Pray for the Hogans

Continuing on with my Quin abbey series, this shot shows another dark, moss-covered room featuring a giant fireplace.  Even though Quin abbey was one of my favorite places we visited on my trip through Clare, it was the most challenging to photograph due to the poor lighting conditions.  The only light source in this room was the daylight […]
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W

I named this shot “W” for the character that is suggested by the implied line of the structure’s silhouette… and I couldn’t think of anything more interesting.  My feelings for this shot are lukewarm.  On the one hand it doesn’t really “wow” me and on the other hand I was drawn to it in a way […]
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Quin Abbey Corridor

This is the first of a series of shots I’ll be sharing of Quin abbey.  Quin is a small village in southeast Clare, about 9 miles from Ennis and the abbey was one of the most impressive sites I saw while in Ireland.  Though the abbey is in ruins, it is remarkably well preserved compared to many of […]
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The Fiddle in the Middle

One of the places I was quite excited to visit while in Ireland was the infamous Custy’s music shop located in Ennis.  Though I was surprised by the small size of the shop interior it was packed full of fine instruments and the greatest selection of Irish traditional music I’ve seen to date.  While there I […]
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Telefón

Here is image #2 from my trip to Ireland.  If you can’t tell by now, I’m keeping you in suspense for the expected shots of castles and green landscape.  They’ll be along eventually but in the meantime I hope you find these opening acts to your liking! I’ve written previously about how I don’t quite know what my style […]
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An Irish Wedding

In July, after many years of longing, I finally had the opportunity to visit Ireland.  The event that brought me and my family there was the wedding of my good friend; a native of New Quay, County Clare.  Of all the places to see in Ireland, I’ve always had my mind set on visiting Clare.  […]
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Church and Moon

Yesterday was a hard day.  I didn’t sleep much last night.  I needed a distraction this morning so I started going through some old files. This is an historic church I noticed on a photo walk with my friend Susan in downtown Phoenix back in January.  I always liked this shot but never got around […]
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Watson Lake

Well, I have just finished round three of college (Bachelor of Arts in 2003, Masters in Education in 2010 and now a postbac in 2012, don’t ask) and my first year as a high school photography teacher ended at 12:00 this very day!  I hope to get back into the swing of things and posting here more often now […]
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Jessi and Baby 4

This is the last maternity photo of Jessi that I plan to post.  I really liked this scene but somehow the photo is a little lacking in “umph”.  I’m not sure why that is, perhaps the focus is a touch too soft (which is even further exaggerated by posting a low resolution version to the […]
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Jessi and Baby

Forgive me for taking a step back in time here but I had several more maternity shots of Jessi and baby that I didn’t get a chance to post before dear Zoe’s arrival!  This is one of my favorites.  Some of my readers might have seen the cell phone camera version that I posted on […]
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