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Driftwood at Owenahincha

Last night Blarney Photography Club travelled to Owenahincha Beach to do some seascapes. We hoped to do some Milky Way photography later in the evening too but cloud cover got thicker and after some socialising in the nearby Celtic Ross Hotel we went home.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	2s

The Wild Beauty of Coumeenoole Beach

Coumeenoole Beach at the end of the Dingle Peninsula is a favourite spot on a drive around that headland. It’s dangerous to swim there, but it’s such a picturesque area we always end up there every time we visit the area.

Coumeenoole Beach gained international fame after being featured in the 1970 film “Ryan’s Daughter,” directed by David Lean, which showcased its dramatic cliffs and sweeping scenery to audiences around the world

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

Lifebuoy on Duty

It’s reassuring to see lifebuoys at the beach, especially when the sea is rough. Unfortunately, not every person in distress in the water can be saved, as has happened at this beach in Youghal in the past.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	106mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Steel Wool Spinning at Night

Spinning flaming steel wool around creates fiery trails in the air. Thanks Henry, for this photo I took in 2015!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	40mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	13s

Inchydoney Serenity

A person paddleboarding in the ocean, with waves breaking in the background

Last Sunday, the first Sunday in February, was a glorious one. The sun shone out of an almost cloudless sky. It was cold, but the sun brought the crowds, and there were cars parked all along the coast road, from the hotel to the nearby car park at the other end of the beach.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	62mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Beach Art Celebrates St. Brigid’s Day

The weather forecast for today was great, so we visited Inchydoney Beach this afternoon. While it looks like the beach isn’t busy, cars were parked all the way from the hotel down to the public car park at the other end of the beach. It would be easy to think it was the middle of the summer, as there were so many vehicles!

Yesterday was St. Brigid’s Day in Ireland, so it was nice to see St. Brigid’s Cross drawn on the sand, but I’d forgotten about IMBOLC. You can read more about it on Wikipedia.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	38mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1000s

Twilight Sentinels on the Beach

Some of the thatched beach umbrellas on Playa de Ajabo in Tenerife, just after the sun has set.

There’s a restaurant behind where I was taking the photo, with bright neon lights shining on the beach, that was annoying to remove.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	37mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1.3s

Waves of Time

A lone rock on Long Strand, Co Cork, as waves crash around it. The water is reduced to a misty blur in this long exposure shot. If you look carefully, you’ll see the Galley Head Lighthouse in the background.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	82mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	5s

Keem Beach in the Sun

The lovely Keem Beach on Achill Island, photographed in 2019. It’s a beautiful part of Ireland that I would love to visit again some day.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	28mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

The Aquatic Paparazzi

A photographer with his phone captured the waves on Cuminole Strand a few years ago. It was a beautiful August afternoon, a far cry from the wintery weather outside right now!