“All undulate.”
– SJ Mannion
I took this photo of Thornhill Strand in County Mayo just after sunrise on a November morning. You can see Croagh Patrick in the background. Normally I process sunrise and sunset photos into colour images because of the beautiful hues at that time of the day, plus the sky usually has a low contrast, which is more suitable to colour processing. However this image was destined to be a black and white image. I love dune grasses. I love it the way they gracefully move in the wind and it was quite windy on this particular morning. I wanted to bring out the contrast between the grass and shadows, so black and white would be ideal to achieve that. I photographed the sun with a starburst just as it peeked over the mountain and started to illuminate the grass. It was a beautiful peaceful moment and afterward I went back to the B&B for a hearty breakfast.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Adamantine. Lucent. Land.”
– SJ Mannion
Irish Seascape Photo of Toormore Bay, West Cork in Ireland. The Mizen Peninsula is an area of rugged beauty. Traveling west along the N71 from Skibbereen to Ballydehob the sea vista is breathtaking. This scene at Toormore Bay, located roughly halfway between Crookehaven beach and Schull was captured at sunset. The colours in the sunset photo are spectacular as the sun sets below the horizon.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Signs of dissent?”
– SJ Mannion
Fine art architectural photography of the old motor tax office in Dublin City Centre. The photo was taken before sunrise. The colour temperature was still cool. It’s quite peaceful at that time of the morning. I find the old motor tax office an interesting structure, especially the vertical post features around the facade.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Footnote.”
– SJ Mannion
Industrial fine art photography in Dublin city Centre. The photo is beside the old motor Tax office in Dublin at sunrise. The warmth of the sky and the industrial lighting. The rounded counters of the road, the various apertures on the partially demolished walls and the brutalist architecture of the motor Tax building. All working in harmony.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Caged. Conglomerate.”
– SJ Mannion
A black and white urban landscape photo of Thomas Lane Car Park before Dawn. An interesting time to photograph Dublin City Centre. Pretty much free of people, except for the occasional and often worse for wear curious passers-by!
– Enda Cavanagh
“Grey, and no claim to beauty nor grace. But mourn the ‘pilgrim soul’.”
– SJ Mannion
Hawkins House on Hawkins Street in Dublin City Centre, taken in the early hours. Hawkins House is often regarded as Dublin’s ugliest Building. The Screen Cinema lies to the right.
– Enda Cavanagh
“The Ramparts, Hawkes Cliff, the Vico. Name this iron bound stone water sky bath. This certain respite and recreation of generations.”
– SJ Mannion
Vico Baths Photography along the Dublin Coast captured after sunset. The Vice Baths, located in Dalkey is a wonderful location with views from Bray Head to Killiney Hill. The man made structures and natural rock in the area around the pool seamlessly merge to form a perfect relationship in time.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Stair…the undine way.”
– SJ Mannion
A fine art landscape photo of the Vico Baths in Dalky at sunset. I loved the simple form of the old steel handrail disappearing into the water. I only had a short time to photograph the image because I wanted just Dalkey island in sunlight. The sun was dropping behind Killiney hill so everything else was in shadow. Available as Limited edition prints.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Rock sharp and finely hued as oyster shell. Sea but a creamy spume and splash. Yet water wears rock. Shapes it.”
– SJ Mannion
A beautiful photo of the Forty Foot, located along the Dublin coast in Sandycove on Dublin Bay. The photo is one of many prints for sale of Ireland. I love the contrast between the hard stone and the soft texture of the water gushing over the rock.It is one of my favourite locations to photograph and relax.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Watching Watchers Watch.”
– SJ Mannion
I took this image of the Fort Foot in Sandycove at sunrise on a beautiful but chilly April morning. It was my first image of the day and it is my favourite image to date. As I set up my tripod, an early morning swimmer and his dog walked in front of me and stood mesmerized by the early morning sun. At first I was annoyed but quickly realized that it was they who would complete the shot. The Forty Foot is located beside the Martello Tower, featured in James Joyce’s Ulysses
Edition is now sold out.
– Enda Cavanagh
