Barley Pit Guinness Storehouse

One of the old large vats for storing Guinness is found in the Barley Pit in the Guinness Storehouse.

The Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s most visited tourist destination.

Guinness Storehouse, Barley Pit

The Guinness Storehouse, Barley Pit is located in the ingredients area of the building. The installations include the impressive waterfall feature. The Guinness Storehouse is Europe’s leading tourist attraction.

Advertising Floor LED Wall, Guinness Storehouse

Part of a recent commission by Diageo to photograph the Guinness Storehouse was to photograph the new Advertising Floor. Located on the 3rd floor of the storehouse, visitors can find a number of the icon Guinness advertising that we all recognise. Here you see the Advertising Floor LED Wall in the Guinness Storehouse. It’s a huge 2.5m high by 8m wide LED wall with famous tag lines and logos appearing on the screen.  You can check out the Guinness Storehouse website here

Guinness Storehouse Dublin

I took this photo of the Guinness Storehouse Dublin on Market Street from one of the roofs opposite the building. The Guinness Storehouse and Guinness Brewery is located actually on several sites around Kilmainham. Even though I was commissioned as an architectural photographer by Diageo to photograph the Guinness Storehouse, access was still very restricted to some of these locations. It was well worth the wait in the end though. It’s one of my favourite photos of the Guinness Storehouse.

Coumeenole beach Astrophotography night time photo

“Constance, luminescence, evanescence – measures of grace.”

– SJ Mannion

 

Astrophotography on Coumeenole beach on the Dingle Peninsula County Kerry in Ireland. This long exposure night time photo was captured on a clear October night and lasted about 25 minutes. The sky was clear. The air was still. The late high tide meant no footprints on the very busy strand. Later I was blessed with seeing bioluminescence for the first time and was lucky enough to capture it.

– Enda Cavanagh

photo of the Erriff River Erriff Woods Mayo

“Molten with purpose, a river flows, through darkness to light. Forward”

– SJ Mannion

I took this photo of the Erriff River in County Mayo on a still overcast day in October. I went the day before but it was very windy. I wanted the vegetation to appear clear, in contrast to the moving water so I returned for a second visit before returning home. I photographed the river with a long exposure of about 60 seconds to get the silky affect with the water.

– Enda Cavanagh

Witchs Kitchen Blarney Castle Gardens Cork Ireland

“We are Yew. We hold the gate of lost and petrified dreams.”

– SJ Mannion

 

A black & white fine art photo taken in the fascinating Blarney Castle & Gardens. The Witch’s kitchen is an ancient cave. It is said that it was used as a dwelling by Irish people, in days gone by, while Spring time nourished the Yew trees. The yew tree stranding proudly over the Witch’s Kitchen is like a natural piece of art with it’s exposed roots clutching the rocks.

– Enda Cavanagh

Vico Baths Dalkey long exposure night time photo

“Alleviation, elevation, illustration.”

– SJ Mannion

The Vico Baths in Dalkey County Dublin is located just off the Vico Road. Here you see a long exposure night time photo of the Dublin Coast at the Vico Baths. The Vico Baths is a wonderful location. You can see Serento Terrace and Dalkey island in the background. I was bitten by the astro photography bug recently and love experimenting with new ideas. You get a lovely view of Bray Head and Killiney Hill as seen here in my panoramic photo

– Enda Cavanagh

fine art landscape photo Erriff river

“Cascade, a mere tumble of water, forges through. Onward.”

– SJ Mannion

A fine art landscape photo of the Erriff River in County Mayo. I love the way the trees loom over and the way the rocks triangulate towards the waterfall. Everything is directed towards the wonderful wee waterfall. I used a 6 stop ND filter to increase the shutter speed. I love the pattern the white water makes in contrast to the darker tones of the scene. A black and white photo works best with the tones of an overcast Autumn day.

– Enda Cavanagh