View From The Roadside

Nohoval Cove, originally uploaded by Liam O’Neill.

Firstly, it’s been a long time since I added a picture here, which has mainly been because it’s been a long time since I last took a decent picture! Between the weather, work and softball I haven’t been out with the camera at all really. That will probably change as the autumn rolls in.
This is Nohoval Cove near Kinsale. I believe it was a popular landing spot for smugglers at one point, and there is what looks like the ruins of a barracks there today. It wasn’t the nice sunny day I had hoped it would be. A little before taking this shot the dark heavy cloud you can see had passed overhead and brought with it the rain. I had all but decided to leave when it blocked the sun and I could see how dramatic it looked. I turned around and set the camera up and took a number of shots. The conversion to B+W really helps bring out the various textures of the waves, sea, land and clouds, far better than the colour version.