Mar

15

2024

Schoorl group 12.5 years together

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Schoorl group 12.5 years together

In my post ‘ Schoorl in Ireland’ I explained how this group of unique people came together. In March 2024 our first Schoorl outing was exactly 12.5 years ago.

Obviously we wanted to mark this occasion. We organised a weekend in Oostmahorn at the north coast of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.

Staying here is very emotional for us, you can read this in the post Healing Waddenzee.

Again it was great to be together, excellent photography conditions and great conversations. Looking forward to mark the 25 years.

Thanks Petra, Niels, Arjan, Stephan, Jan and Frederik.

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Jan

15

2024

Killarney

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Killarney

 

In November 2023 I went with ‘The Lads’ to Killarney for a couple of days. We stayed in the Black Valley, part of Killarney National Park, what a stunning place it is.

Beautiful lakes, stunning waterfalls, lush forests and historic buildings. Again a big success.

Please find some pictures below:

The Upper Lake

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Nov

03

2023

Schoorl in Ireland

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Schoorl in Ireland

The ‘Schoorl group’ is a group of friends sharing the same passion of photography. I’m proud to be part of this group and I can call them solid friends. Some 12 years ago we met on the high dunes of Schoorl in the Netherlands, hence the name ‘Schoorls group’. Maybe not the most fancy name but after the group became more solid, we just kept the name to remember the groups origin.

During the last 12 years we visited many places together, sometimes just for a day and at least once a year, plan a couple of days. What is so nice about this group is that everybody has their own unique speciality in photography hence we end up with completely different pictures at the end of the day.

After I immigrated to Ireland, there was always the idea to come over here. Covid postponed this idea but finally last year we could organize this. I was so looking forward to welcome them in our house and show them where we live now. It was so great showing the group the Copper Coast, Comeragh Mountains, Hook Head, Woodstown, introducing them them full Irish breakfasts, Shepherds Pie, Guinness and rugby.

It was such a pleasure to have them around and I have a feeling that this was not the last time.

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The Schoorl group

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Sep

24

2023

Astro photography along the Copper Coast

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Astro photography along the Copper Coast

 

Along the Copper Coast there is little light pollution. Only towns as Bunmahan and Dungarvan create some light pollution. So when there is a clear sky, combined with a new moon, the galaxy above us, really opens up.

To see the Milky Way, August/September is the best time of year. On the 12th of September, I went together with Jonathan Power, to Trá na mBó near Bunmahon and I took the shot that I had in my mind for a long time, the sea stack with the Milky Way.

Obviously this was not the first night I went to shoot the stars, so it is time to put some of the results in a ‘Astro blog’.

Hope you like them.

Trá na mBó

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Jun

26

2023

Revisiting the Saltees

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Revisiting the Saltees

My third time visiting this amazing world.

As mentioned in a earlier post about my first visit of the Saltees, I’m certainly not a twitcher but I like the challenges that bird photography bring.

I tried to be somewhat different in exposure (high key) and composition as there already so much high quality images taken by fellow photographers.

It remains a challenge to catch a flying puffin with sand eels, they are a bit to fast for me but I gave it a try (last image).

Thanks again to my photo buddies Fergus, Chris and Keith.

Chris introduced a group with Arunprasad from Kuwait and  Gustav, Marleen, Margreet and Heleen from the Netherlands.

It was a smashing day and it ended in style with fish ‘n chips at the Saltee Chipper in Kilmore Quay.

Hope you like the images.

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