The cliffs of Sheep’s Head in West Cork are forever battered by the Atlantic.
2009Fri02Jan
Sheep’s Head Cliffs
Filed in Beach, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sky, Water
2008Tue09Dec
Windswept Daisies
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Flowers, Fountainstown, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 10-20, WaterDaisies cling to the sparse earth at the water’s edge in Fountainstown, Co Cork. This was taken just a few metres from my previous Fountainstown picture and was mocking me for over 2 years, sitting in my “Work in Progress” folder, defying my attempts to capture the feeling of that cold October day in 2006.
2008Wed01Oct
Tir na nOg ar Oilean Chleire
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Vehicles, WaterTir na nOg is the house on the right of this photo. It’s a house that Colaiste Ciaran, an Irish summer school on the island, rents during the summer and where I spent a number of weeks years and years ago. The long, low building attached to the left is a canteen. An Oige have [...]
2008Fri19Sep
Warning sign in the wilderness
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Signs, WaterAnother shot of the Electric Wires warning sign I posted yesterday. This one gives you a flavour of the landscape in the area, and the desolate, remote location of the sign.
2008Thu18Sep
Electric Wires
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Signs, WaterIf you’ve ever taken the Naomh Ciaran II to Cape Clear Island this sign will be familiar to you. WARNING ELECTRIC WIRES 60 FT (18 Mtrs) OVER HIGH WATER LEVEL PS. The cheezburger are the latest blog to use the Thieving Duck. Hope they link back to the original post. PPS. They did, saw a [...]
2008Fri30May
Rough Weather ahead at Allihies
Filed in Allihies, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Rocks, Sea, WaterAllihies in West Cork is a beautiful beach surrounded by beautiful scenery but on this day in February clouds hung over our heads, the sun broke through momentarily but the seas still lashed at the coast and I almost got drenched while shooting on the pier there. Love this shot though, well worth braving the [...]
2008Thu29May
Walking to Mizen Head
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Rocks, Sea, WaterThe lighthouse at Mizen Head in West Cork is a fairly big tourist attraction in the area, and no wonder. From the visitor center you descend by a sloping path to a narrow bridge between two high cliffs with the sea lashing underneath. The lighthouse itself is nestled at the end of the headland, clinging [...]
2008Sun25May
The faraway hills of Arizona
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Landscape, Photos, Rocks, Sky, United StatesWhen I’d look out on the desert landscape and watch the sun soak away as night fell I was always reminded of Terry Pratchett’s description of sunrise on Discworld where the sunlight slowly filled in all the dark parts of the landscape.
2008Sat26Apr
Junk in the desert
Filed in Arizona, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Landscape, Photos, Rocks, Sky, Trees, United StatesI’m not sure what this metal object used to be, but it was sitting in the desert on the ranch in Arizona. I loved the contrasting textures and light and shadows so I had to shoot it!
2008Wed06Feb
The sandy beach at Couminole
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Slea Head, WaterThe sandy beach at Couminole I photographed the beach at Couminole on the Dingle Peninsula back in 2006 when there was a beach there. There was no sand to be seen during repeated visits there in September 2007. I had actually quite forgotten I had taken this so it was nice to see the lovely [...]
