Donegal

[KMRennie]

A short trip to Ireland. We were going to drive down the Atlantic coast to the far South West but didn't get much beyond Donegal. Donegal has a very dramatic coastline, Scotland on steroids. The good part everything was new to me and because I could drive I was able to bring all of my camera gear including a sturdy tripod, the downsides: I didn't know the best places, times or tide heights so lots of driving around looking for compositions plus unlike Scotland lots of "private land keep out" signs. The weather was challenging with a strong wind blowing on 8 out of the 9 days with frequent blustery showers. Excuses over here are a few shots, the first 3 are from Malin Head, the futhest North point on the Irish mainland, the last Dunlewey Church. Ken

[degrub]

Touch of vertigo when i opened the first. Didn't expect that.
Like 1,3,4.

[langier]

Nicely done, Ken!

[francois]

Dramatic landscapes with dramatic weather, WOW!
Well done, Ken.

[Rob C]

I didn't know the best places, times or tide heights so lots of driving around looking for compositions plus unlike Scotland lots of "private land keep out" signs. The weather was challenging with a strong wind blowing on 8 out of the 9 days with frequent blustery showers. Ken

Your Scotland differs enormously from the one where I once lived.

Based in Glasgow, it was my lot to try to find country locations where I could drive, bring along a model and some clothes, and try to create a few photographs that would satisfy my clients and keep them coming back.

It was a massive challenge. Responsible parking that didn’t abuse passing spaces was invariably impossible; rights-of-way, as here in Spain, were often closed off with the threat of dogs and implied death by shotgun! It might have been different up in the distant north where neither I nor civilisation had quite reached, but the Central Belt was one helluva challenge. In the end, I mostly had to make do with my local Rouken Glen Park, or chat nicely with the city fathers and pray for access to the grounds of some stately home.

[Jeremy Roussak]

Nice work, Ken. My favourite is #3. I'd like #4 more if it wasn't quite so dark.

Jeremy

[Paulo Bizarro]

Very nice set.

[kers]

Like them very much but maybe not so much the colour- to yellow for me...
keep on going!
Pieter

[KMRennie]

Hi Rob, I spent 20+ years in Clydebank and seldom found a problem walking in the local hills. It could, of course, just me thinking back 50 years and only remembering the good times but I used to hike in the Kilpatrick, Campsie, Fintry and Ochil hills without hindrance as well as tackling many of the easier mountains within a 2 hr drive of Glasgow. I have recently hiked in the Fintry and Ochil hills without meeting any obstacles but have noticed that many car parks now charge where they used to be free although a National Trust membership helps. Ken

Your Scotland differs enormously from the one where I once lived.

Based in Glasgow, it was my lot to try to find country locations where I could drive, bring along a model and some clothes, and try to create a few photographs that would satisfy my clients and keep them coming back.

It was a massive challenge. Responsible parking that didn’t abuse passing spaces was invariably impossible; rights-of-way, as here in Spain, were often closed off with the threat of dogs and implied death by shotgun! It might have been different up in the distant north where neither I nor civilisation had quite reached, but the Central Belt was one helluva challenge. In the end, I mostly had to make do with my local Rouken Glen Park, or chat nicely with the city fathers and pray for access to the grounds of some stately home.