Dingle The town of Dingle, or “An Daingean” as it’s officially known as now. The name change has upset many local people who mourn the loss of their identity and fear that the brand recognition of the name Dingle will be lost on (mostly American) tourists who flock here through out the summer. The 2005 [...]
2007Thu18Oct
Dingle
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Water
2007Wed17Oct
The waves at Couminole
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 18-200, WaterThe waves at Couminole Waves about to crash down on the nearby rocks at Couminole Beach on Slea Head, Co. Kerry. Originally this was in colour but it lacked punch. Converting it to black and white and slightly overexposing the blue channel created this dramatic scene.
2007Wed03Oct
Couminole View
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterCouminole 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 [...]
2007Mon23Jul
California Sunset
Filed in Beach, California, Canon 20D, Landscape, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, United StatesCalifornia Sunset On the way to the Automattic beach houses last night we drove along the famous road that featured in Basic Instinct. I opened the window on Toni’s car and took a few photos of the sunset. I hoped for it to happen, but I was very lucky that the sun was blocked out [...]
2007Fri15Jun
Beach in the evening
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Inch Strand, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterBeach in the evening Inch Strand in Co. Kerry as the sun shines over the water and the tide comes in.
2007Tue29May
Donkey in the field
Filed in Animals, Autumn, Baile na nGall, Canon 20D, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, SunDonkey in the field I almost made an ass of myself and forget to post a picture today! You’d be saying to yourselves, “He haw-lways posts a picture every day, where is today’s one?” Never fear, here it is and I’ve run out of donkey jokes so it’s back to normal. Feel free to contribute [...]
2007Mon28May
Lifebelt in the grass
Filed in Autumn, Beach, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Nature, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterLifebelt in the grass A lifebelt lay in the grass at a beach on the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry last September. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, beautiful clouds contrasted with the deep blue of the sky and a light breeze blew off the sea. We were just going back to the [...]
2007Tue01May
EI-128 on Inch Strand
Filed in Autumn, Beach, Candid, Canon 20D, Inch Strand, Ireland, Kerry, People, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Vehicles, WaterEI-128 on Inch Strand Last September a large group of glider enthusiasts spent a weekend at Inch Strand in Co. Kerry. They were from two clubs, one in Dublin and one from further north I think. I took down their details but that scrap of paper is long lost at this stage. Conditions weren’t the [...]
2007Mon16Apr
Kilbrittain 6 miles
Filed in Beach, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Flickr, Garretstown, Ireland, Landscape, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Sky, WaterKilbrittain 6 miles A sign points to Kilbrittain in Co. Cork near the beach at Garrettstown. Has it been 2 years already Ryan? My Flickr account expires in February 2008 so I have a bit more time on my hands. It’s been well worth it however!
2007Sat14Apr
Watching the fish underwater in Lanzarote
Filed in Black and White, Boat, Canary Islands, Candid, Lanzarote, Panasonic FZ5, People, Photos, WaterWatching the fish underwater in Lanzarote A young boy watches fish swim past on a boat off the coast of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The boat’s staff threw food overboard for the fish while the passengers went below decks to watch from the observation windows. As it was the start of the season in [...]
