In Photos dot Org » Landscape http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Deckchairs on the beach http://inphotos.org/2011/05/11/deckchairs-beach/ http://inphotos.org/2011/05/11/deckchairs-beach/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:13:02 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5545

Deckchairs on the beach at Seaside in Florida. Taken early in the morning before the day time humidity and temperature hit!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2011/05/11/deckchairs-beach/feed/ 1 Boats in Drake’s Pool http://inphotos.org/2011/01/12/boats-drakes-pool/ http://inphotos.org/2011/01/12/boats-drakes-pool/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:05:25 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5475

There are always boats moored in the section of the Owenabue River called “Drake’s Pool”. This was a shot I took last weekend while out walking with my family there. Quite frosty but many people out walking the light from the setting sun was amazing.

Yes, this location is associated with Sir Francis Drake:

The name reveals the linkage to Sir Frances Drake who in 1743 took refuge in these waters from the Napoleonic forces as they patrolled around Cork Harbour. His hiding place worked and he lived to fight another day. (source)

PS. The name Owenabue River fascinates me. I wonder if Owenabue is the English phonetic spelling of “Abhainn Bui”? That would be “Yellow River” in Irish. Where did that name come from?

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2011/01/12/boats-drakes-pool/feed/ 3 Saint Finbarre’s Sunset http://inphotos.org/2010/11/29/saint-finbarres-sunset/ http://inphotos.org/2010/11/29/saint-finbarres-sunset/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:04:05 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5460

St Finbarre’s Cathedral silhouetted against the sunset in Cork yesterday. It was freezing cold but the skies were mostly clear and snow hasn’t fallen in the City or here in Blarney either yet.

The country is going through a recession but you wouldn’t know it. After driving around Parnell Place twice I parked in Merchant’s Quay but had to park on the roof because the place was full. Many of the shops were very busy, and the streets were crowded with shoppers.

So cold though.

PS. the version of gthumb in Ubuntu 10.10 sucks. Missing now is the “Duplicate” menu item, and I can’t drag photos from one folder to another. Grrr. It is faster however.

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The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.

My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery! :)

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2010/02/01/arches/feed/ 2 The chains that bind http://inphotos.org/2009/12/29/chains-bind/ http://inphotos.org/2009/12/29/chains-bind/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:30:14 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5307

A disused chain lies forgotten on the ground near the lighthouse on Mizen Head, County Cork.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/12/29/chains-bind/feed/ 1 Bantry Field http://inphotos.org/2009/12/19/bantry-field/ http://inphotos.org/2009/12/19/bantry-field/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:44:39 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5274 Bantry Field

A field in Bantry, County Cork. Way up in the hills surrounding the town.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/12/19/bantry-field/feed/ 0 Silver Lining over Couminole http://inphotos.org/2009/11/25/silver-lining-couminole/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/25/silver-lining-couminole/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:19 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5195 Silver Lining over Couminole

No matter how bad the day, how crummy and wet the weather is, there’s always a silver lining. This day on the Slea Head the silver lining was the fact that our toddler slept the whole drive around, and of course this photo.

This is the beach at Couminole on Slea Head in County Kerry. It had been pouring rain earlier in the day, it was very windy and cold but the waves pounded the sand and I lapped up the view. Love the countryside in County Kerry!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/25/silver-lining-couminole/feed/ 2 A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry http://inphotos.org/2009/11/23/pot-gold-fields-kerry/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/23/pot-gold-fields-kerry/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:55:55 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5189 A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry

This is my desktop background. I love it! After Inch Strand on the way to Dingle in County Kerry the road gets very narrow and winds through the hills before coming down to sea level again. The picture above should be a familiar scene to anyone who has travelled that road!

The day we drove down to Dingle was a stormy one but the sun suddenly broke through the clouds and I had to pull over and get half a dozen shots of the beautiful golden light, the countryside and the rainbow. Stunning, even if I do say so myself!

Since I had one request for print prices, I uploaded this to Red Bubble. Check out A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry over there. Lots of print options.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/23/pot-gold-fields-kerry/feed/ 5 Abandoned Dingle Trawler http://inphotos.org/2009/11/19/abandoned-dingle-trawler/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/19/abandoned-dingle-trawler/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:49 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5176 Abandoned Dingle Trawler

Right on the pier in Dingle are two trawlers that are slowly falling to pieces. The one pictured above is severely burned, windows burned out and broken. Moss grows on the deck amid the rubbish.

I can’t believe it’s still there. It was there last year when we visited, and may even have been there the time before that!

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Irish countryside through the clouds.

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