As a long time traveller in my own country, I know a lot of the country north and south - from Kenmare to Coleraine. For those of you unfamiliar with the geography of Ireland, Kenmare is in Co. Kerry, Coleraine is in Co. Derry. I have lived in all four provinces of Ireland - Ulster, Munster, Connacht and Leinster. For some reason Connacht is often misspelled as Connaught by old maps and BBC presenters. Galway and Mayo are counties in the province of Connacht and this is the province with the highest number of Irish speakers in Ireland.
On a recent photo tour in Galway in Mayo we had some of the most dramatic weather over a few days, that is normal for this part of the world but it also provides some of the best conditions for landscape photography. Nothing stays the same, and that is really what you want. Why would you want to go look out at the same scene over and over?
A typical photo tour in this part of Ireland would consist of woodlands, lakeland scenes which almost double as seascapes given the size of the lakes in Ireland. Lough Corrib is the second largest lake in Ireland or Britain, Lough Mask is the third largest lake in these islands.
The main image on this post along with the others contained here are some of my favourite from an autumnal day in these lands of the west, October 2013. The autumn and winter are the best times to be here in Ireland for photography, the short days and low light are perfect for landscape and seascape photography.
And where could be better than this part of Ireland? To book a photo tour in the west of Ireland with Panoramic Ireland please contact us here - let me know if this is your favourite part of Ireland. How do the waterfalls and woods and wild landscapes suit you? Let Panoramic Ireland show you the best that the west of Ireland has to offer on our one-to-one photo tours.
