SEPTEMBER 1999 – View across the village of Roches Point, Co. Cork, Ireland, on a sunny afternoon. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
County Cork in Ireland is a beautiful space. Cork itself is a vibrant small city, and its surroundings feature some stunning locations. Like the village of Roches Point, which is situated 40 minutes by car from downtown Cork. It sits on a small peninsula with a small lighthouse (Roches Point Lighthouse) at its end.
The afternoon light was perfect for this shot from Trabolgan, the only road that leads into the village and sits high above the official small car park. I like the way the sunlight illuminates the houses leading up to the lighthouse, the surface of the Atlantic Ocean that indicates the strong wind on that day, and the fact that I captured the light inside the lighthouse. (I remember that I waited for this to happen.)
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | September 1999 |
| Location | Roches Point, Co. Cork, Ireland |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 70-210 mm f/4 |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| ISO | 100 |
| Digital Image Source | Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3736 x 2448 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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