Look Around You! Photos Thread

mk6705

While you live in Kerry all your life, it's very easy to take your surroundings for granted. But if you just take a second to compare pretty much any part of Co.Kerry (Besides maybe the centre of Tralee) to anywhere else in Ireland or even the World, you'll be hard pressed to find anything that compares to it. So I thought it'd be a good idea to start a thread with photos of various parts of the county (Preferably that you took yourselves) , to show the great scenery we take for granted every day.

Here's a few to get things started:



Muckross, Killarney.



Tonevane, Tralee.

Lia_lia

One I took of the gap!

kerry4sam

in-front of Muckross Gardens



Muckross Abbey

ejmaztec

I'd better post this one of Torc that I uploaded after the Kerry "Monsoon" that we had late last year. I hope we don't get a repeat this year.

PicturePerfect

Great Thread!

Evening view from Ross Castle:



Torq, non-post-torrential


I particularly like the hidden treasures that the National Park offers...

Taken last winter near Ross Castle:


Taken last summer somewhere in Gap of Dunloe:

aidan_walsh

On Torc.





Will have to re-do that walk some day. Long overdue.

sheesh

kerry4sam

I just absolutely love this location.

PicturePerfect

kerry4sam wrote: »

I just absolutely love this location.

I'd still love to go there, haven't discovered it yet! What is the best walk to get there?

kerry4sam

PicturePerfect wrote: »

I'd still love to go there, haven't discovered it yet! What is the best walk to get there?

The following info I copied from http://www.theringofkerry.com/meeting-of-the-waters.html

"As the name implies the Meeting of the waters is where Killarney's famous lakes converge. The Upper lake , Middle Lake (also know as Muckross Lake) and Lower Lake (Lough Leane) all come together at this beautifull spot. It is a little haven of tranquility and can only be reached by foot or bicycle. Also found in this area are Dinis cottage and "The old wier Bridge". The easiest way to reach the spot is by walking along the well signposted path from Muckross House for approximately 5km. or if you don't feel than energetic then approx one mile beyond Torc Waterfall (direction Kenmare) there is a parking spot on the right hand side of the road. Dinis cottage is signposted from here and the cottage and "the meetings of the waters" is a 15 minute walk from here. Its definitely worth the walk on a fine day.".

The piece I under-lined seems to be the more popular means of access for people.

PicturePerfect

kerry4sam wrote: »

The following info I copied from http://www.theringofkerry.com/meeting-of-the-waters.html

"As the name implies the Meeting of the waters is where Killarney's famous lakes converge. The Upper lake , Middle Lake (also know as Muckross Lake) and Lower Lake (Lough Leane) all come together at this beautifull spot. It is a little haven of tranquility and can only be reached by foot or bicycle. Also found in this area are Dinis cottage and "The old wier Bridge". The easiest way to reach the spot is by walking along the well signposted path from Muckross House for approximately 5km. or if you don't feel than energetic then approx one mile beyond Torc Waterfall (direction Kenmare) there is a parking spot on the right hand side of the road. Dinis cottage is signposted from here and the cottage and "the meetings of the waters" is a 15 minute walk from here. Its definitely worth the walk on a fine day.".

The piece I under-lined seems to be the more popular means of access for people.

Much appreciating the underlined part! Have roamed around Muckross quite a bit in my 4 years in Killarney but have never really realised how to get to the meeting of the waters! Thanks for that, will try that hopefully if the weather stays a bit like the last week.

Brendygg

Carrauntuohill and The Hags tooth, taken yesterday.

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fresca

it was a nice evening...

11811

A shot of Blennerville Canal in the evening -






And a shot of the wonderful Stradbally beach.

carchaeologist

Took these at different heights coming down the Conor pass into Dingle last wednesday morning. It was pretty damn nice. Hard to top Kerry for scenery.





Took this of North Kerry looking towards Ballyheigue earlier this year.

kerry4sam

around by the Dingle Peninsula ...

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fresca

former saint.
now resident in fenit.

fresca

ok, ok, the sharp amongst you will recognise this as coming from our southern neighbours.... but i like it anyway...

Quaderno

Fenit Sunset

DDC1990

Looks awfuly like Banna, where in Fenit was that taken? Back Beach?

Quaderno

DDC1990 wrote: »

Looks awfuly like Banna, where in Fenit was that taken? Back Beach?

No, it's really Fenit:
http://maps.google.ie/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.280955,-9.872973&spn=0,0.003433&z=19&layer=c&cbll=52.280955,-9.872461&panoid=gVTnJQqHHy-SqiDyjslIiA&cbp=12,339.56,,0,11.84

Pic has been taken from right behind the silver car.
Camera is a Panasonic FZ38, no fancy DSLR

sheesh

Fenit island


Fenit Lighthouse

carchaeologist

Drove down Molls gap this evening,no camera but it really was a photographers dream there. Sun was just going down and the colours were amazing.

CheGuedara

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

A cold, icy climb to get there but having climbed in the continent can tell you the view is up there with the best of them

carchaeologist

^ I admire your dedication Che. Thanks for sharing.

oeb

Taken up the gap



And torc


Ballyseedy

Takeshi_Kovacs

CheGuedara wrote: »

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

A cold, icy climb to get there but having climbed in the continent can tell you the view is up there with the best of them

Fantastic picture there Che, i hope to do same in winter as well this year.
Here is some on the hill taken this August

Holybejaysus

CheGuedara wrote: »

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

That's a hell of a nice picture you got there Mister....

CheGuedara

Holybejaysus wrote: »

That's a hell of a nice picture you got there Mister....

Thanks! I have it printed up big (not framed yet) and it's def one of the best I've taken. I try to take the camera with me as often as I can when I'm climbing/mountaineering - in Ireland 8/10 times pics are misty/rainy/totally clagged in shots but the 2/10 times when you get a properly good one really reward persistence.

If anyone does want to get to high scenic places around Kerry (and the rest of the world) I've no hesitation recommending joining Tralee Mountaineering Club - they've activities to suit all levels of activity, are a v. friendly and inclusive bunch

Lia_lia

Took these at Ross castle today

Quaderno

Dusk at Muckross Lake, Taken today.

CheGuedara

Awesome pic Quaderno, the kind of thing you could definitely frame and hang somewhere!

carchaeologist

Two shots of Killarney this morn, taken from my iphone from the van..im surprised at how well they came out!

Tayshty

Blasket Island

Viaduct Lispole

kerryman12

great thread

Quaderno

Ladies View, yesterday evening. Stitched together using Autostitch - the original picture measures 11500x3000 pixels

siblers

From my house in Listry, taken on Saturday just gone.

CheGuedara

A view from Ahneboy yesterday with Sliabh Luacra to the left and Baurtregaum to the distance in the right

Oliverdog

Here's one I took in early December across the peat bog at Laharn, near our home, towards the distant Slieve Mish. It's remarkable how colourful such a desolate place can be in the middle of winter.

Oliverdog

A view from our gate as the sun set on Christmas Eve 2010.

Oliverdog

A cold November afternoon at Carrignaparka near Slea Head, Dingle.

Oliverdog

A June morning view of the Slieve Mish taken from the Caragh estuary at Dooks, near Glenbeigh.

11811

Fenit - down by the swimming area.

Damokc

Damokc

dh0661

Damokc - great picture -- where was it taken ?.

Brendygg

Thats around Dunquin, Clogher beach. Ferriters cove further on and the famous 3 sisters in the right of the background.

siblers

I was in that part of the woods last week doing a short documentary thing on the dingle peninsula, beautiful spot.

Tayshty

Picture of Dingle bay from Connor Pass

ciaeim

siblers wrote: »

From my house in Listry, taken on Saturday just gone.

where in listry are you sibblers

Ciarrai76

Brendygg wrote: »

Thats around Dunquin, Clogher beach. Ferriters cove further on and the famous 3 sisters in the right of the background.

One of my favourite places in the world! My dad used to always comment on the '3 sisters' everytime we drove around there, as there are 3 of us in the family...all girls and we were the '3 sisters' I now always point it out to anyone who is with me on the drive around there when visiting