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A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry

Post author By Donncha
Post date November 23, 2009
5 Comments on A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry

This is my desktop background. I love it! After Inch Strand on the way to Dingle in County Kerry the road gets very narrow and winds through the hills before coming down to sea level again. The picture above should be a familiar scene to anyone who has travelled that road!

The day we drove down to Dingle was a stormy one but the sun suddenly broke through the clouds and I had to pull over and get half a dozen shots of the beautiful golden light, the countryside and the rainbow. Stunning, even if I do say so myself!

Since I had one request for print prices, I uploaded this to Red Bubble. Check out A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry over there. Lots of print options.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Canon 40D, countryside, County Kerry, cows, fields, grass, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Kerry, Kerry Photos, Landscape, Nature, Photo, Photography, Rain, Rainbow, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun

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Hedges and Fields

The view from a friend’s new bungalow near Kinsale in County Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	50mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/400s

Tags Black and White, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Kinsale, Nature, Photo, Photography

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On the Lookout

A lighthouse stands guard near Baltimore in Co Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/400s

Tags Baltimore, Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, lighthouse, People, Photo, Photography, Sigma 18-200

Black and White Canon 40D Cork Ireland Landscape Photography Photos Sigma 18-200

Irish Highway

Some of the highways in Ireland aren’t quite up to international standards.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	88mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Tags Baltimore, Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, People, Photo, Photography, road, Sigma 18-200

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Angela’s Shop in Fountainstown

Post author By Donncha
Post date September 28, 2008
8 Comments on Angela’s Shop in Fountainstown

Angela’s Shop and Coffee Dock in Fountainstown Co Cork. This shop has been at the beach in Fountainstown for the last 20 years (according to the owner) but I had never ventured inside until today. We were served lovely cups of tea which we enjoyed outside in the blazing sun.

I had hoped to shoot the women’s mini marathon earlier in the day but we had a busy morning with the baby and weren’t ready to leave the house until 1pm. Sorry Ciara, would love to have seen you and the girls in wedding dresses!

Aperture	ƒ/14
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	22mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/320s

Tags Beach, Black and White, building, cafe, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, cars, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, Fountainstown, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photo, Photography, road, shop, Vehicles

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Allihies Countryside

The road to the beach at Allihies in West Cork branches in two a few miles from there. This was taken on the scenic route where the road comes out between two hills and you see this beautiful expanse of hills and grassland spread out before you. It’s quite a sight.

My poor photo does little to capture the real splendour of the area!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/200s

Tags Allihies, Beach, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, clouds, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, hills, Ireland, Irish photos, Landscape, Sea

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Rushing through countryside

Post author By Donncha
Post date June 21, 2008
4 Comments on Rushing through countryside

I shot this through the window of our car while driving back to the ranch after Automattic’s trip to Biosphere 2 in Arizona a few months ago. I love how the foreground blurs but the background and the sky remain motionless and static. Love the movement.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	22mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

Tags Arizona, Arizona Photos, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, clouds, countryside, desert, dry, irishblogs, mountains, movement, Photo, Photography, Sky, Sun, United States

Allihies Canon 10-22 Canon 20D Cork Ireland Landscape Nature Photos

Discarded fishing tackle

Fishing tackle, nets, and even a gas cylinder rest against a wall near Allihies Beach in West Cork.

I saw all this stuff just sitting there, looking all out of place in a field.

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Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/60s

Tags Allihies, Beach, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, cloud, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, field, fishing, Fog, grass, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, mist, nets

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The rolling hills of Bantry

Post author By Donncha
Post date March 3, 2008
5 Comments on The rolling hills of Bantry

The rolling hills of Bantry

This is one of my favourite shots from the weekend in Bantry.

Basically I drove up the back roads out of Bantry town, then came to another town and picked the smallest road out of that place before going up a tiny little boithirin with barely room for my car. Wonderful.

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Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/200s

Tags Bantry, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, grass, green, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Nature, Trees

Animals Canon 20D Ireland Kerry Nature Photos Sigma 10-20 Slea Head

Lonesome Donkey

A donkey, alone in his field. There’s a horse in the background but he’s being fed. The donkey doesn’t get anything. Poor thing.

Spotted on the road around Slea Head at the end of the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry.

That’s the last of the donkey pictures. For now.

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	20mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Tags Animals, Canon 20D, countryside, donkey, grass, irishblogs, Kerry, Kerry Photos, Photo, Sigma 10-20, Slea Head

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The Fields of County Cork

On the way into Cork Airport I snapped this shot of the beautiful green fields of Co. Cork.

After the desert landscape of Arizona it was a relief to see familiar countryside again.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Tags airplane, Canon 20D, clouds, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, fields, grass, green, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Nature, Photo, Sigma 18-200, Sky

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Glistening Blackberries

Blackberries glisten in the bright sun of an August afternoon in Co. Cork.

I love blackberry jam, blackberry tarts, blackberry crumble. I don’t like picking the fruit, but I have many childhood memories of wandering country lanes with my family looking for the best fruit for my mother to make delicious jam.
Nowadays, you can buy a carton of blackberries in M&S cheaply. Oh how times have moved on.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags blackberries, blackberry, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Cork Photos, countryside, Food, fruit, growth, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Nature, Photo, Sigma 18-200, sunlight