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

Summer Days Abroad

We spent a few days of warm and rainless summer in the Odenwald Forest near Heidelberg and equally fine days in the Czech spa Marianske Lazne, an old resort dating back to the early 19th century.
To make traveling easier, I left back home the E-5 and got instead a small digicam Samsung WB 750.

Boulder in the Odenwald forest

Two oldsters on their way back home after a long day at the vintage meeting

Chimney pot

In the Odenwald there are traditionally large areas of grassland with dispersed fruit trees

The area is also well known for excellent wine growing

There a many painfully restored 19th century buildings, mostly hotels and spa facilities in Marianske Lazne

 

Figurines on top of one of the few modern buildings

Their 19th century counterparts

Detail of a more recently built fountain 

All pictures © Franz Schenk

Over the Water, Caherciveen, Co.Kerry

The old peat Factory, Over the Water, Caherciveeen

Naked stump in the foreground adds to the colourful background


We spent yet another lovely evening with the South Kerry camera club, visiting the forestry and old Peat factory Over the Water,Caherciveen. You take the road to Cuas Croom and pass the pier you follow the road until it takes you right into the forestry. This particular evening had a beautiful sky full of colours and a lovely sun comming through the trees. It is also a nice place if you like a stroll as there is a loop walk around part of the forestry.

Evening near Cooncrome Harbor

 On the 29th March 2012 we picked a fine evening for a photo walk near Cooncrome Harbor, setting out from the old peat factory Caherciveen and working our way up the loopwalk.

Cooncrome Harbour

Evening clouds

Violet Sky

Dead tree after sunset

Caherciveen with bridge to Over the Water

Colors and Tree

The old peat factory

Loop Walk from Cooncrome Harbour

Like Dave we used the bright and chilly day to walk the dogs. We choose a loop walk, commencing at Coonccrome Harbour, Over the Water, about 10 min drive from Caherciveen. The walk leads from the pier through coastal bog areas and woodland with excellent views of Dingle Bay, Valentia Harbour, Knocknadobar and surrounding Hills. Small streams and puddles display a plenty of animals and vegetation.
It was a good opportunity to try out a newly bought 14-54 mm Zuiko Digital glass on my Olympus E520.

 Pebbles at Cooncrome Harbour

 Steps at Cooncrome Harbour

 Ruins (church?) in the woods of kimego, S of Canglass Point

 Metal fixtures on the tower ruin

 The Bell (?)  tower

 View of Killelan Mountain, near Doulus Head

 Knocknadobar rises over the bog

 Dingle Bay with tree skeletons remaining after forestry harvest

 Frog spawn in a puddle next to the walk

 Different type of spawn

 Spawn and polliwogs

 

 The proud parents

 Must be cold in there

Logs