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Roaring Water Bay #1

Boats on a beach on the Wild Atlantic Way at Roaring Water Bay, County Cork, Ireland

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One item on my wife Liz's and my bucket list is to explore the whole of the Wild Atlantic Way, stretching from the southwest coast of Ireland at Kinsale, all the way up to Malin Head in the far north.

So we made the most of our opportunity during our week long stay at Youghal in County Cork on the southwest coast to drive and hike around the area.

Heading west from Youghal along the coast we came to the scarily named Roaring Water Bay, and although the weather was calm, sunny and rather lovely during our visit I can imagine things can get rather frisky here in a full blown Atlantic storm, with nothing but ocean between here and America.

The inlets and islets that form this part of the coast looked absolutely stunning in the late spring sunshine, and I found that the details of the small scale fishing industry that this area is dependant on to be quite visually compelling.

Such as these two small boats, left high and dry at low tide, showing a great red and blue colour contrast set against the azure of the shallow water.

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Image data

Filename - roaring water bay 01.jpg

Camera - Canon 6D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm

Exposure - 1/80 sec @ f9, ISO100

Filters - Polarising filter used to reduce glare and enhance colour and contrast.

Location - Roaring Water Bay, County Cork, Ireland

This image - 640x800px JPEG

Conversion - Adobe Lightroom

Comments - Handheld exposure with lens stabilisation.