Irish Fine Art Photography by Brian Fitzpatrick

My Top 10 Photography iPhone Apps – Part 1

This is the first of two blog posts where I will list my Top 10 Photography iPhone Apps and explain why I find them useful. The first part describes five of these apps with the focus on those specifically designed for Photographer. This is not a full technical review more like my observations. I have purchased [...]

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Twilight at Upper Lake

This is the beautiful Upper Lake in Glendalough. Glendalough is located in County Wicklow and is one of the most scenic places to visit in Ireland. People have been drawn to the area for thousands of years the site even contains a Monastic settlement with a round tower which was founded by St. Kevin in [...]

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Pelargonium Aztec in Detail

This is the Pelargonium Aztec (or just Aztec) from the Geraniaceae family. Pelargonium can be perennials and are mostly evergreen and are usually 4cm across. The grow in clusters in the summer time in shades of pink, red, orange, purple and white. Aztec refers to the bushy plant which is usually 45cm tall with large white [...]

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Hoverfly at Rest

This is a shot from a 2009 trip to Avoca. Avoca is a picturesque village close to Arklow in County Wicklow, Ireland. Its name comes from the Irish Abhainn Mhór, meaning “the great river”. It’s also home to a popular BBC TV series called Ballykissangel and has been used as a location for other movies shot in Ireland. The [...]

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Abbey Bridge in Naas

The Grand Canal passes between Naas and Sallins. There are a number of places to cross the canal this one is the Abbey Bridge. In 1789 the canal was completed as far as Naas. It would support the towns needs for another 170 years. This included transporting essentials to Kildare like food and clothing and more importantly [...]

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Street Performer Theo Teebag

This is Theo Teebag and he is a street performer in Köln (Cologne) in Germany. I went to Cologne to the Christmas markets and this guy was holding court in one of the main squares. There were about 200 people in the square and he had them in the palm of his hand. He started [...]