Atmospheric
This section of the GALLERY is devoted to that so easily overused term "Atmospheric Images"
And indeed it is no accident, that the images portrayed in this collection were all taken at the beginning or end of the day or "The Golden Hour" as it is known to most photographers.
For it is both the first and the final hour of daylight that produces the most attractive light and the finest of conditions to fully appreciate all that nature has created.
And indeed it is no accident, that the images portrayed in this collection were all taken at the beginning or end of the day or "The Golden Hour" as it is known to most photographers.
For it is both the first and the final hour of daylight that produces the most attractive light and the finest of conditions to fully appreciate all that nature has created.
THE GIANTS SUNSET
The Giant's Causeway is situated in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is truly a special place and a landscape photographers dream.
It simply oozes atmosphere from the moment you lay eyes upon its spectacular form.
Of course the main problem in capturing images here, is to come up with someting a little different from multitude of enthusiasts that have been before.
On the evening of the shoot, heavy storm clouds had been sweeping continually inland off the Irish Sea, bringing short but intense bursts of heavy showers.
Only the insane... and a desperately keen photographer would be foolish enough to stand against the onslaught.
Then it happened! - the watching and waiting finally paid off as a gap began to appear in the storm clouds out at sea and within minutes a shaft of glorious low raking sunlight illuminated the hexagonal basalt columns before me.
The lighting lasted for no more than a minute, allowing me to capture both horizontal and vertical compositions before disappearing never to return.
For me it was an awe inspiring experience... and one that will remain with me always.
The Giant's Causeway is situated in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is truly a special place and a landscape photographers dream.
It simply oozes atmosphere from the moment you lay eyes upon its spectacular form.
Of course the main problem in capturing images here, is to come up with someting a little different from multitude of enthusiasts that have been before.
On the evening of the shoot, heavy storm clouds had been sweeping continually inland off the Irish Sea, bringing short but intense bursts of heavy showers.
Only the insane... and a desperately keen photographer would be foolish enough to stand against the onslaught.
Then it happened! - the watching and waiting finally paid off as a gap began to appear in the storm clouds out at sea and within minutes a shaft of glorious low raking sunlight illuminated the hexagonal basalt columns before me.
The lighting lasted for no more than a minute, allowing me to capture both horizontal and vertical compositions before disappearing never to return.
For me it was an awe inspiring experience... and one that will remain with me always.
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Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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