Wild Atlantic Way – Page 12 – Michael Stephen Wills Photography

Another Aspect

I prefer my “mysteries” wrapped in a bun with mustard, dill relish and sauerkraut.

January 19, 2021August 13, 2021 MichaelStephenWills2 Comments

I present here one of my infrequent original witticisms with a touch of photographic mystery.

Beara peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Looking toward the heights from Classduff townland. Glacial striations of the Caha Mountains visible in the distance. Adrigole river foreground. Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Additional Reading: Learn about the area from this link to a “pdf” file from the Irish Republic government.

Down the valley

January 18, 2021January 22, 2021 MichaelStephenWills8 Comments

We lingered in this curve of Famine Road over Healy Pass, beauty in literally every direction.

Here we follow the modest flow of river Adrigole through its valley, the way we came. The road is just visible to the right. Beara peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

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A road of wide curves

January 17, 2021January 15, 2021 MichaelStephenWills2 Comments

A similar landscape to yesterday’s post, in portrait mode. I lavished extra attention on the mounds of clouds.

A terrace fortifies the road just visible to the left. Beara peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

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Watered Terrace

January 16, 2021January 15, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

Beginnings of Adrigole river flow over a natural terrace. Caha mountains visible in the distance.

A terrace fortifies the road just visible to the left.

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Glacial Claw Marks

January 15, 2021August 13, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

Looking toward the heights from Classduff townland. Glacial striations of the Caha Mountains visible in the distance.

A stream of the developing Adrigole river in the foreground. Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Additional Reading: Learn about the area from this link to a “pdf” file from the Irish Republic government.

Toward the Heights

January 14, 2021January 12, 2021 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

Here the camera is turned toward the head of the valley across a wide sloping expanse. Clashduff townland comprises most this scene, we will remain in Clashduff until we breach the pass.

Sheep pasture in the foreground. Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Mass Mount from Clashduff

Mass Mount

January 13, 2021January 7, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

We packed a solid Manfrotto studio tripod into a tiny rental car for photographs such as this one. After the photograph of yesterday’s post, I swiveled the camera a few degrees, the steady mount retaining scene orientation otherwise.

The mountain in the middle distance, dappled with light, is Mass Mount, the townland is named for this landform. Kildromalive, in Irish Choill Droma Limh, translates to “Wood Ridge.”

Clashduff wide angle

Play of Clouds and Light

January 12, 2021January 6, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

Preparing for our tour of the island I acquired an “L” grade Canon lens, the 24mm f/1.4L USM. It is used to good effect here and in the following photographs from our traverse of Healy Pass, a “famine road.”

Here we are at the southern edge of the townland surmounting the pass, Clashduff, in English. In Irish, na Claise Duibhe translates to “Black Ravine.” There are ten Republic of Ireland townlands with this name including one in the middle of Cork City near Finbar Cathedral.