Quote of the day …
“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.”
– Dan Millman
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Cheers
Don Charisma
Quote of the day …
“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”
– Thích Nhất Hạnh
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Don Charisma
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This is a rather special sunset. It looks like an artist has created the clouds with a few strokes of a brush for this amazing effect. … Continue reading Painted Sunset
Caught this rather inquisitive dalmation while I was waiting for the sun to set. It was probably interested in all the rubbish that some kids had … Continue reading One Beautiful Dalmation
Here’s one of my first panoramas. Lucky the colours were so beautiful in this one. The original photo was put together with Hugin to create a … Continue reading Beautiful Sunset Panorama
An absolutely stunning sunset, a special one for the weekend. This panorama was created from 10 photos and blended together using Hugin to create a photo … Continue reading Stunning Sunset
I have no idea what this bird is, but caught it about to take off when I was doing some gardening. I’m hoping someone from the … Continue reading Ready For Takeoff
Another local cat, although this one looks well looked after so is probably on the prowl looking for some action. Love the tufts of hair poking … Continue reading Hairy Ear Cat
Another day which didn’t look promising as the sky was mostly covered by cloud apart from a thin sliver where the sun poked through creating this … Continue reading Laser Beam Sunset
The sunset wasn’t all that great, until a little cloud slid across the sun. It reminded me of the deathstar, about to fire a deadly laser … Continue reading Deathstar Sunset
The cloud and atmosphere can always throw up weird effects during a sunset. Here’s one where the sun seems to have been reflected in a hazy … Continue reading Weird Sunset
Here’s a lovely photo of a red sky at night. The last rays of sunshine breaking through the clouds. No doubt the colors are greatly enhanced … Continue reading Red Sky At Night
Another shot from the recent kite festival. This has to be one of the largest kites I’ve ever seen. Probably more 100ft with those tails on. … Continue reading Giant Kite In The Sky
A local kite festival had plenty of interest, especially all the kids making their own kites. Being the hottest day of the year so far (in … Continue reading Kite Flying Day
Been a while since we had clear enough skies for a good sunset. Recent ones have had clouds on the horizon completely blocking any sun. Here’s … Continue reading Overcast sunset
Caught this elephant with it’s pants down trying to make a new oasis on the dusty ground. You won’t catch me drinking from it though. Continue reading Making A New Watering Hole
Here’s a panorama shot blended together in Hugin from 5 portrait shots. The clouds were arranged to give an unusual arrow sunset effect. Quite magnificent. Taken … Continue reading Giant Arrow Sunset
This is an interesting sunset photo I took showing four distinct bands – Ground, Sunset, Clouds, Last of the Blue Sky. You will need to see … Continue reading Bands At Sunset
Two generations waiting on the beach, watching the early morning sunrise. Something rather calming and almost spiritual about this photo. I wonder what they are thinking … Continue reading Waiting For the Sunrise
Sometimes waiting for the sun to set means you have time to take photos of your surroundings. Here’s a lovely bunch of buttercups growing wild in … Continue reading Field Of Buttercups
Caught this lovely cat eyeing me up. It was after something in the bush – bird or mouse? – but it’s pal didn’t want to come … Continue reading What’s Up Puddy Cat?
This is my first spot of bird photography. I have no idea what the bird is – I’m sure a birdwatcher would be able to identify … Continue reading Caught In Mid Flight
60 years ago, a film crew, host of A-list hollywood stars such as Gregory Peck, descended on a sleepy Irish town called Youghal. The reason was … Continue reading Once Upon A Time In Youghal
Everything dies eventually, and here’s where they put the dead trees. A few stumps are all that’s left of these magnificent specimens. Perhaps these are meant … Continue reading Graveyard For Trees
Ocean water doesn’t get much stiller than this. Hardly a ripple to be seen – just what you’d expect from a sleepy seaside town in Ireland. … Continue reading Boats On Calm Water
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