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In late February of 2014 my wife Liz and I spent a week over on the west coast of Ireland, visiting family and generally unwinding.
Thanks to Irish Ferries I was able to carry every piece of camera equipment I possess (take that RyanAir!), but in the end I hardly took any photos at all during the entire week.
I knew that the weather would be mixed at this time of the year on the Atlantic coast, but really, day after day of solid rain got a bit tedious.
We did manage a couple of drives to favourite beauty spots, of which there are many in this part of Ireland, and dodging showers, I managed to take a few images of the rocks at the infamous Spanish Point being pounded by large Atlantic breakers.
A slow shutter speed blurred the motion of the sea and added some idea of movement to the final composition, and a conversion to monochrome emphasised the bleak nature of the day.
Filename - rock sea wave 03.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 105mm
Exposure - 2.5 secs @ f22, ISO50
Location - Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland
This image - 800x450px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Tripod, mirror lock-up and cable release used to prevent camera movement during long exposure.
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