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Lonely Trees, Sally Gap

March 18th, 2009

One of my favourite spots in the Wicklow Mountains National Park is the Sally Gap, in particular an open plain with two very unusual trees. Many years of wild winds has given them a beautiful shape.

Lonely Tree. (View larger).
Lonely Tree, Sally Gap

Sally Gap Sisters.
Sally Gap Sisters

Get your motor running. (View larger).
Get your motor running

Nearby a stream meanders by another ancient tree.
Ancient tree

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Snow in the Sally Gap

February 27th, 2009

A few weeks back my partner and I braved the elements to venture up the Wicklow mountains in search of some winter landscape shots. We wrapped in multiple layers of clothing, packed the car with some essentials, and drove up into the mountains. When we reached a point where the road was blocked with snow, we got out and hiked the rest of the way. Our exertion was well rewarded when we witnessed the sun rising over the icy landscape.

camera gear – check,
coats, fleeces – check,
wellies – check,
spare socks – check,
flask of hot coffee and biccies – check,
space blanket (well you never know!) – check.

Here are a couple of shots from the mini expedition.

Sally Gap Panorama. (Click image for larger version.)

Snow in the Sally Gap.

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Water study, Co. Leitrim

February 26th, 2009

Glencar waterfall, located close to scenic Leitrim’s Sligo border, is so pretty that Sligonians often try to claim it as their own.

Soft Waterfall.
waterfall

Aqua Abstract. Lough Gill, Co. Leitrim
abstract-water

Closeby is Lough Gill, another picturesque natural water feature.

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Riding off into the sunset

January 5th, 2009

Location hunting

Myself and the boyf went to check out some new potential landscape photography locations in Waterford last Friday.  Unfortunately the sunrise was happening behind 90% cloud cover. However, the location is stunning so we’ll definitely be heading back at some point when the weather and the tides are suitable – so watch this space!

Blackwater beach, Co. Wexford

On the return journey I decided to stop off at a few other locations including Blackwater beach, in Co. Wexford. The afternoon sun was really bright with a wonderful quality of light creating pastel shades in the sky, as is evident in the outtake below.

Outtake. img_4123out-take

Suddenly out of nowhere two people on horseback appeared for a gallop on the beach.  So I legged it after them to get a few shots before they disappeared into the distance.

Horses on Blackwater beach I. (6×7 crop)

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Horses on Blackwater beach II ( Square crop)

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New year, new blog, new beginning

January 1st, 2009

Hello and welcome to the first post to “In pursuit of beauty”.  In the spirit of new year’s resolutions I’ve decided to journal my photography in this blog.  (From time to time I will also post on other topics also.)

A few days ago I was down on Ardanary beach in Brittas Bay for sunrise.  There were the most incredible deep reds and purples in the sky before the sun came up.  This colour softened as the sun light increased.   (Note to self: must be there 20 mins earlier next time!)  The weather was frosty with a small amount of cloud adding interest in the sky. Here’re a couple of the keepers:

Ardanary Beach

Ardanary beach.

This was taken on the way back to the car when all the carefully considered shots were in the can. The light had gotten lovely and warm giving nice highlights on the foamy surf. I like the implied diagonals of the cloud and the water.

Time and tide. I played with the saturation of this shot a little to enhance the greens, blues and yellows. The concept for this was a “mini landscape”. I enjoy the contrasts: darks and lights, the hard rock versus the water, and the solidity of the rock versus rhythm of the water.

Looking forward to an exciting year,

Paula

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