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Sunrise in Playa Blanca

Playa Blanca lies on the southern coast of the island of Lanzarote. It’s a beautiful town, built entirely with tourism in mind.

Sunrise wasn’t what I had hoped it would be. The sun is blocked by the new Rubicon Marina (it’s so new that Google Maps thought we were swimming in the sea when we were walking around the shops and stalls there!) until it rises a few degrees above the horizon but it did light up the clouds floating high above my head long before it rose in the distance.

In the other direction from where I stood is an extinct volcano. Unluckily for me I didn’t look at the “photos of nearby attractions” in Google Now until the last evening when I saw an amazing sunset over that volcano. Unfortunately the sun had already gone down which means I’ll have to go back there again. What I go through for my photography. The pain and suffering…

Early morning Santa Cruz Wharf

This was the view from my hotel room at The Dream Inn, Santa Cruz last week. Seems like a million miles away now, but in fact it’s only about, oh, maybe six thousand miles.

Anyway, I was there with almost all of Automattic for our annual meetup. It’s a fabulous location, the early morning light is amazing and the people I was with were great.

Lots more photos to follow, but in the meantime, check out photos by Kevin, John, Krista, Marcus and Beau and when I find more I’ll link to them from here!

Sailing past the Baltimore Beacon

On our way back to Baltimore after a nice visit to Cape Clear Island the ferry passed by the Baltimnore Beacon.

I heard that the Beacon had been built by the father of a man who perished on the cliffs where it’s built but it’s origin is rather more mundane. The British Government ordered it built in the mid 1900’s. However I did know it was known as “Lott’s Wife” or the “Pillar of Salt” locally.

More on Wikipedia here and here. Casey’s also have an informative page.

Waves Crash

Waves crash into the sea wall at Garrettstown Beach, Co Cork a few weeks ago. Beautiful day for a trip down there and the wind blew the sea into violent waves pounding the man made obstructions on shore.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/400s

The chains that bind

A disused chain lies forgotten on the ground near the lighthouse on Mizen Head, County Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Magic Water

Water laps the shore at Fountainstown Beach on a crisp September evening.

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	50mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/3200s

Light and cloud on the Atlantic

Clouds over the Atlantic off Slea Head play with the light beams hitting the water.

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Fencing out the Atlantic

A fence on the road on Slea Head in County Kerry. The waters of the Atlantic lie just beyond.

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/200s

Wet, shiny stones

The outgoing tide on Fountainstown Beach leaves behind wet stones and seaweed as it retreats.

This is a long exposure shot of one second with my camera resting on one of those rocks!

By the time you read this I’ll be on a plane, in the air most likely, or waiting for a connection in Heathrow more likely. More details to follow.

Aperture	ƒ/22
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1s

Fountainstown Sunset

The beach at Fountainstown in County Cork faces east but in the twilight there’s still a glow in that direction. This was shot with my 50mm lens, really close to the surface of the water there while gentle waves lapped the shoreline.

Unfortunately as a result I had set the focus point so the water would be in focus and today forgot to change it, thus ruining a nice photograph at a family occasion. Then the focus somehow got kicked into manual on my 18-200 lens and ruined another few photos. Oh well.

Love this shot though!

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	50mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/640s

Kite Surfer

A lone kite surfer flies through the water at Garrettstown Beach in County Cork a few weeks ago.

Last weekend with the good weather the beach was packed, but we were there when it was cold, rain drizzled, and a cold wind whipped up the fine sand everywhere. Place was deserted.

I like this photo. Made the trip worthwhile! 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/2000s

Water rushes in

Waves crash and water rushes in on the rocks at Couminole Beach in County Kerry.

Shot almost 2 years ago on Slea Head!

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	106mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/400s