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title: "Kenmare Bay, Kerry at Christmas"
date: 2017-12-27T03:15:00+00:00
author: John Henry Donovan
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# Kenmare Bay, Kerry At Christmas

Posted on 27th December, 2017

Staying at my in-law’s house in Kenmare, County Kerry, I was wide awake at 5 am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I had never explored across the bay directly opposite the house so what better time than in the dark, rain and snow.

I drove around the bay until I was approximately where I wanted to be. I then took a hard left and drove up a mountain not even knowing where I was or what I could see. I could see some mass of water out the car window so parked and waited for sunrise. I was met with a spectacular view so quickly fired off a few bracketed photos to try some HDR later on back at the computer.

![A beautiful sunset over a calm lake, with vibrant orange and pink colors reflecting on the water's surface.](data:image/png;base64,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)X-T20 – XF18-55mm f/2.8 @ f/22 · ISO 800

When I exhausted as many shots I could of the area as my fingers stopped working I decided to duck back into the car and drive back towards the bay where I had seen a sign for a pier. When I got there I could see the sun coming up with this amazing colour. I quickly set up a long exposure for 8 minutes. At about 4 minutes it started hail stoning hard. The Fujifilm X‑T20 not being weatherproof, I did my best to shield it but had to grab all the gear and run for the car. Only when I reached the car did I press the shutter button. The results were the best shot of the morning and a ​‘happy accident’. Somewhere in that exposure is a ghost of me running for the car!

![A tranquil coastal scene at dusk with a dark foreground contrasting a colorful sky. The sky transitions from deep blue to pink and purple hues, reflected in the calm waters. Rock formations and distant mountains are silhouetted against the horizon.](data:image/png;base64,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)X-T20 – XF18-55mm f/2.8 @ f/3.2 · ISO 250

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