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The last of the light in the wheelhouse
The sun went down beyond the far side of Ballycotton Harbour and everything on the pier turned to an outline. The wheelhouse windows kept some of the light, so the boat is a black shape with orange panes punched through it. You lose the paint and the rust and the name on the bow at…
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Blarney Castle at sunset
I shot straight into the sun, so Blarney Castle came out as a flat black shape with nothing left but the outline. Two birds had claimed some of the highest points while all the humans had gone home for the day. It was a lovely evening. Perfect time for silhouettes.
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Donkeys in the Rain
The rain is back! After weeks of blistering sun we’re getting a dose of ordinary Irish weather again except the rain is warm. Four donkeys in a field gathered around, curious to see me on the road with an umbrella held precariously over my head, protecting my camera. I hope they have some shelter in…
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Unseen Movement
The bollard is the only thing in the frame that stayed put in this long exposure of a floating pier in Ballycotton Harbour. Everything else is moving, relative to it.
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Rods Out at Ballycotton
Seven anglers had the end of Ballycotton pier to themselves, rods out over the water, while the sun went down behind the far shore. I was there for the sunset and happy to photograph the fishermen looking for fish.
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Drifting past the pier
Two jellyfish drifted past the end of the pier at Ballycotton, less than a metre under the surface but in the warm light of a setting sun the water grew dark quickly with depth.
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Last Light at Ballycotton
The three of them had the pier to themselves, rods out over water that had gone completely flat. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and sunset is always an attraction there. It had already happened somewhere behind the headland, leaving a band of yellow along the horizon and nothing else lit. Not one of…
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Second Place on Henry Street
I think someone special was shopping in Arnotts, and those dogs were looking out for them. The poor man doesn’t get a look in!
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Sunset over the trees
The sun was already below the treeline when I took this, so all that was left was a band of orange above the horizon. The trees on either side close in far enough to frame the sunset on a lovely warm evening.
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A Song Thrush at Dusk
The thrush was sitting on a branch in a cherry tree in the grounds of Blarney Castle late in the evening, and it stayed put long enough for a few frames. The next photo is a blur as the bird looked the other way, and the following photo is of a bare branch. The thrush…
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The tree on the ridge
I took this from the Coachford Greenway, shooting through the ditch instead of over it, which is why you’ll see the frame of dark leaves and grass. The sky was flat grey and heavy. A few minutes later it started raining, but I had an umbrella, and I had a couple of nice photos. Worth…