Up at the old South Barrule quarry this morning at some ungodly hour #isleofman #isleofmanphotography #isleofmanscenes #manx #photography #iomphotography #iomstory

Lovely Ladybirds from a trip to the duck pond in Tromode #ladybirds #nature #manxnature #closertonature

On International Cat Day here is our family cat Millie chilling on the garage roof. She is the ripe old age of 14 now #internationalcatday

A Patchwork Leaf-Cutter Bee making a little den on Marine Drive on Friday and then the finished article #manxnature #closertonature #bee #solitarybee #nikon #nikonz9 #macro

Finally it’s August which can only mean one thing it’s my picture in the Countryfile Calendar. Mine is personally signed by the legend that is John Craven

A first for me. I managed to get a few shots of a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth. Amazing creature and you can certainly see where it gets its name from #manxnature #closertonature #naturephotography #nikonz9 #nikon

The stunning interior of @cccdub #dublin #cathedral #ireland

The beautiful interior of the guildhall of Derry/Londonderry with the second largest concert organ in Northern Ireland that was designed by Sir Walter Parrat and installed in 1912, stunning!!

A few shots from the wildflower patch at Pulrose. It's great to see so many different insects, it was teeming with them #insects #insectphotography #macro #macrophotography #nikonz9 #nikonmacro

The @Lightroom RAW to Edit. My edit of one of my shots from Dublin. You can download this edit as preset as well as remix it at this link

Experimenting with slow shutter speeds on the streets of Dublin #slowshutter #nikon #nikonz9 #shutterspeed #dublin #blurry #slowshutterspeed #slowshutterphotography

I didn't use my macro lens much in Ireland but I couldn't resist snapping some of these bees that were loving the Nepeta grandiflora in the grounds of Blarney Castle #bees #nature #NaturePhotography #photoraphy #nikonz9 #Nikon #closertonature #polinators #insect #macro

While over in Ireland I visited a bucket list place for me, the Dark Hedges. I got up at 4am to get there for about 5am and sunrise and I wasn't disappointed. I have converted this to B&W and gave it a white mount. #thedarkhedges #darkhedges #trees #photography #blackandwhite

I photographed Gaia in the Isle of Man so while on holiday in Dublin I visited it while it's on display in the Long Room of Trinity College's library. I had my travel tripod with me so thought I'd do the same as the IOM & shoot with a slow shutter to give the image some movement

One from my trip to Ireland. The view from the Corkscrew Road in County Clare looking north towards Ballyvaughan #ireland #landscape #landscapephotography #nikonz9 #nikon

Torc Waterfall #waterfall #river #torcwaterfall #waterfalls #nikonz9 #nikonphoto #nikonphotography #ireland #ringofkerry

The Dark Hedges, even though I got there at 5am I was naive to think no one would be there. Fortunately there was only 4 people and they were easily removed. #thedarkhedges #northernireland #touristattraction #tourist #trees

An early morning trip to the Dark Hedges this morning. Well worth getting up at 4am for the sunrise. Which do you prefer colour or B&W? #darkhedges #visitni #gameofthrones

Here is what the Ants are protecting the Aphids from. A Ladybird with an Aphid in its mouth. Unfortunately, not long after these were taken a contractor came and flattened the area, there were loads of different insects living. #closertonature #manxnature

Ants & Aphids. They have a symbiotic relationship where ants "farm" aphids for their sugary honeydew secretions, which can be seen in the second picture just beneath the ant, while also providing protection and tending to the aphids #manxnature #closertonature #ants #aphids