Rocks - with Art and without Art and a Sunset

Last Sunday Tech Amergin, Waterville has organised a workshop on Rock Art and Even guided the group after an highly interesting introduction showing Rock Art all over the world to several locations where this carvings can be found on the Iveragh Peninsula. Unfortunately the weather was not very fortunate and some of the objects had even to be inspected in the light of a flashlight. However, using this artificial lighting generated a few quite interesting pictures.
The next day the sun came out and we walked the dog on the very North-Eastern end of Valentia, on the Cliffs underneath the Valentia Radio Station.
The day finally ended with one of those glorious Sunsets which you must photograph, even if you have already loads of similar ones on your harddrive.

Stone Cross Carving above Waterville

Cups and Rings on Slab above Waterville

Engraved Cross with Cups on Slab above Waterville

Slab with above Rock Art Carvings over Waterville

Cups with Ring and other Carving

Maltese Cross and Bird on standing slabs at old Burial Ground at Teeromoyle

Cross with Cups at Teeromoyle

Maltese Cross at Teeromoyle

Rock with multiple Cups in field near Caherdaniel

Manmade Cups incorporating natural straight Cracks in the Rock

Using the Torch to bring out Carvings

Valentia Island near Radio Station

Dry Stone Wall going down to the Entrance of Valentia Harbour

Gargoyle

Valentia Radio Station

Groove going down to the Sea

Ponds on the Cliff

Rising Tide

Sun over Bray Head

Geokaun Mountain and Fogher Cliffs

Quartz Layers in the Cliff Rocks

Wave Splash

Rocks in the setting Sun

Ancient Ruins

Sunset with Skelligs

Clouds and Sun going down

Even the Cows think it is beautiful

Practical Photography Course at Tech Amergin Waterville

Exhibition "The Sea" at Tech Amergin, Waterville

Exhibition "Mountains and Hills" at Tech Amergin

The pictures were taken in Southwest Kerry, mostly in the Valentia Island area but also on the Dingle peninsula and in the lake Caragh area between Caherciveen and Killorglin. The camera used was an Olympus E 520 with Zuiko Digital 14-42, 40-150 and 50-200 mm lenses. Most pictures were shown as part of the South Kerry Camera Club exhibition in February 2012 at the Tech Amergin Centre, Waterville, County Kerry.

 Coomcallee mountain south of Cloonaghlin Lough, about 10 km Northeast of Waterville

 Cloonaghlin Lough with surrounding hills

Clogharee Lough and Loch Atlea to the Northeast of Connor Hill, Dingle peninsula, County Kerry. View from the Connor Hill road.

View of the Mac Gillicuddy´s Reeks or Na Cruacha Dubha from the west shore of Lough Caragh, near Glenbeigh, County Kerry

 Clouded peak of Cloonaghlin hill, rising from the east shore of Cloonaghlin Lough

 Snow capped Knocknadobar or Cnoc na dTobar rises over Valentia lighthouse

 Wintery Cnoc na dTobar and Iveragh mountains as seen from Kilkeaveragh, high above Port Magee.

Mist shrouded St. Michael rising from the sea as seen from the path leading to Croaghmore peak on the Great Blasket Island.

 Dingle mountains with white hats, seen from Geokaun hill on Valentia Island, County Kerry.

Farraniaragh Mountain as seen from the Kerry Way leading from Waterville to Caherdaniel.

All photos by © Franz Schenk