This Place is amazing | What a start to our Connemara trip

Описание: I recently had the opportunity to take a trip up to a good buddy’s playground, Bernard Geragthy, as most of you may know is an accomplished landscape photographer and workshop leader, who lives in a stunning part of Ireland, that I hadn’t visited properly with my camera before, Mayo & Connemara.

Bernard’s proximity to Connemara was also convenient, and the many areas that he has right at his doorstep were something that got me excited to travel up and explore with him. However good my expectations were, my reality soon became like something of dreams.

As we loaded up his tricked-out Defender, we had no real agenda, we were letting the light guide us, which meant we could stop at any moment. The sheer scale of the area is something hard to comprehend. While like I said I had expectations, I quickly began to enjoy the journey even more so, Around almost every corner a new scene revealed itself. As we travelled along the road, chatting about all things photography, we came across our first shooting location. This location was visible from the road and as we approached, I could see a stunning lake, with get this, a Sandy Beach, and sitting right on the beach were three small boats, that I thought would make for stunning subjects to start the adventures, so we of course pulled over to explore.

Now Bernard had visited this location before, so was aware of what was awaiting, I however had not, and as I rounded the corner of the path, the subjects revealed themselves to me in all their glory. Three stunning punts, tied up at the shore, with mountains on either side and light promising us a dance of greatness. It should also be noted that Bernard is like a greyhound out of the traps when it comes to landscape photography, he is always first on the scene to ensure that his many clients can get the best perches to maximise their chances, and with this knowledge I knew that I should follow his lead. As I setup my camera and recorded my first piece to camera, I noticed he was dragging the boat ashore. This was to stop it from moving in the water, which would help with exposing longer shots and keeping the boat perfectly still. 

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