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2018-01-21

An amazing colour palette

On the northern edge of County Cork, just before arriving to Glengarriff village, one can witness a magnificent view of the Eastern side of the Beara Peninsula. Prominent over the landscape, the Sugar Loaf Mountain stands at mere 574m altitude. Yet, I do find the name quite provocative. It seems I´ll have to return here in snowy days to see if this mountain stands for its name. In a day of gale winds close to the coastline, trekking and, particularly, photography were neither easy nor pleasurable. Yet, it was still very rewarding. The grasslands, burnt by last month´s snow, have now taken golden tones. In this moment, the Sun managed to shine through the clouds and revealed the most amazing turquoise waters in Bantry Bay. Together, they paired into an amazing colour palette.

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

2018-01-16

Hungry Hill

At its northern coast, Bantry bay is enclosed by the Beara Peninsula. With a perspective from the opposite margin, a prominent shape steeply emerges from sea level and dominates the Peninsula, Hungry Hill (Cnoc Daod).

Bantry (Beanntraí), Cork Co., Ireland
2017, December

2017-12-30

Sunset on a snowy hill

Bursting through winter skies, the remaining sunset light reflects on a freshly snowed hill top around Bantry Bay.

Bantry (Beanntraí), Cork Co., Ireland
2017, December

Ireland countryside dressed for Winter

One of the great things about using backroads is that you never know what kind of landscape you may encounter. This week, a snow fall has taken up the hilly regions of West Cork County, sprinkling the green pastures in white tones.