Couminole View

Written October 3, 2007 in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Water

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Couminole View
Couminole View

Looking out to sea from the steep walkway down to Couminole Strand on Slea Head, the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry.

The film Ryan’s Daughter was filmed in this area and the beach behind me was featured in the gun running scene! Check it out on Youtube. About 2 minutes into the second clip you can see some of the rocks pictured above. The scenes where the IRA and locals run across rocks with waves crashing on rocks in the background was definitely not filmed on the same beach however. Even at low tide the beach can be crossed in about 4 steps.



User tags: "dingle, beach couminole"

19 comments on ' Couminole View '

  1. When I saw the thumbnail on my Contacts page, I thought to myself that this is familar. And how right I was. I have stood there, transfixed by the power of the Atlantic rolling up against the coast of Co. Kerry. Great shot, and I’m sure we’ll see many more from the "200" which you shot. Well done !

    Here’s mine http://www.flickr.com/photos/12195288@N00/sets/48068/

      Written by Flickr: Trostan on October 03, 2007 at 1:24am

  2. Thanks for the comment on my picture, I have to say I really prefer the moody sky from your shot. It really is a great spot for taking pictures tough.

      Written by Flickr: ShotsAtRAndom on October 03, 2007 at 4:03am

  3. Wow, super, super shot Donn, congrats! :)

      Written by Flickr: DjMagra on October 03, 2007 at 7:24am

  4. This is excellent - the light is just perfect :-)
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    Seen in my contacts’ photos. (?)

      Written by Flickr: silyld on October 03, 2007 at 9:04am

  5. Thanks Silyld! We had a few days of beautiful weather and I must have taken at least 200 photos in the area!

      Written by Flickr: xeer on October 03, 2007 at 9:21am

  6. That’s a fantastic shot Donncha. I love that part of the world and you’ve done it justice here. Nice one :)
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    Seen in my contacts’ photos. (?)

      Written by Flickr: Pete Connolly on October 03, 2007 at 9:27am

  7. One of the most amazing photos I have ever seen!

      Written by Flickr: foolswisdom on October 03, 2007 at 9:55am

  8. Wonderful!!!

      Written by Flickr: Immagini di Vita Quotidiana on October 03, 2007 at 10:26am

  9. Wow, I’m quite overwhelmed with the response to this image! Thanks everyone for commenting! I had just pushed Adam in his buggy up the steep slope from the beach and Jacinta was holding him when I took this shot but I wasn’t sure it would come out too well because I was so tired.

    I’m glad I stopped to take it now!

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    Seen on your photo stream. (?)

      Written by Flickr: xeer on October 03, 2007 at 11:15am

  10. magical. very nice. just as nice as ShotsAtRandom’s version taken at the same spot.

      Written by Flickr: Ragorder.com on October 03, 2007 at 11:31am

  11. Wow! What a stunning shot Donncha, such beautiful depth to it.

      Written by Claire on October 03, 2007 at 11:48pm

  12. This photo look surreal. Truly a talented shot!

      Written by Andy on October 04, 2007 at 2:08am

  13. Beautiful

      Written by Mary on October 04, 2007 at 11:01am

  14. Oh that photo is so beautiful! You are one talented photographer!

      Written by Kirsten on October 05, 2007 at 4:20am

  15. Wow… This is beyond beautiful…

      Written by siduahuruf on October 07, 2007 at 5:30am

  16. Very well-composed and exposed. Any information about post-processing?

      Written by Flickr: Alexander Kahn on October 07, 2007 at 10:43am

  17. Thanks Alexander. Since you ask, I converted it to Jpeg using Bibblepro. The "Perfectly Clear" plugin in that converter did a really nice job of bringing out the detail of the image.

    Afterwards in the GIMP I duplicated layers, made the top darker to bring out the sky and used a layer mask to show the bottom sea+land layer. Unfortunately in the original there’s a lot of chromatic aberration on the join between land and sky but thankfully resizing hid that.
    For a final dramatic touch I used an Overlay layer with a black to transparent gradient to bring out the clouds even more.

    Hope that helps?

      Written by Flickr: xeer on October 08, 2007 at 2:55am

  18. Beautiful coloirs
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    Seen in Emerald Island (?)

      Written by Flickr: sedoglia on October 08, 2007 at 7:02am

  19. A superb shot… and thanks for sharing the tips

      Written by Flickr: Kieran McCarthy on November 14, 2007 at 9:44am

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