Ballycarbery Castle at Over The Water, Ring of Kerry

After a long brake, the Club finally met for a new outing and due to the dull overcast we decided to head for Ballycarbery Castle at Over the Water near Caherciveen. Instead on landscape photography we concentrated on the stonework of the old ruin, mainly for black and white presentation.

Remains of stone carved window frame

Ivory encroaches a window opening

A raven circles the ruins of the Castle

Ivory covers the tower remains

Old Ivory roots climb up the castle walls

Inside the Castle

Colourful stonework arches a door at Ballicarbery Castle

More colourful stonework in the castle

View through an dilapidated gate at Ballycarbery Castle

Window into a dull sky

More ivory covered ruins

Old Trees Reenroe Beach Ballinskelligs

Reenroe beach has some ancient trees recently exposed when the sand was washed by the sea. A good reason for some detail photos to show our heritage. Those trees are apperently 4000 years old and were part of an oak forest.

Best time to go is at low tide, with  camera, tripod, macro or short telelens works well.
All photos were shot with a 50mm macro at aperture 5 and 9, ISO100 and edited in Lightroom.
Beware of the tide.
©Michael Herrmann 2014

Valentia lighthouse, Cromwell.

Spent a lovely day out in Cromwell lighthouse, Valentia Island with the camera club. Was taken away by its beauty so opted for detail this time. A big thanks to Richard Foran for this oppurtunity.  All shots with Cannon 7D.

Caught Reading

I took this photo for a  competition that was being held in my school Coláiste na Sceilge before Christmas. The theme for the competition  was "caught reading". I had a couple of ideas and decided to go with my brother reading secretly under the covers. The camera I used was a Nikon D2x with a Nikkor 17-55mm 1:2.8G ED lens, the focal length I set it at was 17mm, the aperture I set it at was F 3.2 as I wanted as much light as possible because I was using a shutter speed of 1/40 of a second and ISO 400 and a very "still model". I decided to use black and white as there was not a lot of colour in the photo and it also gives the photo a timeless quality. I would like to thank the patience of my brother and model Patrick.  Photo By ©Jane Kelleghan.

Studio light- Portraits-South Kerry Camera club

 

Our last club night  consissted of an old turnip pulper and two great models-Paddy an Bridget. Two studio lights were used placed at 45degree angles. Shots taken with a Cannon 450D.

Portrait Session

 

Really enjoyed my first Portrait session with the Camera club, but our two beautiful models Alanna and Katelyn made shooting a bit easier. All taken with Canon 500D.

Portrait session-South Kerry camera club

Thanks Alanna and Katelyn for your patience and beauty, Ye were fantastic. All taken with Cannon 450D 55mm Focal length.