On the glorious Sunday afternoon that was on 22/3/15, ECCG members headed for Kinsale, mainly in the hope of a good sunset at the Old Head lighthouse. We spent some time around the town initially which, with it’s narrow streets, interesting shopfronts and harbour area, always provides a variety of shots to the photographer.

For inspiration alone, a visit to the Giles Norman gallery was a must on the itinerary before we headed out to the Old Head to continue our lighthouse project. While the sunset let us down to an extent, there was some nice colour in the sky and some great images were created nevertheless.

Some facts about the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse
Light first established: 16/05/1814
Present light established: 01/10/1853
Fog signal established: 01/02/1893
New light and fog signal established: 17/12/1907
Converted to unwatched automatic: 01/04/1972
Converted to electric: 25/04/1972
Nominal range of the light: 20 Nautical Miles
Character of the light: two white flashes every 10 seconds
Height of the light: 72m above mean high water springs

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