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Rogerstown Estuary. I really enjoy the estuary. Plenty of birds despite all the work going on. The 1st is looking up the estuary from beside the sailing club and the 2nd is looking down towards the harbour near the end of the road and gives a little glimpse of what agreat amenity we have on our doorstep.
Saturation boosted in Picasa, bit OTT.
Good place to park the car and take a good walk when the tide is out. You can go over to the old tip at Balleally and up Rogerstown lane and take a right hand turn down a road which will bring you back to estuary.0 -
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After you upload the pic...Getting the train from Balbriggan is great view almost every morning, this is today...
Incidentally, how do you post a pic in a post, rather than a link? sorry it's OT
Right click on the link to the attachment & select Properties.
Copy the URL & click cancel.
Go back to the Reply to Thread panel & click the Insert Image button (
) paste the URL.
Click OK.
Click Submit Reply.
Hey presto - Image inserted.0 -
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thats an amazing shot for a pinhole.
Thanks Martron et al, glad you like it.
I actually use a type of pinhole called a zone plate which works by diffracting the rays of light and so you get the softness and glow from the images.
This picture is part of a large number that I'm putting together on the harbours or Safe Havens of Ireland. This will take another two years to complete but rest assured that the harbours of Fingal will be well represented in a book and exhibition which I am working on.
I the meantime, I also shot a few pics of other nice places to visit in North County Dublin such as the Portico at Kenure....
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and from the 'inside'....
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For those who may be unaware of the recent history of Kenure House in Rush these pics are from a series I took of the only remaining part of the once stately home.
Kenure House which was owned by the Palmer Family of Rush, Co Dublin fell into disrepair by the late sixties and was subsequently purchased by the local authority who required the estate land for development. In what was a very sad and divisive move they elected to demolish 99.9% of the house rather than opt for restoration.
This left just the Portico which now stands as a reminder of an era when style and classic design were celebrated by the gentry here in Ireland.0 -
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The 5-Sail or Great Windmill at Skerries with a pinhole camera :
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There was a bakery on the site up until the 1980's when it closed. Many people from the locality were employed in the bakery over the last couple of centuries, among them some relatives of mine - the most recent being my uncle Sammy.
Sammy used to deliver the hot baked bread to local shops and houses on a horsedrawn breadcart. I remember it was quite a sight and when I was a small boy he used to toss batch loaves down to me (you know the ones with the 'dimples') as he drove his horse and van by. I will always remember how the warm bread used to smell so delicious. By the time I got as far as the kitchen some pieces of the side of the bread would inevitably have been torn off so great was the temptation!
Well the Bakery was eventually sold and later underwent restoration along with the mills and now is a visitor centre with cafe, exhibition space and of course the mills are fully working. At harvest time the field beside the complex has a crop of oats which is cut with a steam threashing machine for the educational benefit of younger generations.
The 4-Sail Windmill is also nice to see:
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Corsendonk wrote: »Great Story about Skerries Mills, I came across this photo online yesterday so I know I prob technical breaking the thread rule but thought the image would blend well with your mill photos. Photo from 1910-1930 Skerries.
it would be great if you could repost this in the history thread.0 -
Out with kids today and ended up parking in Summit car park in Howth. Well worth a vist and a few spots to have a picnic. Loads of people out walking which is good to see.. Paths are now marked as part of National Loop walks. Great idea.
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Have to go back and get a better B&W image.0 -
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Corsendonk wrote: »
Like this. I woulf however crop a bit off both sides and bottom. Nice light on the Island0 -
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The Springers (or Springboards) is a popular bathing place in Skerries.
The place got its name from the fact that it originally had two very fine springboards from which you could dive into the water at high tide. These were subsequently damaged in some storms several decades ago and were never replaced.
It also had a metal platform some 60 metres out to which we used to swim and dive. This platform was known as 'The Girder'.
Recently, Fingal County Council decided to refurbish the Springers by replacing the seating areas and they also erected wheelchair friendly access complete with railings.
Now, the Council has come under some criticism for the aesthetic appeal of the development which, it must be said, owes much to the ehhhh... Albanian school of Architecture...that is to say it owes more to function than form.
Utilitarian it may be, but it is still a nice place from which to swim or simply to sit on a nice day looking out to sea, the islands or the beach at Skerries.
Hasselblad with 75mm zone plate (pinhole)0 -
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