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Staying for a few day on the southwest coast of Ireland at Youghal, County Cork, my wife Liz and I took the opportunity to stroll around this somewhat unusual seaside town.
Partly a working harbour town, and partly a seaside resort, Youghal seemed to me to have almost a split personality, and we made sure we experienced both halves.
Youghal harbour proved to be an interesting place, with a few fishing vessels working out of its small concrete piers, and smaller craft moored to floating buoys going up and down with the tide.
The tide was high when we visited, so everything was floating, including this red fishing boat together with with its reflection.
One of my photographic 'golden rules' is to always photograph red, as it's such a strong, dominant colour that lifts almost any scene which includes a splash of this hue, so it was a no brainer for me to capture this particular vessel.
It took a fair bit of careful positioning to get the composition I wanted, with a clear space around the red boat so that it was contained in its own space, and then a short wait for the sun to come out from behind a cloud to add a sparkle to the scene.
Filename - youghal harbour boat 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 50mm
Exposure - 1/200 sec @ f8, ISO200
Filters - Polarising filter used to enhance colours and reduce glare.
Location - Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom and PhotoShop CC
Comments - Handheld exposure with lens stabilisation
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