Author Archives: Wes Cowley

Belfast: A Divided City – Shankill Road and The Falls Road

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Wes Cowley

We began our short tour of the divided city of Belfast with a visit to a housing development in the Protestant Shankill Road area.  The murals on the walls of the buildings are among the most photographed in Ireland.  They point … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland – Morning in Belfast

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Wes Cowley

We left Dublin early Monday morning and drove straight to Belfast, with only a stop for the necessities.  Our magic carpet looked like this: Sean Nee, our tour guide dropped us on the street in Belfast, and this is him … Continue reading →

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Ireland – A short day in Dublin

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Wes Cowley

We spent a recent short, very long day in Dublin on the front end of a two week tour of the Emerald Isle.  Fighting jet lag and trying to stay up to get in the time zone, we took a … Continue reading →

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But is it real

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Wes Cowley

This is an excellent article in a recent issue of Outdoor Photographer by photographer Elizabeth Carmel,  entitled “But Is iI Real.”  http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/fleeting-vistas/but-is-it-real.html A minority of photographers, a very vocal minority, assert that the photograph is what comes out of the … Continue reading →

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Savannah Daydreaming

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Wes Cowley

The song is actually “Havana Daydreaming” by Jimmy Buffett (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sp3PMOQIhg), but a little literary license never hurt anyone.  We took a short weekend visit to Savannah in the fall last year, for the wedding of the daughter of old friends. … Continue reading →

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