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Food Photography – Alexis Bar & Grill, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Alexis bar & grill in Dun Laoghaire has been open for nearly 5 years now – and going strong from the start. Recently, they decided to revamp the menu, the interior and their website.

I’ve been taking photographs for them since they first opened, and I’m also a happy customer. The photos below show some of the photos I did for their new website (www.alexis.ie) as well as some of my own favourites.

(Update – sadly Alexis has now closed and a different restaurant has replaced it in the same location. However Alan O’Reilly – they chef/co-owner from Alexis is now running the Wildeside Café in Cabinteely. No website yet – just twitter and facebook)

First the interior :

Now – on to the food :

Last but not least – the desserts :

And a few behind the scenes photos :

Bear in mind that some of the menu consists of daily or seasonal specials – so not everything pictured above will be available on a given day.

Killiney Hill

The weather was mild and bright last Sunday, and I went for a walk to one of my local favourite places – Killiney (and Dalkey) Hill. The day was a bit too hazy for the sort of photos I wanted to take – but I ended up with a few anyway. The first one is of the Obelisk on Killiney Hill taken from Dalkey Hill.

The second is of a castle taken from near the Obelisk. Like most people around here – I know who lives there – but I’m not sayin’ 🙂 I’m sure you can guess though…..

Ferris wheel

Photos of the “Jubilee” ferris wheel and roundabout from the Dun Laoghaire Festival.

Ferris Wheel on front of the Royal Irish Yacht Club

Ferris Wheel at twilight

Side view of Ferris Wheel

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Rotating Wheel

Roundabout with ferris wheel int he background

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More difficult to take than I expected. The wheel wasn’t turning very fast, and I found it hard to get a long enough exposure to get really good light trails. I suppose I should have used an ND filter – but didn’t have one with me (hadn’t really expected to need one for this !).

Martello Tower No. 7 – Killiney

Open House Dublin was on from 7-9th October. I managed to visit 2 properties this year – Government Buildings and Martello Tower Number Seven, Killiney Hill Road. The Government Buildings tour was very interesting, but unfortunately no photos were allowed inside.

The Martello Tower visit was also very interesting – and there are some photos below. The restoration is still continuing – the site being a former town dump for Dun Laoghaire. All the work is an amazing private project by Niall O’Donoghue. You can read more about it here and on the Facebook page here. Once again, these are just some cameraphone photos (I really should start carrying my ‘proper’ camera with me) :

“Winter Wonderland” – Crosthwaite Park

Well, like everyone else, we’ve been having the same cold and snowy weather here in Dun Laoghaire. Here are a few photos taken in Crosthwaite Park, during the recent snowfalls. I’ve already used some of them for my custom Christmas Cards, which I get printed every year.

I don’t have any weddings to photograph until next week – so I wonder will they also be literally “white weddings”. I’ll have to be careful to make sure that all those white dresses don’t get lost with a snowy background ! In the meantime, I can do my indoor work – and enjoy looking out at the snow.

Crosthwaite Park pillar sign