“On even keel – a calm untroubled state. Stilled.”
– SJ Mannion
A black and white landscape photo of an old boat at Knocksink in Wicklow in the East of Ireland. It is an incredible location. The old weathered boat stranded on the stream has been there for many years. I love finding these types of locations. I went there 4 times before I got the right light to get a set of images I was completely happy with.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Path of long lost Kings, of penance, of absolution.”
– SJ Mannion
I wanted for some time to capture a beautiful night landscape photo of Shroove Pier. It is a small concrete structure on the east of the Inishowen Peninsula near Greencastle along the beautiful County Donegal Coast. The area seems to have a thousand similar names. Shroove, Shrove and Stroove! I asked a local and she didn’t know the real name!
– Enda Cavanagh
“A sheltering scene.”
– SJ Mannion
The lovely Shroove lighthouse is located a few hundred meters from an other interesting structure called Shroove pier. It all makes for lovely setting. I photographed the lighthouse from the pier. I took a long exposure photo for the sea and a shorter exposure for the stars. There was a full moon and the sky was clear so I was able to capture several night time photos of the stars unhindered for several hours.
– Enda Cavanagh
“A sainted place, of rest and ruin.”
– SJ Mannion
Saint Finian’s Bay Beach is a quaint little beach that sits in Saint Finian’s Bay and located on the Ring of Skellig route in Kerry in the South West of Ireland. The famous Skelligs are pretty close to the beach. It is a quieter part of Kerry and has a very peaceful vibe.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Scudding sky clouds still water boat.”
– SJ Mannion
The River Slaney in an area called the Glen in County Wexford. Shortly before hand I accidentally stuck one of my legs into a stream flowing into the river. Unfortunately the stream was about 3 ft deep at that stage! I was carrying the camera and tripod at the time. Somehow I managed to keep one leg on terra ferma and held my camera up above my shoulder out of instinct as I fell in. I looked quite strange to say the least with one leg soaked up to my groin! I hope the photo was worth it in the end. I used a neutral density filter and a long exposure to capture the movement of the boat and water.
– Enda Cavanagh
“A tenacious defense – time etched fine.”
– SJ Mannion
A black and white photo, which formed part of my collection of Irish Landscape Photos of the River Slaney for the Slaney Bar in Dublin Airport. I found this spot along the River Slaney at Cullentra, on my approach to Wexford Town close to the Wexford Heritage Centre and I noticed some old decaying posts standing along the water edge. I loved how the post was clinging on for dear life.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Elongated tinted aspect.”
– SJ Mannion
A sunset photo of Dublin which is one of a series of my Poolbeg photos of the South Wall Pier in Dublin, all captured on two beautiful consecutive June days. Poolbeg Power Station is a dominant visible structure at the Pigeon House. The huge machinery of Dublin Docklands appear like Alien structures.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Cloven river riven rock”
– SJ Mannion
All ships sail to the Illy Ally Oh. A name once given after my cousin lost his toy boat while we played here. Located at the Ladies Brae, in the Ox mountains in County Sligo along the scenic drive to Coolaney. The starkness of the black and white landscape photography format enhances the 2 central rocks. A long exposure photo softens the water to silk.
– Enda Cavanagh
“The Pigeon House boys, Dublin’s red ringed suspects, looked for, beloved.”
– SJ Mannion
A photo from a series of fine art images from Dublin. It was taken at Poolbeg Power station at the Pigeon House in Ringsend just outside from Dublin City itself. The red brick structure of the old Power Station is long since abandoned.
– Enda Cavanagh
“A lyrical scene. Poet. Play. Sing. Liven your bardic tomb.”
– SJ Mannion
The merchants arch, Temple Bar in Dublin City centre. The busker was very forthcoming and didn’t have a problem with me, even though I photographed the scene with a view camera, a laptop and a tripod! Not exactly the ideal camera to photograph a reportage photo. The element of surprise is gone after 10 minutes of setting up the shot!
– Enda Cavanagh
