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  1. Fixing the fishing line

    Sometimes the fishing line gets tangled and you need to stop what you're doing and fix it.

    inphotos.org/2026/08/18/fixing

  2. The last of the light in the wheelhouse

    The sun went down beyond the far side of Ballycotton Harbour and everything on the pier turned to an outline. The wheelhouse windows kept some of the light, so the boat is a black shape with orange panes punched through it. You lose the paint and the...

    inphotos.org/2026/08/05/the-la

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coast #Cork #EastCork #FishingBoat #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #Photo #Photography #silhouette #sunset

  3. The last of the light in the wheelhouse

    The sun went down beyond the far side of Ballycotton Harbour and everything on the pier turned to an outline. The wheelhouse windows kept some of the light, so the boat is a black shape with orange panes punched through it. You lose the paint and the rust and the name on the bow at this stage of the evening, and what is left is the ironmongery: the aerial, the radar, the railing, an anchor, perhaps.

    inphotos.org/2026/08/05/the-la

  4. Unseen Movement

    The bollard is the only thing in the frame that stayed put in this long exposure of a floating pier in Ballycotton Harbour. Everything else is moving, relative to it....

    inphotos.org/2026/08/02/unseen

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #boats #bollard #Cork #FloatingPier #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #LongExposure #Photo #Photography #seascape

  5. Unseen Movement

    The bollard is the only thing in the frame that stayed put in this long exposure of a floating pier in Ballycotton Harbour. Everything else is moving, relative to it.

    inphotos.org/2026/08/02/unseen

  6. Rods Out at Ballycotton

    Seven anglers had the end of Ballycotton pier to themselves, rods out over the water, while the sun went down behind the far shore. I was there for the sunset and happy to photograph the fishermen looking for fish....

    inphotos.org/2026/08/01/rods-o

    #anglers #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #Cork #EastCork #fishing #Ireland #Photo #Photography #pier #seascape #silhouette #sunset

  7. Rods Out at Ballycotton

    Seven anglers had the end of Ballycotton pier to themselves, rods out over the water, while the sun went down behind the far shore. I was there for the sunset and happy to photograph the fishermen looking for fish.

    inphotos.org/2026/08/01/rods-o

  8. Drifting past the pier

    Two jellyfish drifted past the end of the pier at Ballycotton, less than a metre under the surface but in the warm light of a setting sun the water grew dark quickly with depth.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/31/drifti

  9. Last Light at Ballycotton

    The three of them had the pier to themselves, rods out over water that had gone completely flat. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and sunset is always an attraction there. It had already happened somewhere behind the headland, leaving a band of yellow...

    inphotos.org/2026/07/30/last-l

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastal #Cork #CountyCork #dusk #fishermen #Ireland #Photo #Photography #pier #seascape #silhouette #sunset

  10. Last Light at Ballycotton

    The three of them had the pier to themselves, rods out over water that had gone completely flat. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and sunset is always an attraction there. It had already happened somewhere behind the headland, leaving a band of yellow along the horizon and nothing else lit. Not one of them turned to look at it. They watched the water instead, which is important if you have come to catch something.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/30/last-l

  11. Casting Off the Pier

    Two anglers cast off the end of Ballycotton pier as the sun set. The harbour crane stood black against the sky, and one man’s rod bent back mid-cast, blurred by the long exposure. The cloud broke into pink and orange over the headland to the west, with the hous...

    inphotos.org/2026/07/11/castin

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastal #Cork #EastCork #EveningLight #harbour #Ireland #Photo #Photography #pier #SeaAngling #silhouette #sunset

  12. Casting Off the Pier

    Two anglers cast off the end of Ballycotton pier as the sun set. The harbour crane stood black against the sky, and one man's rod bent back mid-cast, blurred by the long exposure. The cloud broke into pink and orange over the headland to the west, with the houses along the shore already lit. It was a warm, still August evening.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/11/castin

  13. The Boats of Ballycotton

    Ballycotton harbour late on a summer evening is one of those places that is rewarding to visit. The working boats had all come in, Atlantic Chief, Excelsior and Prolific were rafted tight against the wall, hulls bobbing in calm waters. The...

    inphotos.org/2026/07/03/the-bo

    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #boats #CoastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #FishingBoats #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #Photo #Photography #RNLILifeboat #seascape

  14. The Boats of Ballycotton

    Ballycotton harbour late on a summer evening is one of those places that is rewarding to visit. The working boats had all come in, Atlantic Chief, Excelsior and Prolific were rafted tight against the wall, hulls bobbing in calm waters. The setting sun cast long, side-on shadows and clouds streaked across the sky.

    inphotos.org/2026/07/03/the-bo

  15. Silhouette at the Harbour Mouth

    There’s a narrow window just after sunset when the sky goes absolutely wild, when the sun has dropped below the horizon but the light is still bouncing around in the atmosphere, and you get these incredible bands of colour stacking up from warm orange...

    inphotos.org/2026/02/24/silhou

    #Ballycotton #beacon #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coast #Cork #GoldenHour #harbour #Ireland #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #silhouette #sunset

  16. Silhouette at the Harbour Mouth

    There’s a narrow window just after sunset when the sky goes absolutely wild, when the sun has dropped below the horizon but the light is still bouncing around in the atmosphere, and you get these incredible bands of colour stacking up from warm orange through pink into deep purple and navy.

    The navigation beacon at the end of the pier in Ballycotton hadn’t come on yet so it provided a subject for a silhouette against this gorgeous sky on a lovely August evening last year.


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    #2025 #Ballycotton #beacon #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coast #Cork #goldenHour #harbour #Ireland #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #silhouette #SonyA7RV #sunset
  17. Ballycotton’s Beacon on the Island

    The lighthouse on the island just off the coast by Ballycotton is always a nice subject for a photo. The night we were there, we hoped to photograph the moon rising behind the lighthouse but a large bank of cloud covered the horizon.

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    #Ballycotton #BallycottonLighthouse #BlarneyPhotographyClub #CelticSea #CoCork #coastalPhotography #Cork #EastCork #Ireland #IrishCoast #IrishLighthouses #lighthouse #lighthouseIsland #maritimeHeritage #navigationBeacon #Photo #Photography #sunset

  18. Sunset Fishing at Ballycotton Pier

    A series of photos showing men fishing off the pier at Ballycotton, Co Cork a couple of weeks ago. It was a beautiful evening. Lovely time to be there.

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    #2025 #anglers #Ballycotton #BallycottonPier #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticSky #EastCork #eveningFishing #fishing #goldenHour #harbourCrane #Ireland #IrishCoast #Photo #Photography #pierFishing #silhouettes #SonyA7RV #stormClouds #sunset

  19. Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

    There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

    inphotos.org/2025/08/16/angler

    #photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #Ballycotton

  20. Anglers Under Ballycotton’s Big Sky

    There were 6 or 7 people fishing in Ballycotton. Most were standing on the pier, but these two had climbed up on the pier wall. Judging by the bag of fish they had, it was a good choice of location.

    Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length24mmISO100Shutter speed1/160s

    #angling #Ballycotton #BlackAndWhite #blackAndWhitePhotography #cloudySky #coastalFishing #Cork #CountyCork #dramaticClouds #dramaticSky #EastCork #fishing #fishingCulture #fishingPier #harbourWall #Ireland #maritimePhotography #Photo #Photography #pierFishing

  21. A Fishing Boat’s Story in Cork

    These intimate details from a single fishing boat in Ballycotton harbour tell the story of Ireland's working coastline better than any wide-angle vista could manage. Every weathered rope, rusty chain, and salt-stained life ring speaks to the daily reality of earning a living from the sea.

    inphotos.org/2025/08/15/a-fish

    #photo #photography #Cork #Ireland #Ballycotton #boat #trawler

  22. Heroes of the Sea

    The RNLI flag flies in Ballycotton Harbour.

    The RNLI operates one of Ireland’s busiest lifeboat stations at Ballycotton, which launched 57 times in 2023 alone, rescuing 49 people and assisting 67 others. The station operates an all-weather lifeboat capable of handling the most challenging sea conditions off the Cork coast. Ballycotton RNLI has a proud history dating back to 1858, and the station’s crews have been awarded numerous medals for gallantry, including gold medals for particularly heroic rescues. The RNLI is a charity that relies entirely on voluntary donations and is crewed by unpaid volunteers who undergo extensive training to perform rescues in some of the most dangerous maritime conditions around the British and Irish coasts.

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    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #blueSky #coastalSafety #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #emergencyServices #flag #Ireland #IrishCoast #lifeboatStation #LookUp #maritimeHeritage #maritimeSafety #Photo #Photography #RNLIFlag #RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution #seaRescue #volunteerService

  23. The Lighthouse and Tidal Treasures

    The tide was very far out when we visited Ballycotton last week, so I wandered out on the rocks, carefully avoiding the slippery seaweed, and took a few photos.

    inphotos.org/2025/08/13/the-li

    #photo #photography #Ballycotton #Cork #Ireland

  24. The Lighthouse and Tidal Treasures

    The tide was very far out when we visited Ballycotton last week, so I wandered out on the rocks, carefully avoiding the slippery seaweed, and took a few photos.

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    #Ballycotton #BlarneyPhotographyClub #coastalPhotography #Cork #CountyCork #EastCork #intertidalZone #Ireland #IrishCoast #lighthouse #lighthouseIsland #marineLife #naturalBeauty #pebbles #Photo #Photography #rockyShore #seaweed #tidalPools #tidalZone

  25. Ballycotton’s Spectacular Sky

    The golden hour at sunset is spectacular but I love the amazing colours you might be lucky to see after the sun has set. Such happened on Thursday night in Ballycotton. This is a panoramic photo of several photos stitched together to make one larger one. The dark, dramatic cloud was too wide for my lens, but even though it was dark, handheld panoramas are possible these days if you’re careful.

    inphotos.org/2025/08/11/ballyc
    #photo #photography #Ballycotton #Cork #Ireland