Editor’s Note – With Culture Night happening all over the place we thought it would a great time to put up an online Photo Exhibition of our resident Photographer Neil Carey’s work from this year that showcases just what beauty can been right the way through Ireland. Now over to Neil…
It’s been a great year so far for me photography wise. Being based in Donegal means it’s never far to go to get a great location ( sometimes the back garden will do to shoot the Milky Way) and that’s probably reflected in my choice of photos which are all shot in Donegal except the last image of Binevenagh. So here’s ten of my favourite images so far from 2015, hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them!
1. The Great Pollet Sea Arch – A natural arch caused by the constant battering of the waves against the rocks has made for an impressive sight, ten foot waves were coming in when I took this long exposure, the atmosphere was breath taking.
2.Horn Head in Donegal – Horn Head cliffs rise straight out of the water to a height of about 600 ft/180 m on the ocean side of the peninsula. They are an internationally important colony for breeding seabirds. Species include the European shagand therazorbill. It is designated as an Irish Natural Heritage Area and as a refuge for fauna specifically seabirds. McSwyne’s Gun is a blow hole on the west side of the peninsula. Previously, during storms, water could be forced through it to a height of 200–300 feet with a noise that could be heard ten miles away. Although still functional, it is not as spectacular any more. Several people have been killed after getting too close and falling in.
3.Sunset at Grianan of Aileach – The Grianan of Aileach (Irish: Grianán Ailigh, sometimes anglicised Greenan Ely) is a group of historic structures atop a 244 metres (801 ft) hill in County Donegal, Ireland. The main structure is a stone ringfort, thought to have been built by the Uí Néillin the sixth or seventh century, although there is evidence that the site had been in use before the fort was built. It has been identified as the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech and one of the royal sites of Gaelic Ireland. The wall is about 4.5 metres (15 ft) thick and 5 metres (16 ft) high. It has three terraces, which are linked by steps, and two long passages within it. Originally, there would have been buildings inside the ringfort. Just outside it are the remains of a well and a tumulus.
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