Water laps the shore at Fountainstown Beach on a crisp September evening.
Magic Water
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20Bubbling Water
Filed in Beach, Black and White, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, PhotosWater flows down to the beach at Fountainstown, bubbling as it goes over rocks and seaweed. PS. I’ve reduced the cost of all prints by about $50 to $80 for the largest size framed prints. Most of the cost goes towards manufacturing and my markup is only 20% on all prints. Check ‘em out in [...]
Wet suits
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanWet suits lie out in the sun to dry near Fountainstown Beach, County Cork.
Wet, shiny stones
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, SeaThe outgoing tide on Fountainstown Beach leaves behind wet stones and seaweed as it retreats. This is a long exposure shot of one second with my camera resting on one of those rocks! By the time you read this I’ll be on a plane, in the air most likely, or waiting for a connection in [...]
Fountainstown Sunset
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanThe beach at Fountainstown in County Cork faces east but in the twilight there’s still a glow in that direction. This was shot with my 50mm lens, really close to the surface of the water there while gentle waves lapped the shoreline. Unfortunately as a result I had set the focus point so the water [...]
Springer at Fountainstown
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Dogs, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, WaterI always have a soft spot for Springer Spaniels. The beaches at Myrtleville and Fountainstown seem to be a favourite haunt of them if our experiences are anything to go by. Here’s a Springer that played with my son Adam at the beach in Fountainstown. They had a great time together! Almost recovered. Stomach is [...]
Bucket and Spade
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, PhotosMy son’s bucket and spade lie forgotten on Fountainstown Beach while he goes off throwing stones in the water.
A boat sits alone on the hard ground while it’s brethren bob up and down in the tide around Fountainstown in Co Cork. This presented me with a bit of a dilemma. I originally cropped the sky out because it was washed out but after careful work with the RAW image I restored detail to [...]
Fuchsia
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Flowers, Fountainstown, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200Fuchsia flowers are really difficult to photograph. You need a macro lens because the flower is so small and a regular lens has trouble focusing so close. The flowers hang down and catch the wind so easily it’s quite a challenge to get a steady shot. Here’s one I shot earlier in Fountainstown, Co Cork [...]
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.