Dublin Temple Bar on Christmas Night. www.davidcostellophotography.com

Ha'penny Bridge on Christmas Night in Dublin Ireland. The Ha'penny bridge silent on Christmas Night 2015. www.davidcostellophotography.com

Alone on Grafton Street - Dublin, Ireland. On Christmas night a couple have Grafton Street all to themselves... I met the couple at the north end of Grafton Street, they were really nice people, two tourists enjoying the emptiness of the city, they we're taking pictures of each other on their mobile phone and I asked if they wanted me to take some pictures of them together, the answer was "Yes, please" we strolled up the street a bit talking about pictures and how amazing the street was...

Dublin Grafton Street on Christmas morning 2018. www.davidcostellophotography.com

Dublin Henry Street on Christmas Night. www.davidcostellophotography.com

O'Connell Street Dublin on Christmas Night. www.davidcostellophotography.com

Snowy Dublin 2018, Ireland. www.davidcostellophotography.com

Poolbeg lighthouse is a wonderful place to go for a wander, it can look and feel very different depending on the weather as it did at Spring tide on this March day.

O'Connell Street on Christmas Night, Dublin Ireland. All was silent on O'Connell Street on Christmas night, the area was completely abandoned, unlike the hustle and bustle of the days beforehand, the run up to Christmas is special and beautiful but I think I preferred it this was. Just the lights, reflections and calmness all around... www.davidcostellophotography.com

Dublin's Grafton Street Abandoned on Christmas Night. I have never seen Grafton Street this way before and doubt I will again, to have this street and most of the city center to myself was worth the effort, around every corner familiar places looked so different... www.davidcostellophotography.com

Johnson's Court on Christmas night in Dublin Ireland. I've always loved the Christmas lights along this lane and it didn't disappoint, again it too looked so different without a soul on it, I had never noticed properly before how much it curved as there is usually a lot of people on it. Using a wider aperture the foreground is sharp as the background turns into the lovely Rokkor bokeh, the bokeh seems to guide you along the lane into the light... www.davidcostellophotography.com

Grafton Street on Christmas Night 2015 Dublin Ireland. Grafton Street abandoned on Christmas Night 2015. Grafton Street never disappoints on Christmas Night, it really is one of the most magical places you could ever go. www.davidcostellophotography.com