When the Atlantic Catches Fire

April 2, 2026

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The cold at Cappagh Beach the morning I made this photo was the sort that makes you question every life choice that led you to a dark car park before dawn. The sunrise wasn’t that great but shortly before we left, the sun cracked through a gap in the cloud and turned the entire Atlantic into molten gold, and suddenly the cold didn’t matter much.

I love how the backlight picks out a single breaking wave on the rocks mid-frame, giving the whole scene a focal point that isn’t the sun itself. Kerry mornings like this are why alarm clocks exist.

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	118mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

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5 responses to “When the Atlantic Catches Fire”

April 2, 2026

Donncha Ó Caoimh

@donncha@inphotos.org damn. I thought I had removed hashtags.

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April 2, 2026

morphan

@donncha wonderful.

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April 3, 2026

ArtGeek (Ken Tryon)

@donncha We’d been socked in all day and were about to give up when the sun came out and gave us this view. Somewhere on the Ring of Kerry. #Ireland #photography

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April 3, 2026

Donncha Ó Caoimh

@ArtGeek gorgeous rainbow! Wow!

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1. April 3, 2026
  
  ArtGeek (Ken Tryon)
  
  I’d been trying to get a decent shot all week, and we had literally turned around and headed back to the bus when one of our group called me back. It was a double rainbow so bright you could reach out and touch it. I only did a little toning to bring up the shadows—it really was that bright and saturated.
  
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