James Hoban
Callan Kilkenny
black and white
Photo Challenge
Nigel Borrington
James Hoban Born 1755 – Died December 8, 1831, was an Irish architect, best known for designing the White House in Washington, D.C. Some years back a team of architecture students from American both designed and built the Hoben monument featured here in this post. From the moment it became clear how this monument would look, I have been fascinated by its design and construction, it stands out locally for just how unique it feels surrounded by farm land and remote country lanes.
The Feature I love most about it is the way that at sunrise and sunset the light passes through the glass, the words written in the glass cast both shadows and reflections on the stone work and grass all around them, even to simple look through the glass panels and into the sun is a great experience, it has for myself succeeded to be a great example of modern public art and architecture.
This was the last post for the Seven day – one week, black and white Challenge, Thank you to Sharon Walters Knight for tagging me on Facebook to take part, I have really enjoyed the hunt for black and white subjects, its taken me back to the basics of what photography is all about 🙂
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November 10, 2017 | Categories: Art and craft work, black and white, Comment, Gallery, Landscape, Nigel Borrington | Tags: architecture, black and white, James hoban, Kilkenny, Light is the Word, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, The Word is light, White house | 1 Comment
Moon light over the river
River Suir
County Waterford
Nigel Borrington
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November 8, 2017 | Categories: black and white, Gallery, Irish rivers, Landscape | Tags: black and white, black and white photography, Moon light, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, river suir, Waterford | 1 Comment
Mullins mill water wheel
Black and white photo challenge
Nigel Borrington
Capturing the old water wheel at Mullins Mill, Kells, county Kilkenny , using different shutter speeds ……
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November 6, 2017 | Categories: black and white, Energy in the landscape, Irish rivers, Landscape, photography | Tags: Black and whire, Kilkenny, kings river, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, Shutter speeds, water wheel | 4 Comments
Dunhill Castle
County Waterford
Nigel Borrington
Black and white Landscapes
I own a big thank you to great friend and fellow photo blogger Sharon Walters Knight for tagging me last week on my facebook page, to take part in a Seven day Black and White photo challenge, I am really enjoying taking this on as its making me truly explore subject just for black and white images once again 🙂
This image of Dunhill castle, county Waterford, was taken during the last hour of bright sun light, this time of year the sun is very low in the sky so there is some great light to be captured, even more so later in the afternoon. Here I just loved the way the sun reflected on the old stone work of this great old building just moment before it set some distance away over the coast to the south.
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November 5, 2017 | Categories: Comment, Gallery, History, Irish coastline, Landscape, Solo images, Travel Locations | Tags: black and white, black and white photography, county waterford, Dunhill Castle, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, sunset | Leave a comment
The whole world around you
Nigel borrington
The above board located at the Anne Valley Walk, county Waterford reads as follows :
Watch with glittering eyes
The whole world around you
because the greatest secrets
are hidden in the most unlikely places
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it !!!
Finding Nature ……
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November 4, 2017 | Categories: black and white, Gallery, Irish rivers, irish woodlands, Nature and Wildlife, Story telling gallery | Tags: Anne valley walk, black and white, Ireland Waterford, Nature, Nature photography, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, Secrets of the world around you | 1 Comment
Seven day Black and white photo challenge!
Day 1
Yesterday on my facebook page I was tagged by a great photo blogger and friend Sharon Walters Knight to take part in a seven day black and white photo challenge !
Day 1: Is this image from one of our local forests. Forest floor matting , When the forest workers finish clearing and area of woodland they save a lot of branches for matting, this matting is used to lay down tracks for their heavy machines to drive over , these roads of sticks save the environment along with many insects and plant life including seeds.
While not a stunning image as such, I felt it just captured a part of the processes involved in forestry
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November 3, 2017 | Categories: black and white, Gallery, irish woodlands, Landscape, Solo images | Tags: black and white, forestry, forestry and the environment, Forestry processes, irish woodlands, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge! | Leave a comment
Nigel Borrington 
Seven day Black and white Photo challenge : The Word is light and Light is the Word !
James Hoban
Callan Kilkenny
black and white
Photo Challenge
Nigel Borrington
James Hoban Born 1755 – Died December 8, 1831, was an Irish architect, best known for designing the White House in Washington, D.C. Some years back a team of architecture students from American both designed and built the Hoben monument featured here in this post. From the moment it became clear how this monument would look, I have been fascinated by its design and construction, it stands out locally for just how unique it feels surrounded by farm land and remote country lanes.
The Feature I love most about it is the way that at sunrise and sunset the light passes through the glass, the words written in the glass cast both shadows and reflections on the stone work and grass all around them, even to simple look through the glass panels and into the sun is a great experience, it has for myself succeeded to be a great example of modern public art and architecture.
This was the last post for the Seven day – one week, black and white Challenge, Thank you to Sharon Walters Knight for tagging me on Facebook to take part, I have really enjoyed the hunt for black and white subjects, its taken me back to the basics of what photography is all about 🙂
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November 10, 2017 | Categories: Art and craft work, black and white, Comment, Gallery, Landscape, Nigel Borrington | Tags: architecture, black and white, James hoban, Kilkenny, Light is the Word, Nigel Borrington, photo challenge!, The Word is light, White house | 1 Comment