Would-be swimmers arrived and left, daunted by the swell. We photographed the empty scene in front us, devoid of people but full of action brought straight to our feet by nature. And it was exciting. As the tide began to recede, with intermittent surges forcing wave energy onto the shore, stronger and more confident swimmers arrived and took to the water, often diving as seen in this image.

We stayed for almost two hours here, the light subtly changed as it slowly gained height in the sky, clouds of many varied types arrived to make it brighter and duller to give the photographic process more interest. After taking down our tripods and packing away our camera equipment we headed off for a coffee and warmed our feet - cold from surging seawater ingress and a stationary, but not sedentary, position collecting light on our sensors during the morning workshop.

And yes I have gone swimming here, see my video on YouTube from Christmas Day at Dublin's Forty Foot 2014 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJU1vwlZPA

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