boyneriver – Aidan Curran Photography https://www.aidancurranphotography.com Landscape Photography Prints Ireland Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:35:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon.bmp boyneriver – Aidan Curran Photography https://www.aidancurranphotography.com 32 32 Brent Geese https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/brent-geese/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:05:13 +0000 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/?p=2364

brent-geese-feeding-on-the-rocksI spent a couple of hours early this morning photographing Brent Geese along the Boyne River Estuary. We are lucky here in Louth that large flocks of this long distance migratory Geese feed up and down the River and coastal areas. It will not be long now till these Geese continue on there Migratory cycle to Iceland.

]]> 2364 Redshank along the Boyne River Estuary https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/redshank-along-the-boyne-river-estuary/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:18:11 +0000 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/?p=2329

redshank-turned-facing-meWhat amazing light there was on Sunday morning for photographing wading birds within my 5 kilometres restriction . I decided to target the Redshank as there was a large flock feeding along the river channel of the Boyne river estuary at Drogheda in County Louth.  It can be hard to get a decent-sized image of a wading bird as usually the first sight of a human and there gone!!

redshank boyne river droghedaThe redshank are small, so you have to get really close to them to get a decent picture. I recently purchased a Ghillie Blanket from Tragopan and wanted to see how effective it would be to camouflage me from the wading birds. Having scared off the birds on my arrival and while setting up the camera gear. After lying down and covering myself and the camera with the Ghillie Blanket, I would say within about 30 minutes the birds started coming closer and closer.

I was really happy with the photos I got and I am looking forward to photographing some more of the shore birds next weekend, that’s if the light is good enough!

]]> 2329 The Dunnock along the Boyne River https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/the-dunnock-along-the-boyne-river/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:53:28 +0000 http://courageous-walrus.w6.wpsandbox.pro/?p=394

boyne-river-dunnock-birdThe Dunnock

As the World continues it’s battle against Covid-19 and with more lock down restrictions in Ireland, I took the decision earlier last year that I was going to start photographing wild birds in my local area of Drogheda as I found myself starting to struggle with compositions locally for landscape photography. So last week I set up my camera up along the Boyne River and managed to get a few shots of this beautiful little Dunnock along with some other species of birds.

(more…)]]> 394 The Mary McAleese Boyne Cable Bridge https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/the-mary-mcaleese-boyne-cable-bridge/ Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:39:35 +0000 https://www.aidancurranphotography.com/?p=1383

 

mary-mcaleese-boyne-cable-bridgeThe Mary McAleese Boyne Cable Bridge

I woke up early on New Years Eve to drop my son off to work locally and to my surprise there was a fresh fall of snow on the ground. I decided to bring my camera gear and drone with me for on the way back, so I could get a couple of nice sunrise shots of the bridge.

I stopped off at Old Bridge along the Boyne River in Drogheda and could see the sky starting to show some nice colour. I managed to get a couple of compositions using my Canon 90D and Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 art lens while the sky gave off some stunning colours .

The colours in the sky was starting to change quickly, so I took a chance before the colours disappeared and after a couple of safety checks I safely put the drone up and took a couple of stunning shots and panoramas.

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