This workshop was a little different in that it focused primarily on monochrome photography. I brought my Q along, but I mostly shot with the Leica 246 Monochrom.
Day 1
I few from San Francisco through Philadelphia to Shannon, Ireland. Shannon is a really easy airport to fly in and out of. On our first day we go to Adare and then to Lake Hotel in Kallarney.
On the road in County Kerry
21 September 2018. County Kerry, Ireland
Adare
Day 2
We go to Cork and visit Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, and then to Blarney Castle.Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
22 September 2018.
Lunch at Cork and the English Market
Blarney Castle and Gardens
22 September 2018. Blarney Castle, County Cork, Ireland.
baby goat searches for Badger’s Cave so he can escape from Lord Broghill at Blarney Castle.
22 September 2018. Blarney Castle. County Cork, Ireland.
oh, and this is what you get when staying at the Lake Hotel
Day 3
We go to Aghadoe View and Graveyard, Inch Beach, Minard Castle and storm beach, Dingle, the Beehive Forts along Dingle Peninsula, the Blasket Center and everywhere.
Aghadoe View and Graveyard
23 September 2018. Aghdoe View. County Kerry, Ireland.
23 September 2018. Aghadoe View, County Kerry, Ireland.
Inch Beach
23 September 2018. Inch Beach, County Kerry, Ireland
Minard Castle and storm beach
23 September 2018. Minard Castle. County Kerry, Ireland.
“These rocks roll around the bottom of the ocean over many billions of years and then the ocean spits them up onto this beach during storms and then I scamper on them,” says baby goat.
lunch at Dingle
Sort of an all-in-one shopping experience, at Foxy John's you can get hardware AND booze.
Beehive forts
23 September 2018. Beehive forts along Slea Head Drive. County Kerry, Ireland.
Slea Head Drive
and back to the Lake Hotel
Sunset at the Lake Hotel and MacCarthy Mór Castle
Day 4
We make our way to a beach near Glenbeigh, the Skellig Experience museam, the Kerry Cliffs and Darynane house.
A road stop along the Ring of Kerry
Rossbeigh Beach
24 September 2018. Ross Point Beach. County Kerry, Ireland.
Dark Sky along the Ring of Kerry
24 September 2018. Entering Dark Sky. Ring of Kerry. County Kerry, Ireland
"Ireland has the most plushest moss ever!" says baby goat.
24 September 2018. Along the Ring of Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland.
The Cliffs of Kerry
24 September 2018. The Cliffs of Kerry. County Kerry, Ireland.
Darrynane Mor
Day 5
Starting from Lake Hotel again we go to Torc Waterfall, and then along Ring of Kerry to Ladies View and along the Ring of Kerry to Muckross House.
Torc Waterfall
Ladies View
A long time ago (1861), the Queen's (of Great Britain and Ireland) entourage arrived in Ireland looking for nice places for the Queen (Victoria) to visit, and they found this place, and it's been called Ladies View since then.
A small mountain.
25 September 2018. Ladies View, County Kerry, Ireland
A small mountain.
25 September 2018. Ladies View, County Kerry, Ireland
baby goat checks out Ladies View
25 September 2018. Ladies View. Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland,
Castle Ruins near Ladies View
25 September 2018. castle ruins near Ladies View, County Kerry, Ireland.
Derrycunihy Church
25 September, 2018. Derrycunihy Church. County Kerry, Ireland
#Derrycunihy
The White Tree of Kerry
We found a tree along side the road.
Muckross House
25 September 2018. Muckross House. County Kerry, Ireland.
Day 6
We leave the Lake Hotel in Killarney and head to the Park House in Galway. Along the way we take the ferry to Claire, see the Cliffs of Mohr, eat lunch at Doolin and go to Doolin beach, visit Cocomroe Abbey and Kinvara. The following map doesn't include the ferry ride.The ferry from Kerry to Claire
The Cliffs of Moher
26 September 2018. The Cliffs of Moher. County Claire, Ireland.
Doolin Beach
26 September 2018. Doolin Beach. County Kerry, Ireland.
Corcomore Abbey
26 September 2018. Corcomroe Abbey. County Claire, Ireland.
Kinvara
Day 7
From Gallway we go to the Quiet Man Bridge and the Quiet Man
replica cottage. Then to Inagh
Valley, Kylemore Abbey, Killary Fjord, then past Leenaun and on to Cong.
27 September 2018. Quiet Man Bridge. County Galway, Ireland.
john wayne is the quiet man who lives in the uncanny valley
maureen o'hara also lives in the uncanny valley
Inagh Valley
27 September 2018. Inagh Valley. County Galway, Ireland.
Kylemore Abbey
27 September 2018. Kylemore Abbey. County Galway, Ireland.
Killary Fjord -- Connemara Loop
27 September 2018. Killary Fjord. County Galway, Ireland
Cong
27 September 2018. St Mary of the Rosary Catholic Church. Cong, Ireland.
Inishmore
We took a ferry across the Wild Atlantic to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. We were warned that the (passenger) ferry can be a bit rough, but today was a very sunny day and the water was very calm.
About 10 people can get to the island in about 10 minutes by airplane.
28 September 2018. Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland.
A long way from home.
28 September 2018. Roman graves on Inishmore, Aran Island, County Galway,
Imagine building a tourist destination in the Bronze Age.
This is the stairway up.
28 September 2018. Dún Aonghasa. Inishmore. Aran Islands, County Galway, Ireland.
Day 9
On day 9 we leave Galway to take a cruise along the River Shannon andthen go to the Dromoland Castle Hotel for our last night in Ireland.
River Shannon Cruise
a sunny day on the River Shannon.
29 September 2018. River Shannon. County Claire, Ireland.
photos on flickr
the entire collection of Ireland photos may be found here:https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/collections/72157673511183087/
photo highlights here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157698085738970/
the top 20 which at the moment is stil the top 67:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157703907480984/
all the fancy phone photos can be found here (with some more info-photos)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nocklebeast/sets/72157695727060180
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