I'm Moving Home

Hello everyone. It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I've thought a lot about the future of this blog in my absence and have come to the decision that I need a fresh start. After looking around both here and on other blog sites, I've decided to move to Word Press. My new blog, which contains all of my old posts from here, is Kim's Photo Blog. I hope to see you there. Oh, the reason why I chose to move should not reflect badly upon Blogger. I have no problem or complaints about the services offered here. I just find Word Press to be more suitable to my needs at the moment.

Update

I'm currently in the process of creating an online photo gallery where I will post more of my photos similar to those in this blog. When completed, I'll let you know where to find it, so if you like the photos that you find here, please check it out!

Green Castle Ruins

A view from below Green Castle showing two of the corner towers.

Green Castle Ruins

The ruins of Green Castle (aka Northburg Castle) lie on the side of the main road running through Greencastle, Co. Donegal, and next to a new housing estate currently under construction. But while this doesn't provide the most romantic environment to view these wonderful ruins from afar, it is easy to walk into and explore the remains of the castle itself. Getting close up and even inside some of the towers it is easy to see just how large and important this castle was to the region.

Green Castle was originally built by Richard de Burgh (The Red Earl of Ulster) in 1305 as part of his efforts to counter the influences of the O'Dohertys and O'Donnells in the Northwest of Ulster as well as to provide protection from Scottish attacks.

This photo is just one of a series I will be posting of the Green Castle Ruins.

Forgotten Tack

Wandering around a derelict farm in Co. Donegal, something hanging up in an outbuilding caught my eye. Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was an old saddle and tack left behind when the building was abandoned.

Recent Interruptions

I'm sorry for the interruptions in posts. I started off wanting to post a photo a day, but a little too late I have realised how much of a commitment that requires. My hat is off to those blogs have have managed to do this over the years! Anyways, I've had a re-think of my plans and have decided, at least for the short-term, to posting three or four times a week. That way I can focus more on my photography to get it up to the standard that a post-a-day site deserves (who, after all, wants to look at a photo that was posted just for the hell of it?) and also give me the time to edit my photos (I shoot in RAW, some editing is required). I hope, however, that this change in plan doesn't put anyone off from visiting my blog!

Green Door

While searching for some standing stones in Donegal, I ran across a derelict farmhouse dating from the 17th century. This door caught my eye almost immediately because it was the most colourful part of the house.

I have a sort of attraction to ruins, both ancient and modern. There's just something about them that makes them stand out to me as excellent subjects for photography.