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Ethereal evening light on Lough Beltra Ethereal evening light on Lough Beltra

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Now that the clocks have gone forward, we have an extra hour of light every evening. It makes capturing a landscape scene or a lovely Irish sunset a little bit easier - sometimes. The weather here in the west of Ireland has also improved drastically and there's a nice summery feel these days. We should all make the most of it because as you know, it will be short-lived.

I, like many photographers were out in force to capture these elusive West of Ireland sunsets. Because of a number of factors I was limited to an old haunt within a short drive. I really must try harder. 

However this regular haunt never fails to satisify that old "photographers itch" - that compulsion we all get!  You know the one - when you absolutely, positively, totally have to get out and shoot something - anything. We all get it and it's all the more pronounced here in the West because of the lack of photographic light - yes, it's overcast or raining lots of the time.

Anyway, indeed it was a beautiful week. The sun shone/shined. People smiled. The morning light woke me.  The night skies were stunning - how I would love to capture them. I do hope you all viewed Jupiter and the Moon, so close to each other during the week.

I shot this at Beltra Lough during this week. As it was getting dark, I opted for a long exposure photograph. The fishermen had gone home after a successful day out on the water. The sun had set below the horizon but still cast some beautiful ethereal light over the evening sky.

View some more photographs of Beltra Lough here. Please do rate and comment - thanks for visiting.

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