McAWilliams Photoblog » Glendalough

Glendalough chasing ducks

McAWilliams — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:08:03 +0000

Yesterday while the sun was shining myself and Sarah decided to go to Glendalough to go to take some photos, it was down in Glendalough just over a year ago that we went on our first photo outing together and so it was due a revisit.

The upper lake always grabs my attention as soon you get up to the sandy area there, the views are stunning looking up valley so much so that we decided to walk all the way up to the top of the valley and up the mountains at the end. It was a long walk but so worth it and hopefully over the next few days you will be able to see why.

Anyhow I was down at the beach before that walk and decided to take some photos looking up the lake, when this woman flew past me chasing ducks into the lake. I have no idea what she was thinking really but I was glad I was in the perfect position to capture this photo.

Glendalough picnic table

McAWilliams — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:28:42 +0000

Well I had a few more images from Glendalough to put up but no mega techniques involved in the others just more about taking the photo and enjoying messing with the processing. I must say once again Glendalough did not disappoint me for taking photos, I have been so many times now but always leave with happy in the knowledge I have taken some great photos in my mind anyhow.

Glendalough Clouds

McAWilliams — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:43:40 +0000

For my third installment of my favorite techniques for taking pictures, one of my real faves is shooting into the sun for landscapes! I know some photographers will just think Meh, to this picture but I am seriously contemplating getting a big print of this done for home I love it! Again taken down in Glendalough.

Glendalough Stream

McAWilliams — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:56:42 +0000

I love streams and rivers and rocks and the sound they make, I also love going for longer shutter exposures.

Rocky Path

McAWilliams — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:04:08 +0000

Well was down in Glendalough, and brought my camera with me, so have a few images to put up over the week, this one really intrigued me and I have no idea why, but one thing I do love about using an SLR camera is that you are meant to look through the viewfinder all the time, well I love not looking and just pointing and shooting with it. This image is one such image where I put the camera down my side and took the photo and I am thrilled with the results!

Glendalough monastic ruins

McAWilliams — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:33:14 +0000

Never figured out why I never put this picture up before, anyhow, this is a shot taken down in Glendalough at the monastic village. It is all that remains of the main church, and yes they are graves inside it.

Glendalough Upper Lake

McAWilliams — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:31:14 +0000

Well while in Glendalough we decided to go for a walk along the track to the side of the upper lake down to the miners village, but with a buggy it proved hard along the dirt tracks so we only got about halfway down before turning back.

While we were walking back I took some photos through the trees that flank the side of the lake looking back at the point I took this photo.

Glendalough Round Tower

McAWilliams — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:47:17 +0000

As I said in yesterdays post Glendalough was mental busy on Easter Sunday, and because of this it took about 30 minutes to get from the carpark to the main road, something that should be done in 5 minutes.

Anyhow because of this I was able to take this photo of the round tower from a different vantage point then ever before.

Poulanass Waterfall

McAWilliams — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:31:16 +0000

Day 3 was spent down in the amusements on the Bray Seafront. So I did not take any pictures down there although my self and Szlampy spent some time shooting zombies.

Oyvind and Anna went climbing up Bray Head and took some great pictures there check out Anna’s page for some of those over the next few days.

The 2 people who I cannot link Paula and Dolly went walking around Bray town and bought some books.

So I have no real images from this day as it was a very relaxing day so here is the waterfall that ruined so many other good images for me on Friday called the Poulanass Waterfall.

Pine Cone in the water

McAWilliams — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:15:21 +0000

So day two of the magical tour of Dublin/Wicklow for my foreign friends. Today we went to Glendalough, a favourite haunt of mine. And I do believe the walk around the lakes and the monastic city went down well with my traveling companions. I took a heck of a lot of pictures but they all look the same as photos I have put up here before.

One place I had never brought the camera to was the Poulanass waterfall on the left hand side very close to the upper lake. I took some pictures there and then decided to try a 2 second exposure, I also brought the exposure compensation down so I would not to get to many highlights.

Stupidly I forgot to reset it and all images following are now underexposed, what a tool!

Anyhow this is a washed up pine cone found at the edge of the upper lake, but where did it originate from, since there are no trees anywhere close to where I was standing. So I will leave you with that thought, the mystery of the pine cone.