Category: Seascape

  • When the sun does not shine…

    When the sun does not shine…

    It seems like the sun will not shine this week, but the melancholy mood needs to be recorded.  I listened to the forecast last night and thought I might just catch a glimpse on sunrise before storm Barney hit Ireland today. A thin opening in the cloud cover was closing fast beyond Lambay when I…

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  • Winter Seascapes

    I felt somewhat guilty over the summer seeing other photographers posting sunrise photos of the Irish Sea, obviously taken many hours before my head left the pillow each morning.  So now with winter setting in and a more respectable 7am sunrise, the prospect of getting to the beach these morning has been more manageable. Not…

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  • Golden Gate Sunset

    So after a busy week of work in California, I managed to make it back up to the city and Baker beach as planned for a sunset shoot of the Golden Gate bridge.  I was hoping for fog, but the weather did not play ball. Instead I had to content myself with the view before…

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  • Golden Gate Bridge

    Today I’m heading off to California again on a work trip.  This time I’m on my own and travelling light.  I’d don’t usually bring my camera when doing short work trips, leaving Sunday and back on Saturday, does not leave much time for photography.  There’s one icon I’d still like to do justice since I…

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  • An ideal location

    There may not be an ideal landscape or seascape location, the one you’re at is probably the most important.  For me, living 2km from the sea means I really should be out taking seascapes more often.  Tonight reminded me how generous the shoreline of the Donabate/Portrane peninsula can be for seascape photography.  North, East, South…

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  • Knowing when to quit, and when not to!

    This morning was the first sunrise shoot I’ve managed to drag myself out of bed in the dark for in quite a while.  A quick glimpse outside tells me there’s enough cracks in the clouds to justify the effort.  No plan, just head to the sea.  Don’t know if the tide is in or out. …

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  • Shooting rocks…

    On the seafront near where I live there is a cliff walk with interesting rock formations I’ve been trying to do justice for the last couple of years.  To be honest most of the time I amble across these rocks I’m leaving the beach or cliffs after earlier shots and have missed the best light. …

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