The majestic Cliffs of Moher, jewel of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way seen here on a sunny evening's sunset as the golden rays of sunlight illuminate the 200-plus metres elevation of shale and sandstone sedimentary rocks.
The Cliffs of Moher have long been one of Ireland's most popular natural sights and tourist attractions with over 1,500,000 visitors per year, and rightly so. The 9 miles / 14 kilometres of cliffs catch the bright evening's sunlight as it streams across the wide expanse of Atlantic Ocean. The cliffs along with the nearby Burren are a UNESCO Geopark.
There may be millions visiting the cliffs but here on this evening it was just two of us who were photographing and what a sight! We were briefly joined by a tourist in from New Jersey on his first visit to Ireland and who had been photographing earlier along the stunning coastline.
Sometimes the weather doesn't give you what you want but it gives you something far far better.
This was the case on the occasion that I wanted to photograph the long landscapes of the Irish countryside.
Instead I was met with low cloud and swirling mist across the mountain slopes until, briefly, the cloud cleared.
Dunluce Castle in my own County Antrim.
Used by Led Zeppelin in their album artwork for Houses of the Holy
I won't bore you with all of the details as I have written previously about Dunluce Castle on County Antrim's Causeway Coast here: http://panoramicireland.com/photo-tours-blog/cow-in-front-of-dunluce-castle-causeway-coast-antrim-northern-ireland
Dunluce and the Causeway Coast is a place that I lead many photography workshops and tours in. Join me, Panoramic Ireland, on a day that suits you: http://panoramicireland.com/photography-workshops-ireland/northern-ireland-photography-workshops-photo-tours/book-a-photo-tour-in-northern-ireland-causeway-coast
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Recent weeks have seen me leading photography tours and workshops all over Ireland, from Antrim to Cork, Dublin to Galway and many points in between using the country's scenic roads like this one to get to location.
Find more about those adventures here on Panoramic Ireland or contact me to join me on a photography experience in Ireland - you choose the location and day.
Each day's sunset is different, there are no two sunsets the same even in the same location.
Here is a case in point, a few days ago I photographed the sunset here in the west of Ireland. It was a bright evening with some cloud and plenty of blue sky - see image below and this link.
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