Archive for the 'Beach' Category


The sun sets on 2007

Monday, December 31st, 2007 by Donncha

The final day of the year 2007. It’s cloudy and misty and rain is in the air. Very mild for this time of year actually.

2007 was a mixed bag for many . It was a year of extremes - joy and sadness in equal measures, but life changing for myself and my wife as our son Adam was born into the world this year.

This was shot at a few weeks ago. Dedicated to the memory of Gerry who visited that with us before she passed away.

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Blue sky on a dull day

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 by Donncha

Today is dull, there’s a glimpse of blue out, it’s cold, there’s a chilly wind blowing.

Blue and fluffy in while on . Great memories.

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Waves at Couminole

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 by Donncha

The crash on to the at on , Co. .

Standing where I was when I took this image was scary. Huge lifting up to head height before crashing down mere feet in front of me.

Is that Skellig Michael in the background?

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Shadows on Slea Head

Monday, October 29th, 2007 by Donncha

from the broken above play over the on in Co. . Every moment was a different photo until the rain eventually caught up with us!

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Through the long grass

Sunday, October 21st, 2007 by Donncha

Hard wind worn grows by the at Wine Strand in Co. . I think this is perfect in .
The blue was amazing but the and shadow of the stands out against the uniform background.

I shot my first sports stuff in ages yesterday. A few of us from Mallow Camera Club made it to the Cobh Ramblers game against Dundalk and had free reign to walk around the perimeter of the football pitch.
I was almost hit a few times by the ball, including one time near the goal when I was zooming in on the action, with the camera in burst mode. I spotted the ball heading my way in the frame and stepped to the side a lit second before the ball landed where I was standing. Phew. Got the pic too :)
More about the day’s shooting during the week!

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Yellow Walking Man

Friday, October 19th, 2007 by Donncha

An arrow points the way for walkers near Wine Strand on the Peninsula. Across the is Ballydavid or .

Beautiful clear skies, lovely calm . Ideal weather.

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The waves at Couminole

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 by Donncha

about to crash down on the nearby at on , Co. .

Originally this was in colour but it lacked punch. Converting it to and slightly overexposing the blue channel created this dramatic scene.

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Windswept grass and fence

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 by Donncha

The tough by a in grows thick on this hill, bounded by a wire to keep curious like myself at bay!

This is an experiment for me. I thought the b/w treatment would work well as the image is full of texture, lines and shadow. What do you think? Another similar one to follow tomorrow.

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Shih Tzu playing ball on the beach

Friday, August 10th, 2007 by Donncha

Our pet Shih Tzu, with a tennis ball in his mouth on a few weeks before Adam was born last April.
He loves running after the ball, but the poor little doggy is a bit lame right now. We took him to the vet who couldn’t find anything wrong. This has happened before and he recovered so fingers crossed he gets better this time too.
The strange thing is, it only affects him when he’s walking on pavements or roads. On he’s almost fine, and at home you wouldn’t know it from his running around! Dog psychology?

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A child playing in the sand

Monday, July 30th, 2007 by Donncha

This little was in the on the as we walked past. Plenty of toys about, but I don’t think she had built a castle yet. It’s lovely to see children in the . It’s an age of innocence and (sometimes) simple joy that we forget as adults.

A few weeks before Adam was born we went down to in Co. . The was shining, it was warm and the had a good number of on it. Beautiful day!

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