Happy 2016! What better way to start a new year than taking some time for yourself and do what you like the most? So here I am, with another picture from my last trip to Glendalough and the valley of the two lakes, one of my favourite photographic spot in Ireland. As you can see it is “black and white” this time. It won’t be a farewell to colours, but my New Year’s resolution is to try and produce a short B&W series; the subject: Irish Landscape and Architecture.
Location: Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland.
What to shoot: Glendalough is a remarkable spot, both for the evocative architecture of its ancient monastic site, and the spectacular scenery made up by the two lakes and surrounding mountains.
Ideal time to shoot: All day long but I still prefer sunset. Autumn gives you the chance to get the best colours.
Gear: Wide angle lenses to standard zooms.
How to get there: By car. It is a 1 hour trip south from Dublin. Reach Glendalough from the R756, then go ahead on the R757 till the upper lake car park (in this case, prepare coins for the car park). You will be at only 5 minutes by foot to this enchanted spot.
Coordinates: 53°00′24″N 6°20′48″W
Beautiful B&W. We are headed to Ireland in September 2016. 🙂
Really a nice time to be here! Beautiful long days and hopefully not too wet! 😉
I love the name Glendalough and it is such a special place. And the Skelligs!
The Skelligs are on my bucket list!
Yes, but you also have to have luck with the weather. It took 3 trips over 3 years to friends in Ballinskelligs before the blessed day of good weather that we had booked our trip on came. Puffin time in May!
Way to go 🙂 Happy 2016!
Beautiful! It’s so nice to see “Not the Tourist-e ” stuff and seeing the real Country!
Happy New Year!
Thanks Ladybuggz, I really appreciate it! Even if I still feel like being in a long-holiday, I try to be less a ‘tourist’ as possible! 😉
Happy New Years! , Not being one is the best way to go! you’ve got it right, keep it up!! Id love to do what you do! Cheers!, Teresa
Is there such a thing as dark light? I think this photo proves there is – so different from Venice, did it take you a while to adjust photographically? I remember talking to an Australian professional photographer who went to Antarctica as mechanic-photographer and he told me he had to relearn photography to deal with such a different landscape.
For a ‘professional Venetian’ like me the first difference I noticed being in Ireland is that I need to move to take pictures now! I mean I had to buy a car and go all around the country, which is funny! In Venice it was enough to just exit the doorstep of my house.. 😉 But you are right, Venice was mainly ‘cityscape’, here I’m discovering landscape, a new world for me! 😉
What a beautiful composition – the driftwood really makes the shot…exquisite!
Thanks Eliza, indeed the driftwood was the key!
Great pic 🙂 and nice advice 😉
Beautiful photo. Congratulations on all the photography in your blog, and the simple and straightforward way that you introduce your work. Very well done.
Thank Loren, you can’t image how much I appreciate your comment! 🙂
Excellent image. Look forward to seeing your series on Ireland.
Beautiful. So calm.
This is a wonderful photo Bruno. I do like B&W so I look forward to the rest of the series.
Thanks Andrew! I look forward to some sunny days here, I like the contrast it gives to B&W photography! Todat wasn’t that bad, and I gave it a try wanderin around Dublin.. How are things in England? Hope the weather has improved..
Happy New Year! Love this photo and your 2016 resolution as well. Big hugs from us in NYC!! Jean & Alex
Hi Jean, Happy New Year to both of you too!! New Year’s resolutions are always hard to keep, but make them public is the best ways to follow through on them! 🙂 Big hugs back to NYC!
Beautiful 🙂
Stunning! 🙂
Thank you so much!! 🙂
Meravigliosa!