Photographed 18 October 2024, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, Maine
Body: Sony A7 III
Lens: Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | A
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Photographed 15 December 2023, Wachusett View, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Body: Sony A7 III
Lens: Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | A
Start/Stop Time: 2323 to 0410
Images: 506
Shutter Speed: 20 seconds
Interval: 10 seconds
ISO: 1250
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 14mm
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Derry Road, Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
It's currently that wonderful time of year when Spring is in the air and all our flowers are starting to blossom. My favourite are cherry blossoms as they radiate the most stunning colours of pink & reds especially once sunlight illuminates them.
For this scene I travelled to Strabane Presbyterian Church as there are a lot of mature cherry blossom trees there and I have been eyeing them up for weeks now, just waiting on the ideal conditions to photograph them. These trees only hold their flowers for two weeks at most, so I had to be fast before the "April Showers" arrive and wash all the petals off their buds.
Yesterday I knew it was time, as the first petals started falling onto the pavement confirming that their blossom were coming to an end. I composed this photo from under the tree facing up through its branches into the direct sun. This allowed the light to penetrate and illuminate these flowers from behind to show their full colours and wash out any dark shadows. I only wish these flowers lasted longer each Spring.
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Vestrahorn mountain is located on the Stokknes Peninsula, close to the town of Höfn. Unlike most of the mountains in Iceland, it is made out of iron- and magnesium-rich gabbro rock, which leads to its dark and jagged appearance. Standing separate from the mountains of the nearby Vatnajökull National Park, Vestrahorn is an impressive 454 metres (1,490 feet) tall. It faces out to the sea on its southern side and is surrounded by a sandy coastline that is often home to seals. Like most stretches of beach in Iceland, the sands here are black due to the island’s volcanism. Vestrahorn translates to ‘West Mountain’ due to its proximity to the similar Eystrahorn, or ‘East Mountain’.
Fanad Head Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
Fanad Lighthouse is a personal favourite location of mine to visit. Overlooking the vast Inishowen peninsula in the distance and surrounded with ancient jagged volcanic rocks, sometimes I wonder if its founding builders chose this exact spot due to precise calculations or was it truly because they were enchanted and captivated by their surroundings. This has to be the most picturesque lighthouse in Ireland and beyond
These ancient, eroded rocks which shimmer red & pink in colour have aided in the most interestingly unique rock pools to form amongst them. When the sun shines, they reflect a shimmering spectrum of colours. During this visit I was like a giant frog leaping from pool to pool with excitement trying to find the greatest angle to photograph…… I only wish I could play leapfrog here more often 🐸
Fanad Head Lighthouse was conceived as essential to seafarers following a shipwreck which happened over 200 years ago. In December 1811 the frigate ‘Saldanha’ sought shelter from a storm. Sailing towards Fanad as she frantically fought the raging wind and waves. Sadly, the ship was wrecked off the northern coast with all 250+ men on board.
Shortly afterwards Fanad Head Lighthouse was built to help guide ships and sailors safely on their journeys. Still in operation to this day, standing on a rocky outcrop on north Donegal's Wild Atlantic Way, blinking its guiding light out to sea to aid ships past its inviting yet deceiving rocky waters 🌊
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