

I had done a bit of research before travelling, and both spots looked beautiful and scenic. What I didn’t realise though, was that apparently at this time of the year, both locations are frequently covered in low cloud. Luckily, we still got some hours of sunshine, and I was able to see some shots of the amazing scenery, but the low cloud and bitter cold had other ideas.

New Video: Photographing Lake Geneva & Zurich | Amazing Sunrise Flight to Switzerland

New Video: Photographing Lake Geneva & Zurich | Amazing Sunrise Flight to Switzerland

Thomas Fitzgerald
Video, Travel

We recently took a trip to Switzerland and visited both Lake Zurich and Lake Geneva where I braved the cold and low clouds to try and get some photos. It started with an incredible sunrise flight out of Dublin, and I managed to get some photos and video of Lake Geneva and Lake Zurich during breaks in the otherwise cloudy, foggy and incredibly cold weather. We ended the trip with an incredible flight out of Geneva over the Swiss alps before arriving back in Dublin.

Photographing Sunset and Sunrise in Wexford. Capturing Hook Lighthouse at Sunset

Photographing Sunset and Sunrise in Wexford. Capturing Hook Lighthouse at Sunset

Thomas Fitzgerald
Landscape & Nature, Ireland

In early January my wife and I decided to get away for a few days to relax before the new work year started. We headed to a nice relaxing retreat in Co. Wexford, and while the trip was mostly for a holiday, of course we snuck in some photography time! The last time we were in Wexford we had visited the beautiful and famous Hook Lighthouse in the south of the county, but we had done so at noon during the summer, so the light was a bit flat. This time we aimed to visit it at sunset, to capture it in better light. So we set off on the drive down the peninsula towards hook head and its namesake lighthouse. We were not disappointed.

The magic of Grand Central Terminal

The magic of Grand Central Terminal

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

Every time I go to New York, I end up spending an inordinate amount of time in Grand Central station. Mainly, because we usually end up staying nearby, and it is a handy throughway to other avenues. But it’s also because it’s kind of a magical place. It is like something out of a movie, and it probably has been in many. Every time you walk through it, there are stories happening all around you.

Photo Essay: Photographing The Northern Most Point In Ireland: Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal

Photo Essay: Photographing The Northern Most Point In Ireland: Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal

Thomas Fitzgerald
Ireland, Landscape & Nature, Travel

A little while ago, we decided to take a few days break away from the hustle and bustle and headed off on an adventure. We wanted to go somewhere out of the way. Where we ended up was probably about as far away as you can get in Ireland without actually leaving the mainland or going on a ferry. For the longest time I had wanted to visit the top of the island, and so my wife booked us into a hotel on the northernmost peninsula not he northernmost county in Ireland: The windswept and very beautiful Inishowen peninsula in Co. Donegal. And what a place it is.

Journeys in Scandinavia - Part 1: Copenhagen

Journeys in Scandinavia - Part 1: Copenhagen

Thomas Fitzgerald
Photo Journal, Travel

Earlier this year, I had a chance to visit two of the cities I’ve always wanted to see: Copenhagen and Stockholm. Ever since visiting Oslo a few years ago, I’ve really wanted to see the rest of the region and Copenhagen and Stockholm were on the bucket list. So, when I got the chance to see both of these cities, I jumped at the chance. This wasn’t going to be a strictly photographic trip - I was there with my wife on a business trip, but it was still an opportunity to get to visit these wonderful cities.

Photo Essay: Cambridge

Photo Essay: Cambridge

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

I first visited Cambridge a couple of years ago and I absolutely loved it. This was my third visit since then and my first visit post lockdowns. There is something really nice about the city. It’s small, like a big town, and it has a combination of history and grandeur as well as the peaceful parks and riverside. It also has great cafes and great food.

On the Road Again ... and Air and Rail

On the Road Again ... and Air and Rail

Thomas Fitzgerald
Travel

After two and a half years, I finally got to travel overseas again last week. It was the first time travelling in the new reality of the semi-sort of but not really - post(ish) COVID-19 world. It was a part work trip, part “get away and clear your head” type of trip, and it involved two countries, and multiple forms of transport. Hey, if you’re going to do it, do it right.

Once Upon a Time in The West: Exploring the Wild Atlantic Way

Once Upon a Time in The West: Exploring the Wild Atlantic Way

Thomas Fitzgerald
Landscape & Nature

While my wife and I have travelled throughout the world, there are large parts of Ireland we haven’t visited. People often ask us about various famous locations around the country and we have to respond that we’ve never been. When Covid struck, and the world turned upside down, we aimed to fix that and began exploring our own little nation that much more. Last year we visited the southeast, and a few weeks ago, we decided to spend a little time exploring part of the west coast, and drove some of the famous “Wild Atlantic Way”.

Exploring Hook Peninsula and the Hook Lighthouse

Exploring Hook Peninsula and the Hook Lighthouse

Thomas Fitzgerald
Landscape & Nature, Travel, Ireland

Like many people, while I’ve been lucky enough to travel abroad quite a bit, I haven’t actually spent much time exploring my own country of Ireland, and I’ve actually been to surprisingly little of the island. With Covid making international travel complicated and not something I particularly want to partake in right now, we recently decided to take a few days holiday in the southeast of Ireland. One of the most interesting places we visited was to the Hook peninsula to visit the famous Hook Lighthouse

Video: Capture One Quick Edit: US Capitol Building - Fixing a Dull Photo

Video: Capture One Quick Edit: US Capitol Building - Fixing a Dull Photo

Thomas Fitzgerald
Canon, Video, Capture One

This is the first video of a new series called “Quick Edits”. In this video, follow along as I edit a photo of the US Capitol Building in Capture One Pro. I wanted to try doing super short screencasts of editing just one photo. I know people often don’t have that much time to watch a longer video and so I wanted to keep them to 5 minutes or less. I often find that I learn the most just by watching what others do, and so that’s what this is.

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