Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

August 31, 2014 by Harold Hall

Dark Hedges

The most northern tip of Northern Ireland is one of the more scenic places we have visited from a photographic viewpoint. Part of that can be attributed to a visit from a photographer friend who made me get ‘out and about’ more than I normally would have, so thanks, Doug! This is also the place where the well-known Dark Hedges and the Giant’s Causeway are located. We visited each multiple times in different lighting conditions.

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Carrick-A-Rede Bridge crossing

August 30, 2014 by Harold Hall

What is now a fun tourist attraction in Northern Ireland near the town of Ballentoy used to be the means of getting to a very important salmon fishery for a hundred fishermen. When first erected the Carrick-a-Rede Bridge was simply a thick rope spanning the 60 feet between ridges and 1,000 feet in the air. The fishermen would carry their equipment over in the morning and the fish they caught back in the evening, going hand over hand. The distant island serves as a breakwater for the ocean waves from the Atlantic. We could see large waves crashing the rocks on one side of the island, but calm waters for the fishermen to string their nets on the other. This point is no longer used by the fishermen as the Atlantic Salmon is on the endangered species list. A salmon fisherman’s house still on the island is shown in the picture below, click the ‘continue reading’ button below to see it.
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