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Doonbeg Beach #1

Rocks and sand at Doonbeg Beach, County Clare, Ireland

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The story behind this image

Home of Donald Trump's golf course and hotel, the beach at Doonbeg on the West coast of County Clare, Ireland, is the area's most impressive feature.

Stunningly wild and beautiful in any weather, the beach has some very photogenic rock formations embedded in the sand which I took the opportunity to photograph under leaden skies.

Actually I was glad it wasn't sunny, as the diffuse light allowed all the lovely textures and colours of the scene to be seen in all their glory, helped a bit by a polarising filter!

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Image data

Filename - doonbeg beach 01

Camera - Canon 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm

Exposure - 2 secs @ f16, ISO100

Filters - Polariser to enhance colours and 2 stop neutral density graduated filter to reduce the brightness of the sky.

Location - Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland

This image - 640x800px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement