“Drowned in the reedy shallows, a fluid conclusion.”
– SJ Mannion
A fine art Landscape Photo of Ireland taken at Lough Easkey in the Ox Mountains in County Sligo. An old derelict car leaves a ghostly shape under the waters of Lough Easkey, County Sligo, a solitary place whose wide open skies and peat bog has a rare beauty.
Lough Easkey, County Sligo 2 received a silver Award in the 2009 FEP European Photographer of the Year Awards. The image was exhibited in the first 2009 IEPA Photography Exhibition in Sado island Japan.
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– Enda Cavanagh
“Gathering, a storm.”
– SJ Mannion
Irish Seascape Photo of Loughros Point. To the west of Ardara in County Donegal extends a long narrow peninsula ending in Loughros Point, with its superb views. The rock formations remind me of a lunar landscape. A torrential down pour soon followed. Photographed on black and white film with a Mamiya 7 Medium Format camera in 1998.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Burgeoning tenacity.”
– SJ Mannion
A 360 degree panoramic photograph at Galway’s Bridge in Derrycunihey Wood. The wood is part of Killarney National Park in County Kerry. There are many wonderful sculptural forms in the wood compliment by the contours of the landscape.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Lux, Lucus, Lucum de lumine.”
– SJ Mannion
I visited Lough Key forest park in County Roscommon a couple of times recently. It was for the 1st time in well over 30 years. The last time I can remember been there was on the day of my holy Communion! It’s located roughly halfway between Boyle and Carrick on Shannon. I came across this amazing location where the place just came alive at a certain time of day. I found it the day before. Everything just made sense. The light was almost biblical. The mosses came alive from the back lit sunlight and I managed to get this incredible star burst. I took this first photo on my first visit. It was my last photo that day because my memory card was full and I had stupidly left my other cards in the car.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Flightless, fossilized, wings of Icarus or some other beast brought to earth.”
– SJ Mannion
This photo is also taken from the beautiful Kinnagoe beach during a trip to Donegal. It is located in a lovely secluded bay near Greencastle on the eastern side of the Inishowen peninsula in Donegal, Ireland. The rocks really looked like something from another world. I love the way the 3 main rocks in the foreground suck your eye into the storm and rays of sunshine to complete the scene. The light was wonderful on the day. The rock on the left was typical of many of the rocks in the area which had a mixture of pitch black and a silver metallic appearance. They appeared as if they were painted!
– Enda Cavanagh
“Of stone wrought from the land, brought over water. Hewn from this very place, a thing of grace.”
– SJ Mannion
Kylemore Abbey, located near Letterfrack on the road to Lennaune in Connemara, Galway. The Abbey is the Monastic home of the Benedictine Order of Nuns in Ireland. Set in the heart of Connemara and surrounded by woodland, it sits majestically on the banks of Kylemore Lough. The light was quite dark, when suddenly that wonderful Irish light burst through the clouds.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Stone tablets. Broken covenants.”
– SJ Mannion
The last time I visited Kinnagoe Bay on the it was a week before I got married. I was struck by the beauty and tranquility of this beautiful secluded beech, located on the east coast of the Inishowen Pensinsula in Donegal. You have amazing rock formations scattered throughout the beech. Each one with it’s own character. It is quite a long exposure seascape photo. About 2 minutes.
– Enda Cavanagh
“In labour and honour we bend rather than break.”
– SJ Mannion
A panoramic photo from the Yew Forest in Killarney National Park in County Kerry. Located along the beautiful walk from Muckross House. You can see near Muckross Lake in the background. I came across the scene just after sunset and loved the shapes and forms of the trees in shadow. Everything in the scene was pulled by the invisible force of the wind.
– Enda Cavanagh
“Where sea meets land; sanctuary, eternal sadness.”
– SJ Mannion
A black and white seascape photo of Keem Strand on Achill island. Sheltered by spectacular sea cliffs this beach is one of the most beautiful sandy beaches on the west coast of Ireland. The unusual patterns in the sand formed from the movement of the sea water mirrors the triangular rock.
– Enda Cavanagh
“A sanctified stone congregation.”
– SJ Mannion
A serene sunrise landscape photo taken from the beautiful Kinnagoe Bay Inishowen during a trip to Donegal. It is located in a lovely secluded bay near Greencastle on the eastern side of the Inishowen peninsula in Ireland. This was one of my first photos taken that morning. I didn’t manage to get there before sunrise as I got a bit lost! I love this scene. The light was incredible. I managed to get the shot with the sun slightly hidden behind the clouds. This reduced the possibility of flair, which can be a problem with view cameras. The photo is composed of 2 sets of 7 photos, which are than stitched to form the panoramic photo. I find the photo very uplifting and almost biblical.
– Enda Cavanagh
