Entries tagged under ' waves '

I photographed the at on the Peninsula back in 2006 when there was a there. There was no 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 sandy !

Trivia - a well known member of Mallow Camera Club who shall remain nameless was caught by the tide and had to remain sitting on the for several hours in wet, foggy and rough conditions until the tide went out again.

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The final day of the year 2007. It’s cloudy and misty and rain is in the air. Very mild for this time of year actually.

2007 was a mixed bag for many . It was a year of extremes - joy and sadness in equal measures, but life changing for myself and my wife as our Adam was born into the world this year.

This was shot at a few weeks ago. Dedicated to the memory of Gerry who visited that with us before she passed away.

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The crash on to the at on , Co. .

Standing where I was when I took this image was scary. Huge lifting up to head height before crashing down mere feet in front of me.

Is that Skellig Michael in the background?

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about to crash down on the nearby at on , Co. .

Originally this was in colour but it lacked punch. Converting it to and slightly overexposing the blue channel created this dramatic scene.

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Looking out to from the steep walkway down to Strand on , the Peninsula, Co. .

The film Ryan’s Daughter was filmed in this area and the 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 pictured above. The scenes where the IRA and locals run across with crashing on in the background was definitely not filmed on the same however. Even at low tide the can be crossed in about 4 steps.


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crash onto the at last April.

Ryan has put his photos of the Irish Blog Awards online. Great shots!

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A surfer rides the at in early January this year. I’m not sure how many were out there but we talked to one wet and cold looking one when he came out of the and he told us they had been there for a few hours.

The heavens opened and rain fell shortly after. Only the surfers were left out in the open.

Donal has a good post about exposure. Donal, you should read Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera by Bryan Peterson. I’ll lend you my copy if you want. It’s a great read.

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A tyre causes to crash up and splash over it on the at in Co. almost a year ago.

This picture languished in my archives until last weekend when I frantically looked about for “” releated material for theme night at the camera club!

If you’re around at the weekend, Mallow Camera Club is hosting the SACC Annual Competition and Exhibition tomorrow. A number of other clubs will be enter the competition and should be a good day out. Unfortunately I can’t be there due to prior commitments. Also, on Monday night Des Clinton will give a talk at the club on “Best of Irish” which should be a good night. A number of his images can be seen in this gallery.

PS. a tyre is a tire.

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and wading in the shallow at , Co. last September.

I previously posted a picture of the child but this image demanded attention when I was looking for “. I love the silhouettes, the colour, the and the .

Happy Valentines Day!

Vote in the Irish Blog Awards!

Damien says there’s only three days left to vote in the Irish Blog Awards. 1100 have voted and apparently we’re in for some shocks if voting patterns remain the way they are. So, thank you all who voted for me already, and if you haven’t voted, please take two minutes to vote for In Photos in the best Photoblog section.

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Riding through the at , Co. . The loved the experience galloping up and down the with gusto!

Last night was themes night at the camera club and I had to come up with several images about the “”. Luckily I had a good few ready but I searched through my archives and found a few more. Expect more related images over the next few days.

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