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The sandy beach at Couminole

I photographed the beach at Couminole on the Dingle Peninsula back in 2006 when there was a beach there. There was no sand 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 beach!

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 rocks for several hours in wet, foggy and rough conditions until the tide went out again.

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Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	88mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Donkey eyes staring at me

Donkey eyes staring at me

The donkey knows everything. He stands in his field every day contemplating life.

This is the same donkey I posted before in Baile na nGall, Co. Kerry. We passed that way last September and I didn’t see him so if you see a wandering donkey, tell him I said hi!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/800s

The Fields of County Cork

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

Shih Tzu on a sunset beach

Shih Tzu on a sunset beach

Our Shih Tzu Oscar on Garrettstown Beach again. We forgot to bring a ball with us but Oscar went running after anything I threw.

He never did catch the object. I guess there’s nothing quite like a tennis ball eh?

I love the evening sun on him in this picture!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/200s

Brilliant Winter Leaves

Brilliant Winter Leaves

Just over a month ago, some of the trees around here still had leaves. I took the camera with me one evening when we went for a walk around the park.

The leaves were a lovely bright and vibrant colour, but obviously this has been a little touched up in the GIMP afterwards! 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/20s

Winter Leaves

Winter Leaves

It’s cold out there and the trees are almost bare. Some leaves still hang on however!

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/50s

Daffodils in the sky

Daffodils in the sky

Lovely bright daffodils to brighten up your gloomy November Monday morning!

This was taken way back on March 18th this year on the same day I shot these daffodils! The image has been sitting in my WIP folder for months but after my gimp lomo post I decided to post this in a larger format.

Post processing: Auto-levels, gimp lomo and save. Resized version has been sharpened and I could have done more with the dodge and burn tool to bring out the detail in the flowers but this will have to do.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	DMC-FZ5
Focal length	6mm
ISO	80
Shutter speed	1/400s

Shadows on Slea Head

Shadows on Slea Head

Shadows from the broken clouds above play over the landscape on Slea Head in Co. Kerry. Every moment was a different photo until the rain eventually caught up with us!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Yellow Walking Man

Yellow Walking Man

An arrow points the way for walkers near Wine Strand on the Dingle Peninsula. Across the water is Ballydavid or Baile na nGall.

Beautiful clear skies, lovely calm water. Ideal weather.

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	20mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Dingle

Dingle

The town of Dingle, or “An Daingean” as it’s officially known as now. The name change has upset many local people who mourn the loss of their identity and fear that the brand recognition of the name Dingle will be lost on (mostly American) tourists who flock here through out the summer.

The 2005 Placenames Order changed the name and it’s an utterly silly law. Yes the town is in an Gaeltacht, the Irish speaking part of the country. Yes, more people (hopefully?) speak Irish in those parts than in others, but a region does not survive on it’s own without interaction with non-Irish speaking people. I’m all in favour of An Gaeilge but this law is wrong.
Luckily, locals have stencilled the word “Dingle” back onto most signage but they missed a few signs here and there.

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	40mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/320s

The waves at Couminole

The waves at Couminole

Waves about to crash down on the nearby rocks at Couminole Beach on Slea Head, Co. Kerry.

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

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	125mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/320s

Shih Tzu and the Ball

Shih Tzu and the Ball

Shih Tzu dogs love to play ball! We only found this out after a dog trainer came to the house and “ruffled his fur” a bit and in the process Oscar became a lot more relaxed.

Now he adores playing ball and even one mention of, “where’s the ball?” and his tail wags and he looks up expectantly for the ball!

This was a bit of an experiment. I’m not so sure how this will look on the web, but full screen the textures of the grass and his fur contrast nicely – rough, hard, and sharp versus soft and cloudy. Not your usual pet photo but why be boring and ordinary eh?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	59mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s