Makrophotography on a rainy day

Today autumn really arrived on the west coast of Kerry and gave me the excuse to stay indoors, picking a few deceased insects from the spiderwebs in our stable and try out my new retro adapter  for the 50mm 1:2 Macro Zuiko Digital with the Olympus  E-5. The Camera was mounted on a Gorilla flexible tripod and some of the pictures were shot with a FL-36R Flash. Additionally I used a small flash lite and a plexiglass to illuminate the objects from underneath.

A tiny flower from the geranium pot

The predator

Entangled

The following pictures are named;  The dying Warrior

all pictures © Franz Schenk

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Paparazzi

Who is the weirdo crawling down the beach

Michael in his office

Peeking in the window 

Our Skipper - Lydia took this one

Rain and Sun on a Trip to the Blaskets

On our way to Ventry Bay we had to face depressing weather conditions and the outlook to go with a boat to an island  in the Atlantic Ocean was not really inspiring. However, after a bit of rough riding, we moored in sheltered waters and the sun came out to brighten up the day which proved to be a wonderful experience at a very special place.

Waiting in the rain for the boat

The first party is ferried to the boat

The embarkment

Safety for everybody

Happy as could be

Landing at the Blasket pier

True love

Still in love

A close eye

Swinging in the swell

Another bl... load of tourists

just leave us alone....

Ireland at its best

Somebody forgot to shave me

The look out

A happy crowd on the way back home

All pictures with Olympus E-5.