Cromwell Point Lighthouse, Valentia Island

The new LED light with the view through the original Fresnel lens. Everything outside is upside down.

Our South Kerry Camera Club meeting was held in Valentia Lighthouse tonight. Great to se the new LED light and looking through the old Fresnel lens for the first time. I´m always fascinated by the glas body and the amazing pattern that you see from different angles. I changed some shots in to black and white photos in Lightroom 6 using the green filter settings.
©Michael Herrmann 2016

Valentia Lighthouse opens in June

The lighthouse at Cromwell Point, Valentia Island will open to the public from June Bankholiday on. A very interesting place to visit and to discover. Lots of photo oportunities from the distance and very close. More photos to come soon.

Gale, Storm, Thunder and Lightning

The last couple days were pretty rough. After an evening with storm force 10 we had thunder and lightning the following morning and plenty rain. Even the internet was dead. The wind got the Atlantic moving and big swell was the result at the Kerry coast.

Claude, a friend from Ballyvourney came to visit and together with my son we went for the Glen to take some photos of the big waves. Even the Skelligs were hardly to notice. From St.Finians Bay beach you could only see the upper part of the rocks. We finished the evening near Bolus Head with an exciting sunset that I just watched but not photographed.

This morning we decided to go the other direction for Valentia Island. After a short visit to Knightstown we went for the lighthouse at Cromwell point with some very impressiv waves. Lucky enough the wind blew from the southerly direction and kept our lenses reasonable clean. To get a bit closer to the action we drove to the place near the Valentia Radio Station were the Tetrapod foot prints are located. From there we had some wave crashing panorama in front of us that was simply breathtaking.

I decided to show the black and white version to give you an idea about the shapes and moves of the very energetic water. The few hours today out in fresh air near the Atlantic reminded me how privileged I am to live close to such unspoilt nature.

 I wish you all my friends, customers and family an exciting, creative and healthy year 2013!
Hope to see you some day in South Kerry.

Valentia Lighthouse, Cromwell Point

The camera club was visiting Valentia Lighthouse yesterday, my second time. The tower and its surrounding is a wonderful photolocation, not open to the public though.
I took a lot of detail photos and noticed that the other people  were all done and I haven´t even managed to go to the lantern and the balcony.
I rushed up, took some photos and some on the way down and changed the photos to blacK&white.  Thank you very much Richard for making it happen again, I hope we get another chance.