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Dunquin after sundown

Dunquin pier on the DIngle peninsula just after the sun has gone down on 01-10-2016 .

Dunquin pier on the DIngle peninsula just after the sun has gone down on 01-10-2016 .
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Oct, 2016

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Location

This is dunquin pier. (native name Dún Chaoin) meaning "Caon's stronghold", is a Gaeltacht ( Irish speaking ) village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands.

Time

This was taken at sunset ,but at this point the sun had rested its head down behind the horizon around 40 minutes when this images was taken . A rare , dry , warms summer evening in the Emerald Isle.

Lighting

This has an unusual moody tone to it and it's mainly because it was almost dark when t was taken . I had stayed around long after the sun had set beyond the islands in the horizon , the light was still so prominent and still casted it s warm glow along the coast line almost and hour after it had long disappeared. A 30" exposure to pull some light into the forground , soften the ocean and blur the clouds .

Equipment

Travel tripod benero I.T 25 ( great travel tripod) . Canon 7d with a Tamron 10-24 f3.5-4.5. Lee adaptor ring and filter holder kit and for filters , Hi-Tech medium grad 0.9 and a 0.6 also .

Inspiration

It's was a long day, a 2.am start with 8 locations planned to hit by sunset the same day . Dunquin was not originally my sunset location , how I hadn't originally chosen it be one is beyond me . This location , is inspiration enough , getting hear a lot earlier than sunset , hours before hand , I just walked the cliffs edge , and stared out onto the islands in the distance for what felt like an eternity. I moved back and forth between many different points of interest, but sitting on the cliffs edge watching this iconic pier with its twin peaks jutting into ocean was always a planned shot but because of how stunning it was to behold at sunset , the inspiration lay with the location, my inability to leave until I couldn't possible see much more of this stunning landscape .

Editing

A lot less than you may imaging looking at this . Because it was taken almost at dark , and because of heavy filters being in use at dark the main areas to adjust were foreground exposure on grass with some adjustment to detail . Vignettes were left in place as I felt it created the mood of the image . A boost is whites to blow the sky a little and a boost in exposure to blow it a little more . All done in lightroom .

In my camera bag

I have since changed my camera gear a little , at the time of shooting I always had a spare body , on that occasion it was a canon 600d ( flip screen need to come back canon ) my main body was a 7d . My bag would always have my 0.3, 0.6 , and 0.9 filters , and filter holder . My wide angle tamron 10-24 f3.5-4.5. I have my sigma 17-55 f 2.8 for a tighter crop and that extra stop and a 70-300 f3.5-5.6 just in case there's something else that pops up of interest on the horizon .

Feedback

Ireland has no season that follows the rules , summers can be wet , dry , windy , cold , and wet again , it's only ever sometimes warm . What we have even when it's warm is cloud , and cloud lends so much character to an image with the right light . Patience is a must , enjoy your sourrounding as you really shouldn't be leaving 5 minutes after the sun has gone down , wait and see what the second sunset brings , the light 40 minutes before sun up and 40 minutes after can be a thing of beauty , it's why I shoot mostly at these times .

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Dunquin after sundown

Dunquin pier on the DIngle peninsula just after the sun has gone down on 01-10-2016 .

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