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Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/smoke-on-the-water https://images.on-this.website/16476_6338314795491edb219400.jpgSmoke on the Water Doolin, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/small-copper https://images.on-this.website/16476_6352948665203a1ebd25c9.jpgSmall Copper [i]Lycaena phlaeas[/i] On purple loosestrife, Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sea-of-sandstone https://images.on-this.website/16476_23042895353a451a385a07.jpgSea of Sandstone Rich Cussen stopping for a rest on The Bishop's Move, Seven Heads, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/muckross-lake-limestone https://images.on-this.website/16476_174677004052690bbfdd457.jpgMuckross Lake Limestone Piaras and Orlaith admiring some of the fascinating limestone features on the shore of Muckross Lake, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/guillemot-on-black https://images.on-this.website/16476_1754643812597b06325f66d1.19949330.jpgGuillemot on Black [i]Uria aalge[/i] Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sand-leg https://images.on-this.website/16476_18934133565419ea377bb0e.jpgSand Leg Rinevella, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cracks https://images.on-this.website/16476_1318302637513a06595c424.jpgCracks Limestone pavement at Fanore, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/double-humpbacks https://images.on-this.website/16476_1307714445631416d290c3.jpgDouble Humpbacks [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] Dingle Bay, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sea-thrift https://images.on-this.website/16476_2514860134f52703d3129e.jpgSea Thrift [i]Armeria maritima[/i] Clogher Strand, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gjin-in-autumn https://images.on-this.website/16476_10125809985626942459026.jpgGjáin in Autumn Even on dull days the colour of the Icelandic landscape is incredible! https://www.richardcreagh.com/contortions https://images.on-this.website/16476_18477757565419ea26dcf18.jpgContortions Ross Sandstone, Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. These sheets of rock were buckled by the movements of continental plates. https://www.richardcreagh.com/curvy-kelp https://images.on-this.website/16476_43672487560319046140be.jpgCurvy Kelp An old image made with my phone. For years I rued not having a DSLR with me for this beautiful scene, until recently getting over my arbitrary need to have every image come out of a 'proper' camera. An Mhuiríoch, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gannets-on-white https://images.on-this.website/16476_7351235845830a9e9449f7.jpgGannets on White [i]Morus bassana[/i] Dingle Bay. https://www.richardcreagh.com/blue-rayed-limpets https://images.on-this.website/16476_20261315126687e6e875869.jpgBlue-Rayed Limpets [i]Patella pellucida[/i] Pollock Holes, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/light-and-shadow https://images.on-this.website/16476_482009515521369b409093.jpgLight and Shadow Kevin Mc Gee on the superb crack of Mizen Star as the light moves onto the wall. Fair Head, Co. Antrim. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fence-posts-at-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_190996214536e88102b073.jpgFence Posts at Sunset Beara Peninsula, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bridaun-gap https://images.on-this.website/16476_1262179133603198051404f.jpgBridaun Gap Werner running the gap between the Bridaun Islands as a winter swell squeezes through. Beara, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/eoin-chulilla https://images.on-this.website/16476_194360668360319807bb70b.jpgEoin, Chulilla Eoin on his way to the first belay on a steep and giddy via ferrata in Chulilla, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/banteay-srei-detail https://images.on-this.website/16476_25049554558d25f873bc3b.jpgBanteay Srei Detail Incredible stone carving at one of Cambodia's Angkor temples. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ceann-sibal-winter-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_18525519015e43b92ece1b1.jpgCeann Sibéal A rare combination of big swell, light winds and strong low light. West Kerry in all its glory. https://www.richardcreagh.com/back-west https://images.on-this.website/16476_2109183536679d5df71bed.jpgBack West Bright winter sun on a winter afternoon in West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sea-view https://images.on-this.website/16476_1871410427619552069b42e.jpgSea Views *window and roof optional extras https://www.richardcreagh.com/purple-haze https://images.on-this.website/16476_198071575751a478bb5c8fd.jpgPurple Haze I made this image shortly before sunset on a breezy day in West Cork. Low light completely changes the colour of bluebells; the thin walls of the flowers glow like little purple lanterns. I used a slow shutter speed to blur their wind-blown dance and make a more abstract image. If you look closely you can see the more typical blue colour of flowers that aren't catching the sun. https://www.richardcreagh.com/into-the-sun https://images.on-this.website/16476_322526274502a4e6a27544.jpgInto the Sun A paddle surfer off Carrownisky Strand on the west coast of Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fluke https://images.on-this.website/16476_21081424159c57878cdce1.jpgFluke [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] Humpback whale going for a deep dive off the Kerry coast. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fern-and-herb-robert https://images.on-this.website/16476_1902432326575ed2376d03a.jpgFern and Herb Robert Making photographs is often like arranging pieces of a puzzle to unlock the picture hidden in the scene. By arranging elements complementarily you can turn something quite mediocre into something special. I like how the point of the fern seems to curl around the petal in this one, and it wasn't composed like this by accident. It's subtle, but to me it's very beautiful. Leataoibh Mór, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kidney-saxifrage https://images.on-this.website/16476_93515226560a6d87c6ff71.jpgKidney Saxifrage [i]Saxifraga hirsuta[/i] The almost impossibly beautiful flowers of kidney saxifrage. https://www.richardcreagh.com/finne-gheal https://images.on-this.website/16476_3635007576679d88b6baf8.jpgFáinne Geal Ventry, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lichen-map https://images.on-this.website/16476_4192216706679dce002e56.jpgLichen Map Boulder details from Ceann Sratha, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/boulders https://images.on-this.website/16476_2851731805281288eeec7c.jpgBoulders Soft light striking some of the limestone boulders at the cliffs of Ailladie, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ventry-sand-tree https://images.on-this.website/16476_16260638456075616b663bb.jpgVentry Sand Tree Daily little miracles on the local beach. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ballydavid-head https://images.on-this.website/16476_3599302045ca5c262498f9.jpgBallydavid Head Winter, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ferns https://images.on-this.website/16476_9516200335bb603cd5fdb1.jpgFerns These prehistoric plants are an endless source of pattern and texture. Rossdohan, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gannet-wave https://images.on-this.website/16476_19617262005a23f6e7ef64a.jpgGannet & Wave [i]Morus bassana[/i] A rare acceptable image from many on a fantastic afternoon in Co. Clare. Getting bird and wave to line up, in focus and composed well was a challenge. One worth trying for again. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ross-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_4708361475491ed48aa8a0.jpgRoss Sunset Ross Bay, Loop Head Peninsula, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fermoyle-ii https://images.on-this.website/16476_10873832636679d88bb8a0d.jpgFermoyle II So much going on in these aerial views... Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cliffs-of-insanity https://images.on-this.website/16476_6609630575640b16354858.jpgCliffs of Insanity West Clare sea cliffs. https://www.richardcreagh.com/girls-on-seacliffs https://images.on-this.website/16476_18054456025922a211e44d3.jpgGirls on Seacliffs Vicki, Knockadoon - Jasmine, Dún Síon. https://www.richardcreagh.com/muiroch-stone-detail https://images.on-this.website/16476_18298365946195516702700.jpgMuiríoch Stone Detail A pleasing find in West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rabbit-relaxing https://images.on-this.website/16476_3626064645001c59695f1e.jpgRabbit Relaxing [i]Oryctolagus cuniculus[/i] Corraun Peninsula, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/face-in-the-lake https://images.on-this.website/16476_177601621652efb271a9526.jpgFace in the Lake Winter silhouette in Lough Abisdealy, West Cork. Can you see the face? https://www.richardcreagh.com/vivi https://images.on-this.website/16476_15801160214f6a39c5db653.jpgVivi Slea Head. https://www.richardcreagh.com/guillemots https://images.on-this.website/16476_11047573936679e1cfad7e7.jpgGuillemots [i]Uria aalge[/i] The uncelebrated cousin of the puffin. An incredible little bird when you get to know anything about them. Look em up. Great Saltee, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cotton-grass https://images.on-this.website/16476_96094750960a6d86533325.jpgCotton Grass [i]Eriophorum vaginatum[/i] Hare's-tail cotton grass at sunset. Leataoibh Hill, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tholung-falls https://images.on-this.website/16476_76436849258d261da38a86.jpgTholung Falls Double waterfall in the woods near Tholung Monastery, one of the first Buddhist monasteries in Sikkim. India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/jokulsarlon https://images.on-this.website/16476_137363971056269437c490b.jpgJokulsárlón Ice on its way to sea at Iceland's famous glacial lagoon. https://www.richardcreagh.com/beara-thin-crack https://images.on-this.website/16476_16822393565154c4dfc6fa9.jpgBeara Thin Crack Janette McDonald trying to avoid the slime on Beara Thin Crack (VS), Whiteball Head, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/splash https://images.on-this.website/16476_268995130513a16984fb91.jpgSplash! A foamy wave explodes on the shore as the sun goes down on Doolin, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/illauncreeveen https://images.on-this.website/16476_1152563215fa96e39aae6b.jpgIllauncreeveen A fabulous winter sunrise in West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kraken https://images.on-this.website/16476_948742266679e1d2bd4ca.jpgKraken [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] Everybody's favourite - the humpback whale. Blasket Islands, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/john-coe https://images.on-this.website/16476_3548265545aa7c3f79033d.jpgJohn Coe [i]Orcinus orca[/i] A well known killer whale referred to as John Coe off Clogher Head, Co. Kerry. The animal is recognisable by the large notch cut out from the bottom of the dorsal fin. John Coe is part of the West Coast Community of killer whales more commonly seen off the coast of Scotland. In over twenty years of study this small community of killer whales (only 8 individuals left in 2018) seem to have produced no offspring. One of the group's female members washed ashore in 2016 and was so full of toxins that her carcass was treated has a public health hazard. Killer whales are at the top of the food chain and bioaccumulate toxins like heavy metals from species further down the chain. Blubber readily stores these aggregations and it is believed they may interfere with reproduction. John Coe has been recorded at least four other times around the Blasket Islands. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tham-nam-lod https://images.on-this.website/16476_173425388358d266071279d.jpgTham Nam Lod Sunlight highlighting the entrance to a spectacular cave in the Pang Mapa district of northern Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gbbg https://images.on-this.website/16476_44135798660a6d87d5065a.jpgGBBG [i]Larus marinus[/i] Early summer, Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/crazy-cloud https://images.on-this.website/16476_67424051757cf3db247e53.jpgCrazy Cloud Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/a-rocky-moment https://images.on-this.website/16476_16044457455045f9ff15cc7.jpgA Rocky Moment! Brian celebrating the fantastic Achill Head Ridge. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gannets-cast https://images.on-this.website/16476_125412021959a3e655b4d591.82494458.jpgGannet's Cast Photographing diving gannets is very difficult, though it sometimes leaves you with unexpectedly pleasing images... https://www.richardcreagh.com/whiteball-choss https://images.on-this.website/16476_164072370754660536c6684.jpgWhiteball Choss Damien O'Sullivan negotiating some snappy Cork sandstone on a first ascent at Whiteball Head. The Flowers Affect (E1 5a). https://www.richardcreagh.com/winter-meadow-el-chorro https://images.on-this.website/16476_76620781850fadbdfa0b39.jpgWinter Meadow, El Chorro Colourful scene in the valley of El Chorro, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lough-absidealy https://images.on-this.website/16476_166272973152a83dc701242.jpgLough Absidealy Winter reflections in West Cork at sunset. https://www.richardcreagh.com/scurvy-grass https://images.on-this.website/16476_104131403453498dc0a5ce0.jpgScurvy Grass [i]Cochlearia danica[/i] Moveen, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dn-chaoin-pier https://images.on-this.website/16476_22603059260319808d1e19.jpgDún Chaoin Pier Jaro working the magic light of a spring evening in Dún Chaoin, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-iceland-crew https://images.on-this.website/16476_646911156563140ad1d9e2.jpgIceland Crew Friends in Iceland. We had pulled into a service station on the south coast for dinner as the sun was going down. After eating we went outside to see the dying embers of the sky-fire and I lay down on the ground near a puddle to shoot this reflection. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ko-pu-paradise https://images.on-this.website/16476_63991664158d26a8625eb8.jpgKo Pu Paradise Jasmine enjoying a tropical sunset on Ko Pu, Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/reeks-layers https://images.on-this.website/16476_14325829665e52bf005be92.jpgReeks Layers Piaras heading east in the Reeks, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/maghera-green https://images.on-this.website/16476_110552159960756165e45d5.jpgMaghera Green Donegal https://www.richardcreagh.com/aftermath https://images.on-this.website/16476_747808306603190422349e.jpgAftermath The ghost of a transatlantic wave appearing like an apparition in West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/deliverance https://images.on-this.website/16476_418615534603198050d98b.jpgDeliverance Denis Tangney racing up a Dún Síon classic before the winter sun goes down. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dorchester-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_524265151533759d62615f.jpgDorchester Light Crisp, clear winter light in Dorchester, MA, USA. https://www.richardcreagh.com/summer-bouquet https://images.on-this.website/16476_181224877159356e2d7006b9.93998903.jpgMay Bouquet Primroses and Ferns, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/silver-sea https://images.on-this.website/16476_265182594513a068688d63.jpgSilver Sea A sunlit sea off Mizen Head on a stormy January day. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rocky-bay-gold https://images.on-this.website/16476_1976889826145df46b250a.jpgRocky Bay Gold Geometric geology and low light on the south coast of Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lough-derg-dawn https://images.on-this.website/16476_9821295996145df48ec161.jpgLough Derg Dawn Sunrise colour on a fine May morning. https://www.richardcreagh.com/early-autumn https://images.on-this.website/16476_1447496975e43b92fbdd28.jpgEarly Autumn Lough Inchiquin, Beara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/west-kerry-coastling https://images.on-this.website/16476_13654153375f79ceec43fbc.jpgWest Kerry Coastline An aerial view of Binn Diarmada and the rest of the towering cliffs that stretch to Ceann Sibéal in the golden hour of an August evening. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dingle-lighthouse https://images.on-this.website/16476_7013270106145df4862d8c.jpgDingle Lighthouse The modest light and keeper's cottage that guard the entrance to Dingle Harbour on a night in springtime. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rainn https://images.on-this.website/16476_16788155516679d5dc1612a.jpgÁrainn Winter sun on the west coast of Árainn after a passing shower. https://www.richardcreagh.com/quartz-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_17453336675491f221a6d90.jpgQuartz Sunset Lamb's Head, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rinevella-summer https://images.on-this.website/16476_14700365926145df4738c01.jpgRinevella Summer A favourite place in May. https://www.richardcreagh.com/warmth https://images.on-this.website/16476_2113865764543d45c400718.jpgWarmth Sunset sky in West Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/turquoise-lines https://images.on-this.website/16476_9227059035e43b8f9e83b4.jpgTurquoise Lines An aerial view of a small stream entering the sea at Fionn Trá, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rainbow-show https://images.on-this.website/16476_7960806415491f37b17888.jpgRainbow Show Silver Strand, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kilfarrasy-winter-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_1257931275a678c0f0c4fc.jpgKilfarrasy Winter Morning Sunrise on the Copper Coast, Co. Waterford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dark-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_211397702061955205b4801.jpgDark Light Intense winter afterglow at Ceann Sratha, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/foxglove https://images.on-this.website/16476_11030818784f5216d4c41dd.jpgFoxglove [i]Digitalis purpurea[/i] Lispole, Dingle Peninsula. https://www.richardcreagh.com/benwee-head https://images.on-this.website/16476_19044933956679d5bd3e8c2.jpgBenwee Head High summer sunset on the North Mayo Coast. https://www.richardcreagh.com/maura https://images.on-this.website/16476_142281985154b4145e688fa.jpgMaura Dingle. https://www.richardcreagh.com/clearys-session https://images.on-this.website/16476_1256891107568eab71efa99.jpgThe Piper Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gannet https://images.on-this.website/16476_26469302859c57851b83fc.jpgGannet [i]Morus bassana[/i] Another gannet image. I could photograph these birds forever... https://www.richardcreagh.com/sen-and-damien https://images.on-this.website/16476_156992997258d26ab5b2f6b.jpgSeán and Damien Dwarfed by giants, Sikkim Himalaya, India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/at-the-rivermouth https://images.on-this.website/16476_572366768585401ef2385f.jpgAt the Rivermouth A surfer rides a clean winter swell at the Anascaul Rivermouth, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lobster-pots https://images.on-this.website/16476_51176444559a3e658ebf7d3.24505934.jpgLobster Pots Cunnamore, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/symmetry https://images.on-this.website/16476_9206220485922a4d71cb12.jpgSymmetry Rosscarbery, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/paths https://images.on-this.website/16476_117253755750e9cd752ac93.jpgPaths Paths leading from the small village of Dole (hidden behind the hillside), Khumbu Himalaya. The mountains in the skyline are Kangtega and Thamserku. Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/early-summer-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_8804402805555bf0ff1aad.jpgEarly Summer Sunset A self portrait from Garrylucas, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/eoin https://images.on-this.website/16476_1650526702550f4aa62b7d5.jpgEoin Dingle. https://www.richardcreagh.com/blue-ice-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_1729845385491f87c1c3f9.jpgBlue Ice Sunset Glacier Lagoon, southern Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cool-and-warm https://images.on-this.website/16476_21138766225922a23be58f4.jpgCool and Warm Summer time outside in Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/emerging https://images.on-this.website/16476_4459791464f6e520355b69.jpgEmerging [i]Allium ursinum[/i] Wild Garlic (Ramson), Connemara, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/concentric-circles https://images.on-this.website/16476_58077070051a49e094bdb5.jpgConcentric Circles [i]Stellaria holostea[/i] Greater Stitchwort, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/morning-heather https://images.on-this.website/16476_19551240165980dc0ea075f3.22866106.jpgMorning Heather Late summer morning at Clogher Head, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/weather https://images.on-this.website/16476_12823385335a23f70908b21.jpgAimsir Northerlies bringing weather across the North Atlantic. https://www.richardcreagh.com/going-camping https://images.on-this.website/16476_9725120194f8094f9121c4.jpgGoing Camping Ron and Kev on a glorious West Cork evening. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tree-pose https://images.on-this.website/16476_22686512654e33d9b48784.jpgTree Pose A yogic self-portrait from a stunning sea cave in West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ta-som-gateway https://images.on-this.website/16476_165573056658d25ff47f2fd.jpgTa Som Gateway Dappled late light at one of the entrances to Ta Som. Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/in-awe https://images.on-this.website/16476_771260764532634f9ce668.jpgIn Awe Brian watching the sunset light the towers of Riglos. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cheeky-smile https://images.on-this.website/16476_66773460950b73d3bd26cf.jpgCheeky Smile [i]Delphinus delphis[/i] Common dolphin, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/greeting-the-sun https://images.on-this.website/16476_43059903553a843629ede.jpgGreeting the Sun Morning camping selfie from the Great Blasket Island. https://www.richardcreagh.com/chaos https://images.on-this.website/16476_2781759135a05d568c5e56.jpgChaos Clapotis, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/stone https://images.on-this.website/16476_124042139252efb28ab2959.jpgStone Simon's Cove, West Cork https://www.richardcreagh.com/showers https://images.on-this.website/16476_18766716525491f01c9dc54.jpgShowers Letterfrack, Connemara, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bodyboard-and-barrel https://images.on-this.website/16476_5472446885162f50c60e06.jpgEmerald Energy Tom Gillespie going for the ride in Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/honeysuckle https://images.on-this.website/16476_12563445915bb603cf1224d.jpgHoneysuckle [i]Lonicera periclymenum[/i] When will smell become part of the internet experience? Rossdohan, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bladerunner https://images.on-this.website/16476_1712473795cfbc4f59871d.jpgBladerunner Rónán Davison-Kernan climbing pauses for chalk on the classic line of Bladerunner. Escalera Arabe, El Chorro, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bottlenose-explosion https://images.on-this.website/16476_191639848051f6b6084f9b9.jpgBottlenose Explosion [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Shannon Estuary. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cave-of-gold https://images.on-this.website/16476_17110092895555b937e8bec.jpgCave of Gold Garrylucas, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/common-dolphin https://images.on-this.website/16476_9114574064f5216cf4f595.jpgCommon Dolphin [i]Delphinus delphis[/i] Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-green-room https://images.on-this.website/16476_5043116385419edeca8cb7.jpgThe Green Room Will Dowling sitting at the mouth of a spectacular cavern on the south side of the Loop Head Peninsula, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/himalayan-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_3098008155491f81510824.jpgHimalayan Sunset Khumbu Himalaya, Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/through-the-mist https://images.on-this.website/16476_4288724935491f81a6983a.jpgThrough the Mist Thamserku, Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/quartz-bolt https://images.on-this.website/16476_66544337571781e8b7d38.jpgQuartz Bolt West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sea-state-seven https://images.on-this.website/16476_53908816552a83e53b93be.jpgSea State Seven Or maybe nine... Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bog-river https://images.on-this.website/16476_7953485524f526eb702dfe.jpgMilky Tea Port, Co. Donegal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/spotlight https://images.on-this.website/16476_1658841629546606401213d.jpgIn the Spotlight My Dad in Goggin Tunnel, part of the old Cork railway line. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gokyo https://images.on-this.website/16476_15874180215491f80e44fa2.jpgGokyo Gokyo, Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ko-pu-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_32449852758d265c303c54.jpgKo Pu Sunset A colourful sky after sundown on one of Thailand's nicest islands. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mother-and-child https://images.on-this.website/16476_245807223597b06346bb145.38655028.jpgMother and Child [i]Delphinus delphis[/i] Common dolphins in tandem on a glassy morning off West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/moon-dusk https://images.on-this.website/16476_804341989532635f622977.jpgMoon, Dusk A full moon rises as the sun sets in Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dewy-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_31009858059a3e658372888.25234542.jpgDewy Morning Inch, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/snow-drifts https://images.on-this.website/16476_1573926109513a068d9e621.jpgSnow Drifts Layers of wind-blown snow on the Eastern Reeks, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dana https://images.on-this.website/16476_19725604385419f23a52c4f.jpgDana By candlelight in Kilcredaun. https://www.richardcreagh.com/salango https://images.on-this.website/16476_2145236145b019ea676de9.jpgSalango Jonathon Redmond pulling through the airy finale of a Fair Head classic. Co. Antrim, Ireland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/heading-home https://images.on-this.website/16476_1484821061545faf8a764a1.jpgHeading Home Mike and Piaras sailing home from work on Skellig Michael on a summer's evening. https://www.richardcreagh.com/texture https://images.on-this.website/16476_21017448025a05d56995e74.jpgTexture Sea surface, North East Atlantic. https://www.richardcreagh.com/alpine-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_164320145152498d0b0b7e5.jpgAlpine Sunset A spectacular Alpine panorama from the Cosmiques Hut. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/glassillaun-dawn https://images.on-this.website/16476_10942760405b18430b26682.jpgGlassillaun Dawn Spring morning in Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/jasmine https://images.on-this.website/16476_108115323550f4b8d193bb.jpgJasmine The Gearagh, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/two-giants https://images.on-this.website/16476_8262822525491f5fbbb1b6.jpgTwo Giants Lhotse and Ama Dablam, Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/red-cloud https://images.on-this.website/16476_126063611852381a9736a9c.jpgRed Cloud The colours of sunset can be much more intense at altitude. Looking west from the Cosmiques Hut towards the Massif des Aravis. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/throwing-in-the-towel https://images.on-this.website/16476_18138034454f6a399fdf632.jpgThrowing in the Towel Ron and Kev. Amazing summer days in West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ta-som-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_34756278358d2600eb3fd5.jpgTa Som Sunset The western entrance to Ta Som shortly before sunset. Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/black-reflections https://images.on-this.website/16476_21303098995491f3caf1535.jpgBlack Reflections Bellacragher Bay, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/maybush https://images.on-this.website/16476_14089699595922a595546f3.jpgMaybush [i]Crataegus monogyna[/i] Glenahoo, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-jagged-edge https://images.on-this.website/16476_136211981853e284ff9d167.jpgThe Jagged Edge Sea cliffs on the north side of the Loop Head Peninsula. https://www.richardcreagh.com/eastern-gate https://images.on-this.website/16476_165793670558d25fddcc4f0.jpgEastern Gate An incredible tree taking over the eastern entrance to Ta Som. Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/reynisfjara-cave https://images.on-this.website/16476_60519614550fadf3e83c42.jpgReynisfjara Cave A spectacular basalt cave on the southern coast of Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/troll-rocks-at-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_559351455491f86c74837.jpgTroll Rocks at Morning Reynisfjara, Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gibbon-roof https://images.on-this.website/16476_69031771258d26bb0a5323.jpgGibbon Roof A climber working one of the plentiful hard lines at the Gibbon Roof, deep in the jungle of Tonsai, Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kittiwake https://images.on-this.website/16476_20056625664fd613a0d8857.jpgKittiwake [i]Rissa tridactyla[/i] Downpatrick, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/an-ss https://images.on-this.website/16476_25978157555f9ca2d0ee18.jpgAn tSás Jasmine takes in the view, 400m above the remote bay of Sás Creek. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-gold https://images.on-this.website/16476_113071667528127883f148.jpgMountain Gold Layers of mountains above Cloon Lough at sunset. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/butterfly-wings https://images.on-this.website/16476_42238441058d26884919e8.jpgButterfly Wings Incredible formations in Tham Nam Hoo cave, northern Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kirkjufell https://images.on-this.website/16476_17507232615626926bf1af7.jpgKirkjufell The east face of Kirkjufell, Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dogs-bay https://images.on-this.website/16476_1371172915491f002248fc.jpgDog's Bay Dog's Bay, Connemara, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/white-light-black-valley https://images.on-this.website/16476_3042734495845fa0464ae9.jpgWhite Light, Black Valley Low morning sun illuminates a cloud inversion above the Black Valley, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-hunt https://images.on-this.website/16476_134929918957af911ddede6.jpgThe Hunt [i]Scomber scombrus[/i] Mackerel hunting sprat, Rinevella Bay, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fulmar-ii https://images.on-this.website/16476_1253780696571782d056cd6.jpgFulmar [i]Fulmarus glacialis[/i] Inis Meáin, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/stone-wall-waterfall https://images.on-this.website/16476_330824405a05d549b7a25.jpgStone Wall Waterfall Autumn scene at Com a Lochaigh, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/werner-sherky https://images.on-this.website/16476_2440725845f79cf2850878.jpgWerner, Sherky Summer sea cave exploration on an overnight paddling trip in Kenmare Bay, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ferriters-cove https://images.on-this.website/16476_5046318535ca5c09fcec13.jpgFerriter's Cove An aerial view on a hazy evening in early spring. West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rushes https://images.on-this.website/16476_241869594513a066df196f.jpgRushes Rushes on the southern slopes of Buckoogh Mountain, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/conor-pass https://images.on-this.website/16476_494586106579490fac5aa1.jpgSearchlights Classic Ireland at the Conor Pass - heavy cloud and bright light on the rich green of summer hills. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/north-mayo-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_21288690475491f3a148398.jpgNorth Mayo Morning Downpatrick Head, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/golden-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_93847850851af5adc5dfe7.jpgGolden Light on Ocean Boulevard Dave Turnbull on the final pitch of Ocean Boulevard (E3 5b, 5c) shortly before sunset. Fair Head, Co. Antrim. https://www.richardcreagh.com/crest-of-a-wave https://images.on-this.website/16476_16858165305ca5c27b582c3.jpgCrest of a Wave [i]Fulmaris glacialis[/i] A fulmar mimics the sea off the Kerry coast. https://www.richardcreagh.com/glass-breath https://images.on-this.website/16476_165348826652172fabec146.jpgGlass Breath [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Bottlenose dolphin, Shannon Estuary. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ko-pu-coconut-palms https://images.on-this.website/16476_95037043658d265afd5b85.jpgKo Pu Coconut Palms Tropical scene on Ko Pu, Southern Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cathedral https://images.on-this.website/16476_13941025345b18430a5da1d.jpgCathedral An Charraig Scoiltithe, Inis na Bró, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/long-strand-surf https://images.on-this.website/16476_1128699315794946cd150c.jpgLong Strand Surf Small, quick waves on a classic West Cork strand. Galley Head lighthouse is in the distance. https://www.richardcreagh.com/light-on-the-ridge https://images.on-this.website/16476_3649503035491f1cacf502.jpgLight on the Ridge Eastern Reeks, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/wind-ripped https://images.on-this.website/16476_67447692456269503ebf95.jpgWind Ripped Savage winds tearing at the sea at Reynisfjara, southern Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/little-skellig https://images.on-this.website/16476_3400432875f79ceeaa936d.jpgLittle Skellig A thin veil of summer morning fog clearing from around the Little Skellig. A magic morning not to be forgotten. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/silver-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_20043123145a05d57b4e5bc.jpgSilver Light Sikkim Himalaya, India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/riglos-glow https://images.on-this.website/16476_10958104755318482890ee0.jpgRiglos Glow Sunset shines down on the small village of Riglos, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/electric-sky https://images.on-this.website/16476_18542664555491ed192b9be.jpgElectric Sky Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/having-a-laugh https://images.on-this.website/16476_192241519353a453043a38c.jpgRazorbill Chat [i]Alca torda[/i] Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dream-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_507667805e52bee36753f.jpgDream Morning Heavenly scenes of Brandon Peak from the shoulder of Mount Brandon. https://www.richardcreagh.com/peregrine-on-white https://images.on-this.website/16476_43078833855b605726beeb.jpgPeregrine on White [i]Falco peregrinus[/i] North Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/circle-of-shadows https://images.on-this.website/16476_104899596254e8939e78e70.jpgCircle of Shadows Drombeg Stone Circle, a Bronze Age monument west of Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. Around the winter solstice the setting sun lines up with the portal stones before dipping below an obvious notch in the distant hillside. But there are plenty of other times in the year when light and landscape interact interestingly here. https://www.richardcreagh.com/first-car https://images.on-this.website/16476_169680843954b4151dc0e03.jpgFirst Car Ronan on our brother's wedding day. https://www.richardcreagh.com/footfall https://images.on-this.website/16476_10013090895922a222b2c8b.jpgFootfall Jasmine, Tenerife - Rory, Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/flag-iris-after-rain https://images.on-this.website/16476_31551022159c57866c2754.jpgFlag Iris After Rain [i]Iris pseudacorus[/i] West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/winter-morning-wash-up https://images.on-this.website/16476_18288438194f6a39b75513c.jpgWinter Morning Wash Up Dingle. https://www.richardcreagh.com/hawthorn-glendalough https://images.on-this.website/16476_13260647534f526f58c7b08.jpgHawthorn [i]Crataegus monogyna[/i] Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. https://www.richardcreagh.com/autumn-in-sikkim https://images.on-this.website/16476_45296587558d2615489e9c.jpgAutumn in Sikkim An autumn morning in the mountains of Sikkim near Kishong La. India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/heartbeat-city https://images.on-this.website/16476_124028376953375a5a1f8ea.jpgHeartbeat City Dave McBride climbing at Dún Síon, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dent-du-gant https://images.on-this.website/16476_154611588552381a65802df.jpgDent du Géant I couldn't take my eyes off the Dent (the Giant's Tooth - 4,013m) during this trip to the Alps. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/clearing-cloud https://images.on-this.website/16476_1950449478519bc8bc85c92.jpgClearing Cloud Denis frantically snaps a few pictures during a brief clearing in the weather near the top of Corrán Tuathail. https://www.richardcreagh.com/shale-detail https://images.on-this.website/16476_132565052959a3e65ac2a657.70826856.jpgShale Detail iPhone snap at Baltard, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/giraffe-ii https://images.on-this.website/16476_1216105254523dae5801d57.jpgGiraffe Denis Dineen climbing at Dún Síon, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/emerald-damselfly https://images.on-this.website/16476_1604599629502795afba090.jpgEmerald Damselfly [i]Lestes sponsa[/i] Ballycroy National Park, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cauldron https://images.on-this.website/16476_96527952453c3babb7afd3.jpgCauldron Looking down on a breaking wave off the tip of Lood Head. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sunset-grasses https://images.on-this.website/16476_102673089852136ea00b89c.jpgSunset, Grasses Sunset and grasses at Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/photo51369498.html https://images.on-this.website/16476_11113114076679d5dc3ba3c.jpgMountain Scene Summer morning light in the Brandon Range, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/swallows https://images.on-this.website/16476_286572089579492d3c8d19.jpgSwallows [i]Hirundo rustica[/i] Kilbaha, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lichen-palette https://images.on-this.website/16476_134486704361955177114de.jpgLichen Palette An Mhuiríoch, West Kerry https://www.richardcreagh.com/hare-at-dusk https://images.on-this.website/16476_11763630415fa96fb353e27.jpgHare at Dusk Great Blasket Island, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/killer-fin https://images.on-this.website/16476_1759530894579493de599d9.jpgKiller Fin [i]Orcinus orca[/i] Killer whale, Ceann Sibéal, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-wall https://images.on-this.website/16476_11787076635dc94bde1efc7.jpgMountain Wall A night of heavy rain, a morning of strong sun and heavy cloud and a long lens to frame it all. I reckon the falls on the very left to be in around 200m high. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/poser https://images.on-this.website/16476_16604670655306327f39c1b.jpgPoser Self-portrait from the very scenic coastal bouldering venue known strangely as Larry the Goats, Co. Waterford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/waverider https://images.on-this.website/16476_152295661259356dc477e6a1.30900610.jpgWaverider A surfer charging a heavy wave off the Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/launching https://images.on-this.website/16476_5968362315bb603cc25fed.jpgLaunching... [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] A humpback whale exploding out of the water having rounded up a shoal of fish (small herring?) off Valencia Island, Co. Kerry. The few fish that didn't get trapped in those giant jaws can be seen jumping out of the way. https://www.richardcreagh.com/boyeeghter-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_5384152335800a9594efda.jpgBoyeeghter Sunset An incredible sunset after a grey day at one of Ireland's most spectacular beaches. Co. Donegal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/atlantic-puffin https://images.on-this.website/16476_13132304166679d78228995.jpgAtlantic Puffin [i]Fratercula arctica[/i] Can't believe I've had this website since 2011 and I've only put my first puffin image on here in 2024... Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-mangle https://images.on-this.website/16476_154984680554401e18668ca.jpgThe Mangle Philipp Porkert using his European sport climbing fitness to layback The Mangle and avoid getting cut up on the West Cork stone. https://www.richardcreagh.com/wren https://images.on-this.website/16476_168262603451cd8d28d0b49.jpgDreolín [i]Troglodytes troglodytes[/i] Wren, Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/winter-layers https://images.on-this.website/16476_156809162252a83c1e500c1.jpgWinter Layers Vivi wrapped up on a bright winter's day in Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-bend-in-the-road https://images.on-this.website/16476_190338885851b5eb07e02d1.jpgThe Bend in the Road Summer evening at Little Killary Harbour, Connemara, Co . Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/donegal-rivermouth https://images.on-this.website/16476_9600288925e43b9411fda5.jpgDonegal Rivermouth Peaty streamwater finding its way to the sea near Tramore, west of Ardara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/alien-world https://images.on-this.website/16476_38434460562693d3a5f8a.jpgAlien World A surreal sky in the otherworldly landscape of Londrangar, Snaefellsness Peninsula. https://www.richardcreagh.com/light-on-the-hills https://images.on-this.website/16476_1877540875491eff11b06b.jpgLight on the Hills The Twelve Bens, Connemara, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/castle-point-cave https://images.on-this.website/16476_205489680556b510bf7299d.jpgCastle Point Cave Jasmine hesitating before a summer evening swim on the Loop Head Peninsula. This cave is one of the most mind-blowing locations I've ever been to. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rosadillisk https://images.on-this.website/16476_8833132445ae0c6ad5b05e.jpgRosadillisk Spring evening in Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/hind-hiding https://images.on-this.website/16476_9231398635a23f6f5c1964.jpgHind Hiding [i]Cervus elaphus[/i] Red deer, Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sunstone-ii https://images.on-this.website/16476_101675016353375accae61b.jpgSunstone Damien O'Sullivan climbing on Aran Wall on a beautiful spring evening. https://www.richardcreagh.com/limbs https://images.on-this.website/16476_2125187827550f4e037dadc.jpgLimbs Philipp making quick work of the weird West Cork rock on Escape Route. https://www.richardcreagh.com/glitter-belay https://images.on-this.website/16476_201936686254d3e0b9739cd.jpgGlitter Belay Catríona at the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/winter-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_11891647956a360d657c77.jpgWinter Magic Eoin and Tim on the northern end of the Beenkeeragh Ridge on a spectacular winter day in the Reeks. https://www.richardcreagh.com/carna-granite https://images.on-this.website/16476_10156897345594f905c9d85.jpgCarna Granite & Lichen South Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/light-on-lava https://images.on-this.website/16476_9640235605626948664cd6.jpgLight on Lava A brief moment of sunlight on a grey day in western Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/may-wildlflowers https://images.on-this.website/16476_6262586175922a40d2dde6.jpgMay Wildflowers Clockwise from top right - eyebright, germander speedwell, pignut and creeping buttercup. https://www.richardcreagh.com/hills-in-the-clouds https://images.on-this.website/16476_43050667750e57bc981f5c.jpgHills in the Clouds Clouds at dusk in the Khumbu valley. Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/water-forget-me-not https://images.on-this.website/16476_18229662175001c400374dd.jpgWater Forget-Me-Not [i]Myosotis scorpioides[/i] Ballycroy National Park, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/herring-gull https://images.on-this.website/16476_21192631055555c07420b43.jpgHerring Gull [i]Larus argentatus[/i] Shannon Estuary, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/summer-grasses https://images.on-this.website/16476_154535287951ed854ee71e5.jpgSummer Grasses Clogher Head, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/escaping-the-wave https://images.on-this.website/16476_207637078253e28572bdc82.jpgEscaping the Wave [i]Larus argentatus[/i] Herring Gull, Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/autumn-falls https://images.on-this.website/16476_809909551562693e9c30a8.jpgAutumn Falls Autumn in Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/misty-river https://images.on-this.website/16476_963957015249946135b43.jpgMisty River Morning mist on the River Lee near Macroom, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mong-la-monument https://images.on-this.website/16476_39907936150d79bdee206e.jpgMong-La Monument Prayer flags and Mani stones at Mong-La, a high Sherpa village that marks the gateway to the Gokyo Valley. Prayer flags are hung from almost every prominent point in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal, adding plenty of colour to the landscape. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ragged-robin https://images.on-this.website/16476_180108901451b5ec5bdecdb.jpgRagged Robin [i]Lychnis flos-cuculi[/i] The Gearagh, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/megamouth https://images.on-this.website/16476_201262079857c1d0744f0be.jpgMegamouth [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] Humpback whale, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/preening-shag https://images.on-this.website/16476_14926153545922a5c049ac2.jpgPreening Shag [i]Phalacrocorax aristotelis[/i] Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/will-baltard https://images.on-this.website/16476_803898725922a145e1e8b.jpgWill, Baltard Summer evening, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/secret-room https://images.on-this.website/16476_1083260476597b068782b8d5.52103119.jpgSecret Room Jasmine contemplates a swim... https://www.richardcreagh.com/warm-blues https://images.on-this.website/16476_202224615545fb050182dd.jpgWarm Blues Inch Beach in the early morning. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/grey-heron-kilcredaun https://images.on-this.website/16476_109199131753e28584d47ef.jpgGrey Heron [i]Ardea cinerea[/i] Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/winter-still https://images.on-this.website/16476_93343415717803d2b7fc.jpgWinter Still A selfie on an absolutely stunning day in the Brandon mountain range. https://www.richardcreagh.com/soft-skies https://images.on-this.website/16476_15394055750ab5e85eb18d.jpgSoft Skies Sunset on the beach at Fanore, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/blue-tit https://images.on-this.website/16476_1476293574533bf3fe48043.jpgBlue Tit [i]Parus caeruleus[/i] Castlefreke, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lousewort https://images.on-this.website/16476_8122293795594ff3d0ced7.jpgLousewort [i]Pedicularis palustris[/i] Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/snakelocks-anemone https://images.on-this.website/16476_1585517877525e78aca760a.jpgSnakelocks Anemone [i]Anemonia viridis[/i] Pollock Holes, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/movement https://images.on-this.website/16476_312639106523dae77c1a49.jpgMovement Andy Marshall on The Complete Scream (E7 6b), Fair Head. Sometimes one photo isn't enough to portray a route. https://www.richardcreagh.com/beara-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_11004604275491eef335d36.jpgBeara Magic Doonbeg, Beara Peninsula, West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/corrib-tern https://images.on-this.website/16476_17359392574fda2874c7df4.jpgCorrib Tern [i]Sterna hirundo[/i] Common Tern, Lough Corrib, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/garden-of-earthly-delights https://images.on-this.website/16476_206245178254b4121f9065a.jpgGarden of Earthly Delights Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll making a rare ascent (and boltless) on an unusually sunny winter's day at Dún Síon. https://www.richardcreagh.com/howling-ridge https://images.on-this.website/16476_70350255537de91a31cfd.jpgHowling Ridge Denis Dineen all on his own on Corrán Tuathail's ultra-classic mountaineering ridge. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sikkim-night https://images.on-this.website/16476_35287017258d261c0eccf4.jpgSikkim Night The Milky Way hanging over as fine a skyline as I've ever seen. None of the mountains visible here have been climbed, and their serious nature meant we concentrated our efforts on more amenable looking objectives on the other side of the valley. India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/succulent-circles https://images.on-this.website/16476_59797594058d269f953ae7.jpgSucculent Circles A plant I can't identify from Riglos, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/los-mallos-de-riglos https://images.on-this.website/16476_1584710195531847d303960.jpgLos Mallos de Riglos The famous towers of Riglos, a northern Spanish mecca for rock climbers. https://www.richardcreagh.com/abc https://images.on-this.website/16476_89182393158d26b99c30d5.jpgABC A fine morning at advanced base camp on a trip to the Sikkim Himalayas, India. Enticed by photographs of the tops of the mountains opposite us we quickly changed plans when we saw them in the flesh and concentrated our efforts on the other side of the valley. It made for better views as well as keeping the chances of death that bit lower! https://www.richardcreagh.com/surfing-seal https://images.on-this.website/16476_6249823555aa7c3f682afc.jpgSurfing Seal [i]Halichoerus grypus[/i] Grey seal, Great Blasket Island, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fiddlers-green https://images.on-this.website/16476_2061824298536e88d4f0da5.jpgFiddler's Green Gareth Brown climbing at Malin Beg, Co. Donegal, in the early summer. https://www.richardcreagh.com/scarlet-pimpernel https://images.on-this.website/16476_71297230751cd8e9bca692.jpgScarlet Pimpernel [i]Anagallis arvensis[/i] Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/paternoster https://images.on-this.website/16476_6958779405bb601f7acf97.jpgPaternoster A paternoster lake is one of a series of glacially made lakes connected by streams, like links in a chain or beads in a necklace. Mt. Brandon, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fan-plant https://images.on-this.website/16476_97553604650fadbd62e4e3.jpgGreen Fan These fan-like palms can be found all around El Chorro, southern Spain. I don't know what they're called but I found them fascinating. https://www.richardcreagh.com/londrangar-spires https://images.on-this.website/16476_7178437895640b1dfcf990.jpgLondrangar Spires Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/spring-green https://images.on-this.website/16476_11533645664f91b22b65985.jpgSpring Green Fresh green growth in the Gap of Dunloe, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fermoyle https://images.on-this.website/16476_2517289136075616ada584.jpgFermoyle I Low tide river flow behind the beach at Fermoyle, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/draocht https://images.on-this.website/16476_31634750555b604dced620.jpgDraíocht A self-portrait on a quality bit of stone near Kilkee, Co. Clare. There are few things better than some great climbing near the sea on a sunny summer evening! https://www.richardcreagh.com/yellow-flag-iris https://images.on-this.website/16476_19715279695594ff3954007.jpgYellow Flag Iris [i]Iris pseudacorus[/i] Carrigaholt, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/saoirse-an-tsamhraidh https://images.on-this.website/16476_1970721195575ed3c2c061f.jpgSaoirse an tSamhraidh Brian leading out above some brilliant exposure on the second pitch of Saoirse an tSamhraidh, Knocknagantee. We put up a top quality, three pitch line on the cliff on this day, and received amazing hospitality from the landowners both before and after the climb. Magic times! https://www.richardcreagh.com/brandon-cloudscape https://images.on-this.website/16476_189666878555f9c8d977afa.jpgBrandon Cloudscape The Brandon Mountain Range enveloped in cloud. https://www.richardcreagh.com/calcite-lines https://images.on-this.website/16476_3580148358d26894789d1.jpgCalcite Lines Calcite formations in Tham Nam Hoo cave, northern Thailand. In the darkness of a 3.5km long underground cave headtorches were our only source of light. Being able to control the lighting was handy for photography. https://www.richardcreagh.com/spring-pink https://images.on-this.website/16476_6376305965e52bf11d08db.jpgSpring Pink Sunset glow on Corca Dhuibhne while the moon rises over Iveragh. https://www.richardcreagh.com/border-line https://images.on-this.website/16476_9761305225830aaafa5437.jpgBorder Line Water and sand meeting at Doagh Strand, Co. Donegal. It was quite windy when I made this image and if you look closely you can see sand being blown through on the right side of the frame. https://www.richardcreagh.com/nohoval-cove https://images.on-this.website/16476_13703272645491ef118e7a5.jpgWinter Morning, Nohoval Nohoval Cove, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/emerald-cave https://images.on-this.website/16476_410910541575ed32566d94.jpgEmerald Cave Ballybunion, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/summer-colours https://images.on-this.website/16476_19687816355bb601f83ab65.jpgSummer Colours I could be wrong about this but I'm fairly sure you wouldn't see that kind of colour in a winter sunset very often. High summer in the Brandon Mountain Range, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rain-and-waves https://images.on-this.website/16476_12100939695491f3746ca70.jpgRain and Waves Belmullet, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rosy-glow https://images.on-this.website/16476_3194229695491ed7f50c72.jpgRosy Glow Kilcredaun, Loop Head Peninsula, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_1566703843603190627ec08.jpgMountain Magic Sunrise light on fresh snow. An Géarán, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/brandon-peak https://images.on-this.website/16476_19081401155ca5c0a78f787.jpgBrandon Peak A rare coming together of elements... Looking towards Brandon Peak from An Géarán. West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/owenduff-bog https://images.on-this.website/16476_9752435725491f38a7de6d.jpgOwenduff Bog Ballycroy National Park, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/aqua-veil https://images.on-this.website/16476_323079261543d460f2da0a.jpgAqua Veil The top side of a heavy wave, Loop Head, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sky-fire https://images.on-this.website/16476_109833315565dff433e497.jpgSky Fire Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/moonset https://images.on-this.website/16476_79598787250db5bbe2a1cd.jpgMoonset The moon sets alongside Tartikha (6,093m). Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/falling-water https://images.on-this.website/16476_149779636457c1d4b77d85a.jpgFalling Water Skogafoss, Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/closing-in https://images.on-this.website/16476_11415409158d261650613a.jpgClosing In The daily afternoon weather closing in on the mountains of the Sikkim Himalaya. Less than ideal weather conditions put constraints on a climbing trip I had here, though the mountains themselves weren't terribly inviting looking in the sun either! https://www.richardcreagh.com/islands-in-the-mist https://images.on-this.website/16476_18015504615491f7c8d47b3.jpgIslands in the Mist French Alps. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ceiling-decoration https://images.on-this.website/16476_151229131858d2662118832.jpgCeiling Decoration Amazing limestone chandeliers in Tham Nam Hoo cave, northern Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/wavelets https://images.on-this.website/16476_120171009354c150515c564.jpgWavelets Tiny ripples give the only sign of movement on a calm evening in Cork harbour. https://www.richardcreagh.com/standing-stones https://images.on-this.website/16476_154604124150db5bc8911be.jpgStanding Stones A small stone monument at the first of the Gokyo lakes, Nepal. Almost every boulder beside the lake had a small pile of stones like this on it, so many that they looked natural. https://www.richardcreagh.com/light-and-dark https://images.on-this.website/16476_134545731652690ac15b706.jpgLight and Dark Shadow and light on the mountainside. Eastern Reeks, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/otherworld https://images.on-this.website/16476_16820387260a6e16d675c7.jpgOtherworld Siobhán sits to admire a dream-like sunrise over the Faha Ridge. Brandon Mountains, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/renvyle-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_20113515605555b96ed37e3.jpgRenvyle Morning Renvyle, Connemara, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sarcophagus https://images.on-this.website/16476_89503434537de9283d404.jpgSarcophagus Damien O'Sullivan enjoying the crux pitch of one of the best of its grade in Ireland. Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. https://www.richardcreagh.com/scots-pine https://images.on-this.website/16476_68797042550717e6806ef8.jpgScot's Pine [i]Pinus sylvestris[/i] Ballycroy National Park, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/pillar-variant https://images.on-this.website/16476_45291173653c3bb490f303.jpgPillar Variant Vicki Cleary soloing a Lower Cove super-classic in the Mournes, Co. Down. https://www.richardcreagh.com/scimitar-crack https://images.on-this.website/16476_14869252215555bd7aed100.jpgScimitar Crack Brian Hall climbing the crux pitch of a Wicklow classic. Glendalough. https://www.richardcreagh.com/londrangar https://images.on-this.website/16476_3308993785644aa434c2f1.jpgLondrangar Sunburst at an iconic location on the Snaefellsness Peninsula. Iceland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/backlit-hills https://images.on-this.website/16476_19354448545555bee0adee0.jpgBacklit Hills James making his way to Gokyo with Kangtega and Thamserku in the distance. Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/walking-in-the-heather https://images.on-this.website/16476_134142622257c1d3f8dabfb.jpgWalking in Heather Brian on Achill Island at the end of summer. https://www.richardcreagh.com/vivid-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_7031190725252dd0a6318b.jpgGolden Gorgeous golden light shines on the northern side of the Loop Head peninsula during high summer. https://www.richardcreagh.com/stag-in-the-rain https://images.on-this.website/16476_190516446954401c2773352.jpgStag in the Rain [i]Cervus elaphus[/i] Red deer, Killarney National Park. https://www.richardcreagh.com/namche-bazaar https://images.on-this.website/16476_192155362350d25e6e79849.jpgNamche Bazaar Namche Bazaar (often referred to as simply Namche) is a thriving Sherpa village in the Khumbu valley of the Himalaya. It's the gateway to many of Nepal's most iconic mountains. https://www.richardcreagh.com/soft-sunset-colour https://images.on-this.website/16476_1723748914528129aa76fc4.jpgSoft Sunset Colour Sunset over the Atlantic from Whiteball Head, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/colour https://images.on-this.website/16476_116533751551953e45f18b1.jpgColour Atlantic sunset seen from the coast of Co. Clare. I know of no better place for wide open sea and sky sunsets in Ireland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/harts-tongue-heart https://images.on-this.website/16476_15908570786075627c34344.jpgHart's Tongue Heart A pleasing alignment of unfurling spring energy. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tham-phraya-nakhon https://images.on-this.website/16476_112406240558d266348b6a2.jpgTham Phraya Nakhon The famous temple of Tham Phraya Nakhon, lit through the skylight above. Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand. https://www.richardcreagh.com/taking-over https://images.on-this.website/16476_137647768058d25fb1eab29.jpgTaking Over A mighty tree swallowing up a wall at Ta Prohm. Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/afterglow https://images.on-this.website/16476_4975816495491f80829db4.jpgAfterglow Mount Everest at dusk, Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cho-oyu https://images.on-this.website/16476_175460678350e9cd5c48373.jpgCho Oyu The gleaming summit of Cho Oyu (8,201m) marks the head of the Gokyo Valley and the Nepal-Tibet border. It is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/jelly-and-plankton https://images.on-this.website/16476_315563574523db04582d4d.jpgJelly and Plankton [i]Cyanea lamarckii[/i] Blue jellyfish, Ross Bay, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bbg https://images.on-this.website/16476_211863877553f5cd3be6e64.jpgBábóg [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Bottlenose dolphin mother and calf, Kilcloher, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/banteay-samre-window https://images.on-this.website/16476_23487026658d2686ba7dd3.jpgBanteay Samre Window Window pillars in one of the Angkor temples, Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/keeping-it-together https://images.on-this.website/16476_16612215874f521e4848790.jpgKeeping it Together Vicki Cleary searching for a way up and off Gold n Topsy (HVS 5a), Knockadoon, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/jaro https://images.on-this.website/16476_2100545905dc94bb3d00db.jpgJaro My friend Jaro is almost as good at posing for photographs as he is at making them himself. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ladys-smock https://images.on-this.website/16476_351539376519bc431e4c08.jpgLady's Smock [i]Cardamine pratensis[/i] The Gearagh, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/afternoon-cloud https://images.on-this.website/16476_163638797050db5bb335f69.jpgAfternoon Cloud A panorama looking north from behind the small village of Machermo. During most afternoons that we were in the Gokyo Valley cloud came in and covered up the landscape before sunset. Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/will https://images.on-this.website/16476_1532260470543d44edc8aba.jpgWill Kilcredaun sessions. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-giants-tooth https://images.on-this.website/16476_14052840615491f5de18d35.jpgThe Giant's Tooth The Dent du Géant, Glacier du Géant. French Alps. https://www.richardcreagh.com/moraine-ridge https://images.on-this.website/16476_153136214658d26bbf72819.jpgMoraine Ridge Seán on the moraine above ABC in the Sikkim Himalaya. This lad has a drive for mountain climbing like I've never seen. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-waves https://images.on-this.website/16476_18425657464f6a39cbb5c07.jpgMountain Waves Simon and Scott, Maumturks. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cloudspotters https://images.on-this.website/16476_17636406455ca5c28b86029.jpgCloudspotters Jasmine and Pip enjoy a moment above the clouds on Cruach Mhárthain, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/guiding-the-guide https://images.on-this.website/16476_15757203824f6a39e94c4aa.jpgGuiding the Guide Declan explaining how the universe works to our Icelandic tour guide. https://www.richardcreagh.com/squeeze https://images.on-this.website/16476_1493090525550f4c4f2da63.jpgSqueeze Ronan working on a car while not at work, where he works on cars. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-edge-of-the-world https://images.on-this.website/16476_104181698956b5195484a56.jpgThe Edge of the World Sunset at Dunmore Head, the most westerly point of mainland Ireland. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/glacier-and-cloud https://images.on-this.website/16476_84494770952498d1a107a6.jpgGlacier and Cloud Sunset view of the north west slopes of Mont Maudit. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tacul-triangle-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_137063597552498d4369be8.jpgTacul Triangle Sunset Sunset over the Tacul Triangle, a popular face for climbing on the north side of Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248m). https://www.richardcreagh.com/kilcredaun-autumn https://images.on-this.website/16476_5976132365252dccd77069.jpgKilcredaun Autumn Looking towards Rehy Hill from Kilcredaun on a beautiful autumn morning. Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/hadrians-wall-direct https://images.on-this.website/16476_9434478205ae0c6c2238ab.jpgHadrian's Wall Direct Climber on the north face of Ben Nevis, Scotland. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-man https://images.on-this.website/16476_303383099536e8ac91e426.jpgMountain Man Denis Dineen looking lonely on Howling Ridge, Corrán Tuathail. This is probably Ireland's best mountain route, and Denis obliged me by climbing it while I climbed a ridge to the south to get some photos. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fanad-lighthouse https://images.on-this.website/16476_11966554905800a981e4851.jpgFanad Lighthouse Fanad, Donegal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sun-through-a-shower https://images.on-this.website/16476_424685022536e881b394f0.jpgSun Through a Shower Sunlight on the sea off West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dunquin-pier https://images.on-this.website/16476_7043238166679e2eac3a80.jpgDunquin Pier In nearly ten years of living in West Kerry (and as many again visiting before that) I resisted photographing one of Ireland's most overdone scenes. Suppose it's no harm to finally have my own take on the place. https://www.richardcreagh.com/lonely-tree https://images.on-this.website/16476_2059939656510fcece37c6b.jpgLonely Tree Knocknahowla Beg, Co. Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mountain-scene https://images.on-this.website/16476_79582738752498d273e6e6.jpgMountain Scene The view south west from Aiguille d'Entreves of l'Aiguille Noire de Peuterey (3,773m) and the slopes of Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, mountains that make up a long ridge known as the Intégrale de Peuterey that tops out at the summit of Mont Blanc. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/poulnagun-reflections https://images.on-this.website/16476_125810076455a8db4d06919.jpgPoulnagun Reflections Sandstone mirrored on a near-still sea. https://www.richardcreagh.com/gannets https://images.on-this.website/16476_99024194257c1cf378b900.jpgGannets [i]Morus bassana[/i] Dingle Peninsula. https://www.richardcreagh.com/distant-valley https://images.on-this.website/16476_129015155658d26177ba052.jpgDistant Valley Looking towards a distant valley near the Kishong La from our base camp in Sikkim. India. https://www.richardcreagh.com/coming-in-to-land https://images.on-this.website/16476_5678427715395951d295cd.jpgComing in to Land [i]Uria aalge[/i] Guillemot, Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford. https://www.richardcreagh.com/simplicity https://images.on-this.website/16476_20302851525001c3f05412c.jpgSimplicity [i]Juncus conglomeratus[/i] Compact Rush, Burrishoole, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/tiaracht-moon https://images.on-this.website/16476_19339567136679d5dde9557.jpgTiaracht Moon Full moon setting beyond An Tiaracht on 12th August 2022. Given how infrequently these elements line up and how rare a clear horizon is in the west of Ireland (and this is the westernmost bit of land in Ireland) it could be a long time before such a sight is seen again. https://www.richardcreagh.com/trio https://images.on-this.website/16476_7304776745b019ebd23521.jpgTrio [i]Delphinus delphis[/i] Common dolphins bow-riding in black and white. https://www.richardcreagh.com/raja-river-crossing https://images.on-this.website/16476_136546383858d26aa07f958.jpgRaja, River Crossing Raja using one of the simple (and slippery) log bridges to cross a glacial river in the Sikkim hills, India. Landslides had wiped away the old paths on the hillsides, forcing a few of these river crossings. https://www.richardcreagh.com/an-tiaracht https://images.on-this.website/16476_15637853755b18430d7634e.jpgAn Tiaracht Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/donegal-peaks https://images.on-this.website/16476_9430987635dc94bdd71735.jpgDonegal Peaks This wave wasn't all that consistent in where it would break, leading to plenty of unbalanced images. Anybody watching me scrambling around the slippery shoreline boulders as sets would roll in must have thought me odd. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bucket-wash https://images.on-this.website/16476_14090466155e52beff0e3b8.jpgBucket Wash When you're living in a van in the woods bathing happens from a bucket. El Chorro, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/two-breaths https://images.on-this.website/16476_24424896751e3009752cde.jpgRipples [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Bottlenose dolphins, Shannon Estuary. https://www.richardcreagh.com/san-martins-morning https://images.on-this.website/16476_150791930653184853c4e64.jpgSan Martin's Morning Morning light hits the towers of Riglos above the local church. Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-islands https://images.on-this.website/16476_17623220934f760daa03d1e.jpgThe Islands Two of Clew Bay's many islands with Clare Island in the distance. Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/inishbofin https://images.on-this.website/16476_8670447575f79cee9dff3e.jpgInishbofin A hail shower passing east towards Connemara after hammering the bleak winter landscape of Inishbofin, Co. Galway. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cchulainns-leap https://images.on-this.website/16476_1415916135717838834c6a.jpgCúchulainn's Leap Sunlight pouring into the greasy chasm between the mainland and Diarmuid and Gráinne's Rock, Loop Head, Co. Clare. Named for the mythological hero who jumped the gap while being pursued by an unsavoury woman. https://www.richardcreagh.com/boyeeghter-strand https://images.on-this.website/16476_18144916545800a9702ba9c.jpgBoyeeghter Strand A subtle glow lights the land in north Donegal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/pink-glow https://images.on-this.website/16476_142265454750ebeb46e9616.jpgPink Glow Sunset light on Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse (in cloud) and Makalu, Khumbu Himalaya. This picture was made from Gokyo Ri. Aside from Nuptse all of these mountains are above 8,000m and to see the sun setting on them was a privilege! Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/stepping-stones https://images.on-this.website/16476_31300435055f9c9ad07475.jpgStepping Stones Loch Uí Fhiannachta, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/achill-sea-cliffs https://images.on-this.website/16476_5490201646679d4e4340c4.jpgAchill Sea Cliffs Looking north from Moyteoge Head towards Achill Head, Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/copper-coast-sea-arch https://images.on-this.website/16476_16316057284f64ef5666238.jpgCould be Utah An impressive formation east of Annestown on the Copper Coast, Co. Waterford. It has collapsed since. https://www.richardcreagh.com/clew-bay-light https://images.on-this.website/16476_2483781725794920fca91d.jpgLight on a Grey Day A brief moment of colour on a grey day in Clew Bay. There are said to be 365 islands in Clew Bay, one for each day of the year. In reality there are 117. Co. Mayo. https://www.richardcreagh.com/magic-woods https://images.on-this.website/16476_54809391657a8c1a5e9be2.jpgMagic Woods Courtmacsherry Woods in the late light of an early summer evening. West Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/blown-sansd https://images.on-this.website/16476_103831541960319043e9710.jpgBlown Sand Windy weather blew the looser, paler grains across the strand and down to the low tide ripples to create this pleasing pattern. Béal Bán, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/shadows-in-the-corner https://images.on-this.website/16476_1797336672516998e85a68b.jpgShadows in the Corner Pat Nolan dancing with his shadow on Line of Fire (E2 5b), Ailladie, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/white-walls https://images.on-this.website/16476_19812066235830a44a5b0b3.jpgWhite Walls Heavy swells break on the shore of Coumeenole as winter showers sail by on the horizon. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-flowers-affect https://images.on-this.website/16476_195006421752690d6e0ffc7.jpgThe Flowers Affect Damien O'Sullivan making the first ascent of The Flowers Affect (E1 5a) at Whiteball Head, Co. Cork. A flaky, loose pitch with a worrying belay for John below! https://www.richardcreagh.com/shadowed-corners https://images.on-this.website/16476_36538989551f65a700648f.jpgShadowed Corners Light and shadow on layers of Ross Sandstone, Loop Head, Co. Clare. These layers were once the floors of an ancient sea, later raised to the surface and subsequently tilted to this steep angle when the African continental plate collided with the European plate. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-maharees https://images.on-this.website/16476_6760991045bb601f4ad276.jpgThe Maharees Aerial view of The Maharees with Tralee Bay in the background. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/cromlech-view https://images.on-this.website/16476_1908361711534990f6e020b.jpgCromlech View Looking south down the Llanberis Pass from the crag of Dinas Cromlech. Wales. https://www.richardcreagh.com/dahlia-anemone https://images.on-this.website/16476_569392691525be350b8b60.jpgDahlia Anemone [i]Urticina felina[/i] Pollock Holes, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/mont-blanc https://images.on-this.website/16476_62142656852a842e356777.jpgMont Blanc The impressive bulk of Mont Blanc as seen from the Aiguille du Midi. France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/crystal-clear https://images.on-this.website/16476_48572242453e2856708e31.jpgCrystal Clear [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Bottlenose dolphin, Shannon Estuary. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sand-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_117091808455f9c948531fd.jpgSand Sunset Doonbeg, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/wave-worship https://images.on-this.website/16476_162430594752cd37e5da47e.jpgWave Worship Brian enjoying some spectacular wave action at Clogher Head, Co. Kerry. We were standing over 100m away from the rock these waves were breaking over, 60m above sea level. When the heavier waves broke we could feel it through our feet! https://www.richardcreagh.com/stormy-seas-dancing-waves https://images.on-this.website/16476_19696662836679d540cc4d6.jpgStormy Seas, Dancing Waves Keel Strand, Achill Island, Co. Mayo. This is the earliest image on my website, from all the way back in 2008. The image quality is rubbish by modern standards, but I still love the scene. https://www.richardcreagh.com/killary-reflections https://images.on-this.website/16476_443312779503de7df49c64.jpgKillary Reflections Stunning conditions on an early autumn morning at Killary Fjord, Connemara. https://www.richardcreagh.com/connemara-whirlpool https://images.on-this.website/16476_262703154535bb22b9153c.jpgConnemara Whirlpools I was driving aimlessly around Connemara one day and noticed an unusual rock outcrop just off the road. Beneath a little overhang was this little pool fed by a small mountain stream. The eddying water made for a nice long exposure. A camera can be a great tool for showing us the world in ways our eyes can't see it. https://www.richardcreagh.com/alpine-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_18306743205491f8b392236.jpgAlpine Magic Aiguille du Midi, French Alps. https://www.richardcreagh.com/contours https://images.on-this.website/16476_1000379565ca5c273efd2b.jpgContours [i]Megaptera novaengliae[/i] Dingle Bay, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/himalayan-panorama https://images.on-this.website/16476_108585216450d79aa7c8136.jpgHimalayan Panorama Cholatse, Taboche, Kangtega and Thamserku rising above a fog on the Ngozumpa Glacier, the longest in Nepal. https://www.richardcreagh.com/frosted-leaf https://images.on-this.website/16476_16860972945a678bdc05c0a.jpgFrosted Leaf Winter in Cork. https://www.richardcreagh.com/grey-day https://images.on-this.website/16476_125391292950a0f09f10fb7.jpgGrey Day Winter landscape in the Burren. https://www.richardcreagh.com/salt-seacliffs https://images.on-this.website/16476_9982445252b749de6c14f.jpgSalt Seacliffs Storm battered sandstone on the north side of the Loop Head peninsula. https://www.richardcreagh.com/briars-and-boulders https://images.on-this.website/16476_201984286550a90d227a372.jpgBriars and Boulders Winter morning north of Fanore, Co. Clare. The dark side of the larger boulder is smooth on its overhanging edges, presumably from centuries of animals taking shelter from rain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-grand-grotto https://images.on-this.website/16476_150418725057c1d229172d4.jpgThe Grand Grotto A special sunset framed by an enormous sea cave on the Loop Head Peninsula. Coastal caverns like this one are a favourite of mine. Given what was involved in getting in here I can't imagine many people have ever seen the view from the inside. https://www.richardcreagh.com/rinevella-and-rehy https://images.on-this.website/16476_146217401455a8dbc477974.jpgRinevella and Rehy Low tide and a luminous sunset on the turf shore of Rinvella Bay. Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/the-graduate https://images.on-this.website/16476_166967761351cd8fa9d7f6c.jpgThe Graduate My sister, Suzanne, on her graduation day. https://www.richardcreagh.com/neak-pean https://images.on-this.website/16476_11068322958d25fc40de25.jpgNeak Pean Symmetry at one of Angkor's smaller temple sites. Cambodia. https://www.richardcreagh.com/sea-cream https://images.on-this.website/16476_92385252754c1513d575c9.jpgSea Cream Whipped up seawater during stormy weather. This foam is made from organic debris in the water that gets whipped into a froth when the sea is rough. Coumeenole, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/aquatic-athlete https://images.on-this.website/16476_55320791455a8d873f3ef4.jpgAquatic Athlete [i]Tursiops truncatus[/i] Bottlenose dolphin, Beal Bar, Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/bottoms-up https://images.on-this.website/16476_2036980645980daedaeb3e3.10869142.jpgBottoms Up [i]Morus bassana[/i] A gannet stooping towards the sea, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/big-skies https://images.on-this.website/16476_17674298424f521e557527f.jpgBig Skies Juan O'Raw on Diedre Torpedal (6c) at the Arab Steps, El Chorro, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/jump-into-life https://images.on-this.website/16476_13694487845555bf2109b7d.jpgJump into Life Jasmine takes the plunge on a bluebird day in spring. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/magic-oak https://images.on-this.website/16476_15253335846679e1d36160c.jpgMagic Oak Much of Ireland looked like this once. The celebrated green fields and stone walls are a relatively recent arrangement of the land. And most were made at the expense of this lush temperate rainforest. https://www.richardcreagh.com/moveen-west https://images.on-this.website/16476_137864735527674e68ee69.jpgMoveen West Winter weather on the north side of the Loop Head Peninsula, co. Clare. The streaks of seepage on the barrel shaped cliffs in the distance drew me to this scene. https://www.richardcreagh.com/kestrel https://images.on-this.website/16476_78082019523daae6dda33.jpgPocaire Gaoithe [i]Falco tinnunculus[/i] Kestrel, Kilcredaun, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/riglos-magic https://images.on-this.website/16476_3444222115318480188b45.jpgRiglos Magic A beautiful sunset at Riglos, Spain. https://www.richardcreagh.com/uragh-stone-circle https://images.on-this.website/16476_10556621775dc94bed6dc7c.jpgUragh Stone Circle One of the most beautifully situated megaliths in Ireland, with Gleninchaquin waterfall in the distance. Co. Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/summer https://images.on-this.website/16476_11623268484fce66a2992d2.jpgSummer Swimmers Swimmers enjoying crystal clear water on a summer's day at Coumeenole. https://www.richardcreagh.com/fold https://images.on-this.website/16476_2027418907534995db38677.jpgFold A folded sheet of sandstone on the north coast of the Loop Head Peninsula, Co. Clare. https://www.richardcreagh.com/snow-day https://images.on-this.website/16476_127928396151017454ad89a.jpgSnow Day Eoin heading for Maolán Buí on a wintry January day on the Eastern Reeks. Snow is a bit of a novelty in mild Ireland so it's nice to get out in it when it's there. https://www.richardcreagh.com/incoming https://images.on-this.website/16476_11012066305830a4a7d5eb1.jpgIncoming The tide rushes in on a dark afternoon at Coumeenole, West Kerry. https://www.richardcreagh.com/digital-crack https://images.on-this.website/16476_211321619352381d6ff0145.jpgDigital Crack Climbers attempting Digital Crack (8a), one of the highest routes of that grade in the world (over 3,600m). Arete des Cosmiques, France. https://www.richardcreagh.com/grandes-jorasses https://images.on-this.website/16476_44744816052498bb22d7cf.jpgGrandes Jorasses The Grandes Jorasses (4,208m) poking out through the cloud. French Alps. https://www.richardcreagh.com/eastern-reeks-ridge https://images.on-this.website/16476_6485203575594f85875c0d.jpgEastern Reeks Ridge Will going west to east in the Eastern Reeks, with Loch na Péiste below. https://www.richardcreagh.com/ceann-sibal-sunset https://images.on-this.website/16476_18506557076679d48a2dcbb.jpgCeann Sibéal Sunset Winter sunset over An Tiaracht and Inis Tuaisceart from the lofty heights of Ceann Sibéal, Corca Dhuibhne. https://www.richardcreagh.com/solas-r https://images.on-this.website/16476_9793837735cfbc51139ac8.jpgSolas Óir A brief moment of magic on a West Kerry cliffside.