So this is an emergency post. Last week I posted about a charity calender competition for Epilepsy Ireland which I am submitting images for. The maximum allowed is 3 images per entry and I am having serious issues choosing. After narrowing down some of my favourite shots taken this year, I am still left with thirteen images to choose from. So here is what I was thinking of, and I hope that you will help me. Below you will find all thirteen images and I would really appreciate if you could vote for your favourite image or images, up to a maximum of three. The top three voted images will be submitted for the competition, and we shall wait and see what happens. So thank you in advance for your help, I really appreciated it.
1 After the War
2 Ballinafagh Abandoned Church
3 Ballyadams Castle
4 Cullahill Castle
5 Donnellys Hollow
6 Duiske Abbey High Cross
7 Gorilla’s
8 Nurney Tower
9 Oughavel
10 Passlands Cemetery
11 St. Mullins
12 Castle Black
13 Viking Warrior
Ed Mooney Photography 
Number 3 & 11 really stand out for me. Good luck! 🙂
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Thank you so much Amanda, I really appreciate the help 🙂
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You’re welcome. All the best to you!
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They’re all good, but 3, 4 and 12 stand out for me. Good luck with it!
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Cheers mate, really appreciate the help 🙂
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I love 2,3 and 11
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Thank you Jesse, much appreciated. 3 seems do be doing well so far 🙂
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2,4 and 6 for me 😊
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Your a star, thanks so much 🙂
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It got to be the Viking Warrior! Such a great photo! Just saying…the other 2 I voted for are anyway in the top choice of your poll 😉
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Thank you Anja, the Viking is one of my favourites, really appreciate your help 🙂
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Do the images for the competition have to relate to some particular month? I voted with that in mind, anyway.
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They are supposed too, but I guess my images are a bit on the DARK side so might not be suitable for summer months, 🙂 Thank you so much for voting and helping me to choose 🙂
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I vote for 11 & 12. But I had vote for the 2nd one to with less vignetage (I don’t know if this is the work in english but it the white circle around the picture).
Good luck Ed !!!!
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Brilliant Sophie, I really appreciate that. I think you mean vignette, it was a natural occurrence on the really old camera’s but is now used to as an effect in images. It can be done using white or black 🙂
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Thanks Ed, I know what it is but I am french and this is only the word I didn’t know;-)
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Oh désolé Sophie, mon erreur. Je pensais que Vignette était en fait un mot français. 🙂
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C’est moi qui m’excuse de mon mauvais anglais. En français on dit vignettage. Merci de m’avoir appris le mot anglais.
Bonne soirée
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Ha, ha, un homme irlandais enseignement de l’anglais, comme l’anglais n’est pas non plus de notre langue maternelle de, nous n’allons pas s’inquiéter à ce sujet. J’espère que mon français est OK, dans un rouillé bits.
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Oh yes I forget that irish is not english;-) so ok we can make mistakes, the essential is that we understand each other!! Your french is ok I understand all except the two last words. But it is ok I understand the most!!
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I voted but my goodness Ed, every single photo is brilliant (as always)!!!! Cher xo
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Thanks, your an Angel, much appreciated 🙂
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🙂 xo
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Polldaddy must not like me, so here’s my top 3: 4, 8, and 12. Congrats on the calendar!
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Sorry to hear that, I did have some trouble trying to set up the poll. I have added your choices in and thank you for taking the time to have a look and vote. 12 is currently topping the poll with 4 in third place and 8 in 9th place 🙂
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Awesome! 2 out of 3..not bad. 😉
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#2 is by far my favorite! Make sure you submit that one!
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Ah thanks Lauren, its currently in 2nd place, so should make it through 🙂
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It’s 4 and 12 for me! Good luck
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Thank you Bob, much appreciated 🙂
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They are all good in truth; but these two I selected have a powerful impact and allow you to almost enter the scene and sense the atmosphere
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For the calendar poll, I vote for 2, 3, and 7.
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Thank so much Leonide 🙂
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Interesting – Ballinafagh was my only popular choice.
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Hey its still early days yet, it could go any way. At the moment the top three are 12, 4 and 2 🙂
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Oh and thanks for voting, really appreciate it 🙂
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It was a most interesting exercise taking a lot of soul-searching. They all have ‘something’!
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That was difficult, you make so great photos Ed.
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Ah thanks Irene, I really do appreciate the help 🙂
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I liked number 12
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Thank you Thom, it seems to be a popular choice 🙂
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4, 12 and 13 in that order 🙂
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Much appreciated, thanks for the vote 🙂
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12, 10, and 6.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I really like 4 and 13 the best—but all great images.
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Thank you Wayne 🙂
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2,4,12 🙂 but all are beautiful
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Thank you 🙂
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Best of luck!!
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Thanks Karen 🙂
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Cullahill Castle Castle Black Donnellys Hollow
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Ed, I originally followed your Blog after seeing the warrior overlooking the battle scene. but then I’m no photo editor – I just liked the story behind the photo. #12 is the pick for me- among a bunch of great shots
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Thank you Rob, its one of my favourites too 🙂
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1, 4 and 13 were my favorites
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Thank you Ryan 🙂
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1, 2 and 12 for me! LIke the dramatic skies in all, however 🙂
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Thank you, really appreciate the feedback 🙂
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10, 7 and 2 for me. it is so interesting how we all ‘view’ these photos, what grabs us etc. good luck!
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I hope you don’t get too confused Ed. But I’ll be very upset if you don’t choose 1, 12 and 13!!
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Such a difficult choice, I have chosen 3, 2 and 13 – To me they are all winners!
Best’est.
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Ah thanks Sandy 🙂
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Ok, Ed I’m going for 2, 3 and 5
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Thanks Sue, greatly appreciate you taking the time to vote 🙂
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🙂 you are very welcome!
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I chose 2, 9 and 10. My gut said some of the others could be lighter so better separate the subject and the background. But saying that I mostly do macro’s so not sure if I am that qualified.
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To better * separate – oops
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Thank you Bruce 🙂
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4, 2, 12 are my three for the poll
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Thanks Robert, they seem to be the top three so far 🙂
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I love no.5 it’s really simple but you were lucky to capture such perfect footprints
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Thanks Kathy, They have been there for a couple of hundred years. Said to be the prints of Donnelly himself and have survived by people walking in them all the time. Im just waiting for a good snow, it should make for an interesting shot 🙂
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All of these 13 shots are awesome. I voted for 4, 12, 2. My fourth choice would have been number 13.
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Thank you so much Karen 🙂
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3, 4, and 12 are my favorites, best of luck!
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Thanks you, 12 & 4 seem to be popular choices 🙂
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Difficult choice, but I thought 9, 12, and 13.
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Thank you, much appreciated 🙂
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Have voted too, Ed. My choice would be 5, 12 and 13. You have created a wealth of beauty.
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Thank you Marion, I really appreciate everyone’s help with this. 12, 2 & 4 seem to be holding the lead 🙂
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#2 for me.
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Thank you Jon, a popular choice 🙂
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I voted for 12, 4 and 3, but they’re all amazing! Good luck… hope we are helping and not hindering with our choices, lol!
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Thanks Ali, 12 and 4 are popular choices, its all good 🙂
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number 5, 8, 9 for me! Cheers
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Thank you Riccardo, appreciate the help 🙂
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9 and 12 are my favourites 🙂 best of luck
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Thank you, really appreciate it 🙂
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After I voted I saw that two of my choices were in the top two although I originally had checked Ballinafagh first and then replaced it with the Black Castle. It was difficult choosing just three. I hope this helps Ed ! Great work !
The Castle Lady
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Thank you so much Evelyn, Black Castle and Ballynafagh seem to be holding on to the top spots followed closely by Cullahill Castle 🙂
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Ever since I was little I have had a fascination with castle architecture, there is something about them that gives off an aura of beauty and power. I suppose voting for 3, 4 and 12 with that information would seem fairly obvious, however I did find it a somewhat difficult choice as many of the photos are fantastic in their own right, especially the more I looked at #1. The more I studied it, the more I found myself wanting to put it in the mix. Unfortunately, my bias for castles kicked in and I stuck with 3,4 and 12, but all the shots were phenomenal. Great work!
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Thank you I had a similar feeling about 1 and 13 🙂
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Wow … I felt like voting for nearly all of them! 😀
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Ah Thank you 🙂
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