Jerpoint Glass
Jerpoint Glass studio, Co.Kilkenny : Nigel Borrington
Jerpoint Glass studio’s. Co Kilkenny
“Jerpoint Glass Studio is a true family business. Established in 1979 by Keith and Kathleen Leadbetter, together they have built Jerpoint into an internationally recognised name.
Keith initially trained in pottery, mould making and throwing on the wheel. He also worked in laboratory glassblowing in North Staffordshire, England.
In the late 1960s he attended the prestigious Orrefors Glass School in Sweden, where he received his formal training. After travelling extensively throughout Europe to develop his skills in hot glass Keith returned to Ireland. Kathleen is a self-taught artist who is passionate about aesthetics and design, with a natural flair for business. Together they started Jerpoint Glass Studio from the converted Dutch barn at their home in Co. Kilkenny.
Their skill and passion for glass has now been passed onto their four children, who are all actively involved in the business. The Leadbetter Family have been making handmade glass from their studio for thirty years. With the unique Jerpoint colour palette, Jerpoint will make a welcome addition to any home.
“We feel sure that the more you use your Jerpoint Glass the more you will love and appreciate the softness and durability of the hand-finished rim.” (Keith Leadbetter)”
Kilkenny photographer : Nigel Borrington www.studio63.ie / www.kilkennyphotography.com
New studio63 Gallery
New studio63 web site Gallery
I have just finish installing a new Gallery section on the studio63 web site:
Link as follows : Studio63 Gallery
Kilkenny photography
Coolagh fields, Co.kilkenny :Nigel Borrington
Taken at Kyle, Coolagh, Co.Kilkenny one early September morning while on a walk through some local fields.
Shot in black and white as I very much liked the tones being produced my this early foggy mornings light.
Kilkenny photographer : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny Landscape photography
Kilkenny Woodlands 2012 : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny woodlands at sunset Feb 1st 2012.
Kilkenny Photographer, Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny photography
National Tree week 2012.
National Tree week Kilkenny : Nigel Borrington 2012
National Tree week this year is from the 4th to the 10th of March and I am currently making some plans to hold an exhibition of Woodland images during this week.
Kilkenny Woodlands exhibition : Nigel Borrington 2012
Kilkenny woodlands : Nigel Borrington 2012
About National Tree Week 2012
National Tree Week is an annual, week-long festival celebrating all positive aspects of trees in our lives and environment. It is organised by the Tree Council of Ireland.
National Tree Week takes place from 4-10 March 2012. The theme is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’. During National Tree Week, as well as prompting people to plant more trees, we are asking people to celebrate our remarkable heritage of trees and woodlands and to recognise the significance of trees and forests as a living link to our past, as an enjoyable, life-enhancing asset in the present, and as a wise investment in our future.
National tree week 2012
National Tree Week is an opportune chance for Tree Council member organisations, local authorities, tidy towns and community groups, schools, families and many others all over Ireland to do something positive for their local landscape. By setting up events for National Tree Week within your community or organisation, you can inspire people, young and old, to get out into the fresh air and together plant thousands of trees. It is great fun too – even on a wet blustery day, the thrill of going out and getting your hands dirty, something many of us don’t do often enough, is really rewarding and satisfying whether you are planting one tree or a hundred.
National tree week : Nigel Borrington
One of the main projects of National Tree Week 2012 is the distribution of over 15,000 trees, sponsored by Coillte, and distributed by local authorities throughout the country to local community groups and schools for planting during and around National Tree Week. If your school or community group would like to receive some of these trees for planting during National Tree Week, contact your local County or City Council.
National Tree week 2012 : Nigel Borrington
I will keep you updated
Nigel
Kilkenny Photography
Christmas day, line of trees, Co.Kilkenny
A Christmas day post, I took this image on a morning walk during the week, so Happy Christmas day to all!
Nigel
Kilkenny photography
Ballymartin windfarm, Kilkenny.
BallyMartin windfarm, Mullinavatt, Co. Kilkenny.
Ballymartin Wind Farm is a Bord Gais development. “Wind Farm Civils” were contracted to carry out foundation construction works for 3 wind turbine generators.
Kilkenny Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny Landscape Photography
A frosty morning at Mullins Mill, Kells, Co.Kilkenny : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny based Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Croghaun Hill, Co Waterford
(Croghaun Hill) Waterford Landscape Photography : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny based Landscape Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny photography
Landscape Photography of Kilkenny, The Gate, Nigel Borrington
Solo Image, Taken at Windgap, Co Kilkenny.
Kilkenny Landscape photography by : Nigel Borrington
Ballydowane Cove, Co.Waterford
Ballydowane Cove, Co.Waterford :Nigel Borrington
An Infra-red photograph of Ballydowane Cove, Co.Waterford.
Using a Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 24-120mm AFD lens with the camera and lens set to a 30 second exposure at F10 with ISO @100.
Irish Landscape photography by Kilkenny Photographer, Nigel Borrington
Lower Lake, Killarney
Lower Lake Killarney 2011
Irish Landscape Photography, Kilkenny photographer : Nigel Borrington
Over exposure
Brandon Hill Kilkenny, highkey Image : Nigel Borrington
Brandon Hill Kilkenny is some 515m in hight and offers great views of north east Kilkenny.
This image just like the last one from Brandon hill, was taken in order to experiment with creating an image with as much detail removed as possible. This time however I am using over exposure in order to create a high key image. High key is the introduction of as much bright light into the images as possible thus removing unwanted details.
In pure terms this is overexposure, but used with an effect in mind, In this image its to remove any of the landscape detail behind the trees from about halfway up the image. This helps to make the trees the main feature in this photograph.
I am happy to a point with this image and the effect is interesting, I am going to keep working on compositions that better match. I think if the trees could be placed alone the horizon next time it would be an improvement.
Wet wedding days
A wet day in Callan : Nigel Borrington
No weddings this weekend, but I noticed one couple did get married in the town. Oh god what a weekend for it, the worst rain we have had for months.
I cannot say that I have ever had to do a wedding in rain like that, lots of snow over the last two winters but wind and rain like that no thank god. As a photographer you cannot expect to do every wedding going nor should you aim to, I cannot help but feel a little relieved that I didn’t get this one!
Brandon Hill, Co. Kilkenny
brandon hill Kilkenny, Nigel Borrington
Friday 21st of October, The Weather forecast for the weekend was not good so I took the afternoon off and walked to the top of Brandon Hill, Co.Kilkenny.
On the way up it occurred to me just how little detail an image needs, yet it can still be of great interest to the viewer. I am going to keep exploring this but I think its to do with contrast and the simple layers that make-up the picture.
Its a dogs life ?
Molly - ZZZ's, Its a dog life?
Get a Blog and keep Posting they said, So!
No comment on this one, what can you say?
Nigel
An evening walk – Ballykeefe, Kilkenny
An Evening Walk In ballykeefe Woods
I finished working on some archiving photography about 4:30pm today, so took Molly for a Walk In Ballykeefe woods. What a great day for sunny autumn weather.
An evening walk with Molly, ballykeefe KIlkenny
Kilkenny photographer, Nigel Borrington
Inside St Peters, Vatican City
Inside St Peters, Vatican city : Photograph by Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny based Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Via Dei Condotti
Via Dei condotti, Rome, in the rain : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny Photographer, Nigel Borrington
Vatican Museum
Vatican Museum, Staircase : Nigel Borrington
Staircase at the Vatican Museum
Kilkenny Photographer : Nigel Borrington
Kilkenny Landscape Image
Winter Weather 2010 : Nigel Borrington
Solo Images, By Kilkenny Landscape Photographer: Nigel Borrington.
Castlecomer discovery park – Co Kilkenny
castlecomer Discovery park, woodland walks and fishing lakes
Explore Woodlands & Lake fishing in Castlecomer
Castlecomer Discovery Park grounds consist of 30 hectares (80 acres) of mixed woodland on the banks of the River Deen which were once part of the old Wandesforde Estate.
There are 6km of themed woodland walks centred on our two rainbow trout angling lakes.
The three main walking routes are colour coded and signposted and there are also a number of interconnecting paths.
The woodlands also play host to a number of wooden sculptures.
These were created on-site in September 1999 by a number of Irish and International artists working with the natural materials of the area.
Castlecomer Discovery park, Sculpture - Nigel Borrington
Twelve sculptures were created within the woodland, designed to blend in with and complement their surroundings and five of these now remain. They can be found scattered throughout the woodlands.
A stone sculpture located in the parkland beside the river is a replica of a culm grinder, which would have been used to grind coal dust to a fine powder.
Picnic tables are located in the parkland by the river’s edge close to the car park and children’s playground and there are also a number of more secluded picnic spots located along the woodland walks
Ref : Castlecomer Discovery park
Kilkenny landscape photography by, Kilkenny photographer : Nigel Borrington
Coolagh
Coolagh Kilkenny, Nigel Borrington
This image was taken early on an October morning last year, this time of day on foggy morning can produce some fantastic light!
Kilkenny Landscape images by, Kilkenny photographer : Nigel Borrington
St John’s Church Kilkenny
St Johns Kilkenny, by kilkenny photogrpher : Nigel Borrington
St John Parish church, Kilkenny.
The orginal Roman Catholic Parish Church of St. John’s was situated in Maudlin Street. This earlier church’s construction commemced in 1840 and was finished by 1847. It was the last in line of several churches or Mass Houses that had existed in Maudlin Street. The stone from this earlier church was later used in the building of the Dr. Collier Wing of St. Kieran’s College that opened in 1956. The site of the new St. John’s was donated by the Marquis of Ormonde. The foundation stone was laid on the 22nd May 1897 and consecrated on the 20th of June 1908.
The original design was by William Hague, on his death, it was completed by William H. Byrne. It was built in the neo-Gothic style popular at the time. Difficulties encountered early on meant that the original spire in the design was omitted to ensure the stability of the building. The large sculptured panel over the front door incorporates an eagle, symbol of St. John the Evangelist.
The church is often known as the O’Loughlin Memorial Church. This commemorates Thomas O’Loughlin of Sandfordscourt. Thomas’ uncle Martin has made his fortune in the Australian gold rush. On inheriting this fortune Thomas carried out his uncle’s wishes to build a church in his native diocese of Ossory. He donated £50,000 towards the construction of St. John’s. He was later made a Papal Count in recognition of his generosity.
Ref : St John parish church
Images by Nigel Borrington, Kilkenny based photographer.
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