Skellig Michael https://journals.worldnomads.com/racheltaylor/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:50:26 GMT World Nomads Adventures I am Rachel. I am a designer by trade. My passions are traveling and taking pictures. I love experiencing new places, people and things. Sharing these experiences with others via photos is a privilege. As an English major and book geek, I love a good story and feel that my stories are best told through a collection of images and words. My hope is that I will inspire someone to go out experience the world. I have a good eye for what makes a place special, but would like to improve my technical skills. I want to show others not only what I see, but also what I feel. I want to give them a better understanding of the spirit of a place. I switched to digital a few years ago and am happy I did. However, I sometimes feel like I am cheating a little. By taking a lot more shots I am greatly improving the odds of just getting lucky. As for altering images, I do a lot of retouching of other people’s work for my job, but don’t like to retouch my own photographs. I love the feeling of getting the image right by shooting, not manipulating. My goal as a photographer is to do things with more intention, using the tools that I have available. I believe this will allow me to open up the world to others and show them what they might be missing. I am ready to work and learn. Here are some photos of Skellig Michael. https://journals.worldnomads.com/racheltaylor/photos/30919/Ireland/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Travel Ireland racheltaylor https://journals.worldnomads.com/racheltaylor/photos/30919/Ireland/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/racheltaylor/photos/30919/Ireland/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:05:00 GMT 0