SEPTEMBER 1999 – The working harbour in Skerries, Ireland. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We drove down the Irish east coast towards Dublin and stopped at Skerries, a busy town about 30 km north of Dublin. It had a small working harbour and several nice restaurants.
Once we has checked in at the B&B for the night we wanted to see the harbour. Much to our astonishment, the water was gone almost completely from the basin and the harbour. But the water returned over night, and in the morning all the yachts and ships were nicely anchored as if nothing had happened.
This is a shot from the pier towards the aptly named Harbour Road with the all-important Shenanningans pub on the left. (All important because it was apparently very important for those who grew up in Skerries.) Since 1999, the buildings on the left half have been replaced by modern buildings, and the Shenannigans has closed doors.
I really like the high-key style of the image with the glistening reflections of the sun on the right and the relaxed atmosphere of a small harbour town which comes through in the image as well. I just applied a contemporary 16:9 crop.
Skerries? Very nice!
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | September 1999 |
| Location | Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6481 x 3646 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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