Sea Shell

Two old and damaged sea shells, collected years ago, inspired me on a rainy day to play around with a flashlight and red and yellow plastic film to create various light and shadow effects.
Pictures taken with Olympus E-5 on Gorilla flexible tripod, Zuiko Digital 50mm 1:2 Macro, some shots also with retro adapter.

Paris- Valentia Island, Co.Kerry

Michael Herrmann and John

Paul

Had Michael helping with these shots

Used a 100mm lens with a closed aperture

All photos were taken at the northerly coast of Valentia Island, near Bray Head, with a Cannon 450D. This is a dangerous spot and saftey should be a priority when on the cliffs.

A Summer of rain in Kerry

We have not seen rain like this in years and it is not good for the farmers and there crops. However when picking the cabbage in the garden couldn't help going for the camera as the rain droplets looked like diamonds.Yip-dinner ran a bit late that evening....
All shot with cannon 450D using a screw on macro lens with an 18-55. Av- F.22 or F.25 for most.
Rain is all around us so we got to make the most of it.....Following shots were taken from blades of grass.

Calla (Bog Arum, Marsh Calla)

The Calla lives during the summer in our pond and in the wintertime in a water filled bucket in the greenhouse. In the latter one I took the opportunity to experiment a little bit with close up shots, using also an offset remote controlled flash with various colored filter screens and a diffuser. Pictures taken with Olympus E520, Zuiko Digital 14-54, FS-FL36R and Tripod.

all photos © Franz Schenk

Waterville strand, South kerry.

Blue hour at Waterville beach below the promenade. A beautiful place to view the lights of the village. Photos taken with a cannon 450D Av priority F.8, focal length 16mm.

Loopwalk from Glenbeigh on a cloudy day

On 12th of March we hiked from Glenbeigh up the hills to the SW and turned back down along the shore road. A 4h lovely scenic walk with quite a steep part at the start. The weather was a uniform overcast this day, tending pictures to render dull with little light and shadow contrast. I therefore overexposed most times 0.7 to 1 aperture. When reducing subsequently the exposure value on the computer and adding contrast, the flat clouds got a bit more structure and color than they actually had.

View from Curra Hill over Rosbehy Strand to Dingle Peninsula

Tidal sandbanks at Rosbehy

Stone cairne or Laghtshee (fairy monument) on the Hill top

Light reflexions on Beenreagh Mountain 

Walk along the fence from Hill top to Hill top

View over Caragh Creek

Well deserved rest

All photos by © Franz Schenk