There´s a storm coming in

Off coast, a small fishing boat knows it and prepares to confront it.

Clonakilty (Cloich na Coillte), Ireland
2019, February

Torc Waterfall

Yes, the most photographed waterfall around here. I arrived at this location mid-afternoon. The place was as crowded as it could be. I ended up not even trying to photograph anything and took the forest trail around the Northern face of Torc Mountain. On the return path, with the Sun already set, I ended up returning to the waterfall. 
Depleted of leaves, tree branches framed the impressive waterfall perfectly, involving it dark shadows. In contrast, the water reflected the dim light, just barely enough for the exposure. I enjoyed the rare solitude of this place at dusk.

Killarney (Cill Airne), Co. Kerry, Ireland
2019, January

Heavy textures

Ireland is all grasslands… Maybe not. I love the golden tones of Winter contrasting with the dark purple grays of wet sandstone on this southern face of Shehy Mountains.

Keakill (An Chaolchoill), Co. Cork, Ireland
2019, January

Winter arrives at Kerry

The sudden moment when Winter decides that time has come to impose itself all over your landscape. Purple Mountain (An Sliabh Corcra) doesn´t seem so glorious now that the weather descends upon it.

Eirk (Adharc), Co. Kerry, Ireland
2019, January

Stop along your way...

Following the road along the Lee Valley, it becomes hard to actually get anywhere. I just had to stop and look over Lough Allua one more time. Here, right here and now, even just shortly after sunrise, I was already grateful for this day.

Lough Allua (Locha Lua), Co. Cork, Ireland
2018, October

The Lee Valley at sunrise

The Lee Valley, with the sun rising above the hills in a cold but windless day. I actually ended up hiking up and finding Lee´s spring on this day. Unlike its beautiful valley, the spring is just a bog deep down a pit on a hill slope.

Lough Allua (Locha Lua), Co. Cork, Ireland
2018, October

Barley Lake

Exhausted, hungry, overwhelmed by a long mountain trekking, yet absolutely grateful for this day. I couldn´t ask for anything else more. But in the moment I returned to the beginning of my trail, I just looked back. What I witnessed was something else. I saw the sunset casting its golden light upon Barley Lake, modifying the same landscape to something else than what I witnessed earlier this day. The shadows, the water reflection, the colour tones, the wind, the smells, everything just transported me to a different world in this moment. Beyond gratefulness, I felt blessed by Nature!

Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh), Co. Cork, Ireland
2018, March

A mountain summit lake

A curious place to find a small lake, in the summit of Killane Mountain! Along with many other bogs, I supposed this was a remaining testament to the previous and now melted snow. From this summit, and with the favouring weather, the landscape stretches beyond Beara´s Peninsula and deep into Kerry Co. Here, I could see Ireland´s highest mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range (Na Cruacha Dubha), with its peaks still under a snow blanket. Certainly a vision for future trails.

Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh), Co. Cork, Ireland
2018, March

Rough terrain

In a more intimate perspective, I ended up surrounded by rough terrain, with rocky steep slopes, composed by dark sandstone, interwoven by patches of golden grassland. The trails along Co. Cork and Co. Kerry border remained the only walkable throughway.

Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh), Co. Cork, Ireland
2018, March

Layer upon layer - looking North of Caha Mountains

While hiking the trail along the border between Co. Cork and Co. Kerry, I witnessed the landscape North of Caha Mountains being formed, layer upon layer, of alternating sunny spells and shadow casts. Far away, Knockanaskill Hill (Cnoc na nEascal) in the Dunkerron Mountains, reflects sunshine with its snowy slopes. Yet, where I was standing, a magnificent Spring day dominated.

Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh), Cork Co., Ireland
2018, March