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First Light at Cappagh

Cappagh Beach at half-six in the morning is colder than I'd planned for. We'd driven down to Kerry the night before and I was up in the dark, heading out the door and shared the journey from Dingle with Freddie at the wheel. I forgot my wellies, but while I cursed my lack of preparation, I didn't miss them at all once I got there. Then I got down onto the sand and the sky decided to put on a show. A single pink contrail (or maybe a ribbon of high cloud, I genuinely couldn't tell) drew a […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/25/first-light-at-cappagh/

Donncha Ó Caoimh 1d ago

First Light at Cappagh

Cappagh Beach at half-six in the morning is colder than I’d planned for. We’d driven down to Kerry the night before and I was up in thedark, heading out the door and shared the journey from Dingle with Freddie at the wheel. I forgot my wellies, but while...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/25/first-light-at-cappagh/

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #BlueHour #CappaghBeach #DinglePeninsula #Ireland #Kerry #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #maharees #Photo #Photography #seascape

Donncha Apr 18

Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Fire and Light

We were standing across from Cobh in the park on Haulbowline Island to photograph the fireworks display over Cobh on St. Patrick's Day this year. With a camera on a tripod, timing a fireworks display is basically an exercise in optimistic guesswork. When I see the firework launch, I press the shutter button, hope a burst lands in frame, and try not to jostle the camera and tripod as the photo is taken. Sometimes if the burst is impressive I'll forget to take my finger off the shutter button […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/18/la-fheile-padraig-in-fire-and-light/

Donncha Ó Caoimh Apr 18

Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Fire and Light

We were standing across from Cobh in the park on Haulbowline Island to photograph the fireworks display over Cobh on St. Patrick’s Day this year. With a camera on a tripod, timing a fireworks display is basicall...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/18/la-fheile-padraig-in-fire-and-light/

#BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cobh #Cork #CorkHarbour #fireworks #HaulbowlineIsland #Ireland #LáFhéilePádraig #LongExposure #NightPhotography #Photo #Photography #pyrotechnics #StPatrick'sDay

Donncha Apr 17

Where the Dingle Coast Meets the Swell

Clogher Beach in early March is not what you'd call hospitable. This little cove on the Dingle Peninsula opens straight onto the Atlantic, and the swell hits the slate head-on; the spray goes up twice as high as the wave itself. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, all of us strung out along the beach in heavy coats, pretending we weren't freezing. I kept the shutter short enough to freeze the break but long enough to let the water show some texture and pulled the exposure down a touch […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/17/where-the-dingle-coast-meets-the-swell/

Donncha Ó Caoimh Apr 17

Where the Dingle Coast Meets the Swell

Clogher Beach in early March is not what you’d call hospitable. This little cove on the Dingle Peninsula opens straight onto the Atlantic, and the swell hits the slate head-on; the spray goes up twice as high as the wave itself. I was there with Bl...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/17/where-the-dingle-coast-meets-the-swell/

#Atlantic #BlarneyPhotographyClub #ClogherBeach #DinglePeninsula #Ireland #Kerry #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #seascape #storm #waves

Donncha Apr 11

Gold on the Mountain at Gougane Barra

The cloud had been sitting on the mountains all morning like a hat pulled down over its eyes, and then for about fifteen minutes the sun broke through low and side-on and set the entire rock face above Gougane Barra on fire. The golds and ambers were almost absurd. It was the kind of light you'd dial back in post because nobody would believe it was real. Mist was still threading through the peaks, which gave the valley that layered depth you only get when the weather can't make up its mind. […]

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/11/gold-on-the-mountain-at-gougane-barra/

Donncha Ó Caoimh Apr 11

Gold on the Mountain at Gougane Barra

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#BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cork #GouganeBarra #Ireland #IrishLandscape #lake #LandscapePhotography #mist #MorningLight #mountains #Photo #Photography #ShehyMountains

Donncha Apr 10

The Lone Boat at O’Sullivan’s Cascade

There was a single boat on our little corner of the Lakes of Killarney. I'd walked down from O'Sullivan's Cascade to join other photographers from Blarney Photography Club. They were busy photographing the same scene you see here and everything around them. We were enjoying the afternoon sunlight on a calm October day last year.

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/10/the-lone-boat-at-osullivans-cascade/

Donncha Ó Caoimh Apr 10

The Lone Boat at O’Sullivan’s Cascade

There was a single boat on our little corner of the Lakes of Killarney. I’d walked down from O’Sullivan’s Cascade to join other photographers from Blarney Photography Club. They were busy photographing the same scene you se...

https://inphotos.org/2026/04/10/the-lone-boat-at-osullivans-cascade/

#Autumn #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Boat #bracken #Ireland #Kerry #lake #LakesOfKillarney #LandscapePhotography #O'Sullivan'sCascade #Photo #Photography #UpperLake