R574 – Page 3 – Michael Stephen Wills Photography

On the Ridge 1

Rock, Grass, Sky

February 12, 2021February 9, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. At F5 the depth of field was not enough for sharp focus of the nearest rock. One of a series of five photographs.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Peaceful Retreat 3

Masters of the Domain

February 11, 2021February 6, 2021 MichaelStephenWills4 Comments

The third of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring graving sheep.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Peaceful Retreat 2

Peace and Light

February 10, 2021February 6, 2021 MichaelStephenWills6 Comments

The second of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring graving sheep.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Peaceful Retreat 1

Slow reveal

February 9, 2021August 26, 2022 MichaelStephenWills

The first of three views of a pastured ridge on Healy Pass featuring grazing sheep.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Positional Negotiation

Hairpin turn coming up

February 7, 2021February 4, 2021 MichaelStephenWills

Healy Pass, R574, negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley. The photographer’s vehicle and Pam are visible in a turnoff. Her red raincoat stands out among the green.

We took this dangerous road slow, the tight corner up ahead is suggested by the roadway, just visible on the ridge ahead. Here I climbed the rocks with a tripod mounted dslr for this an other photographs shared here.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Glacially Scoured

The Land Remembers

February 6, 2021August 18, 2022 MichaelStephenWills5 Comments

Negotiating the ridge above the Adrigole River valley with a distant glacial scoured peak of the Caha Mountains.

Clashduff townland, Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Ridge View

Cropped close by hungry sheep

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021 MichaelStephenWills3 Comments

Looking down Healy Pass toward Adrigole. Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

Post script: digging out of the February 2/3 snow storm that hit upstate New York, a bit of the wild brushed by me as I finished up the drive way at twilight. A scraggly fox, travelling along the ploughed road, passed not 10 feet away making steady progress. I said, in a quiet voice,” its all right,” and it (he/she?) walked a bit faster. I watched as it stopped briefly to sniff a snow clump and continued.

Pasture Ridge

Far and Near

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 MichaelStephenWills2 Comments

A wonder of capturing a voyage through photography is the ability to look back and better understand what was experienced. On January 20th I published the following photograph from Healy Pass. The dramatic elements, the waterfall and distant glacially striated mountain, draw away from the distant ridge on the right.

The ridge marks the col used by the pass road: starting from the right follow the ridge down to the col.

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.

Here is a pasture on that ridge, taken from the same road. The road is not visible in the first photograph.

January so far

Enjoy the slide show January retrospective

January 31, 2021January 27, 2021 MichaelStephenWills11 Comments

Here is a show of the Ireland photographs shared so far in January, as I prepared them for publication. Enjoy!!

Keeping Company All

January 29, 2021January 22, 2021 MichaelStephenWills8 Comments

Here is the complete set of 12 photographs of a Ewe and Lambkin crossing The Famine Road with the Adrigole River valley in background. All taken with a Canon dslr and the 24 mm (wide angle) “L” lens.

Beara peninsula, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.