I took a spin down to Gougane Barra this week,
It's one of my favorite places to visit with or without a camera.
The plan was to get there at first light and hopefully get some early morning misty scenes,
Well I managed to get out of the cot and all was going well until I arrived at Macroom.
As I took the turn for Gougane Barra, I was driving past The Gearagh, and the conditions looked promising.
The Gearagh is the remains of the only ancient post glacial alluvial forest in Western Europe. It was formed at the end of the last Ice Age and consists of a vast area of submerged islands that once supported a rich woodland flora. It gets its name from "An Gaoire", the wooden river. In 1987 the area was declared a statutory nature reserve.
So Gougane Barra would have to wait for just a little longer.
Here are a few pics of my visit....
It was a misty/foggy morning and some of tree stumps made for some almost abstact images....
Emerging from the mist
Gradually the mist gave way
And the Sun broke through
And then it was time to head to my original destination......Gougane Barra.
The light was perfect as I arrived,and even though it's been photographed to death ,I couldn't resist another shot of the Oratory.This one is a deliberate 50/50 split to highlight the flat calm conditions and the reflections in on the lake.
Gougane is always worth visiting,and especially if like me you have it all to yourself on an early Autumnal morning.For the peace and quite, well there is no place like it.. Slan!
1 comments:
Well worth the early start, Paul. And even though Gougane has been done to death the shot of the oratory is a cracker.
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