July 11, 2009
It seemed that I just needed some time to walk around and do nothing. Our previous weekend trip to Galway was fun, exciting, and long. I didn't do much in the morning, but I headed out to another beach during the afternoon.
I hopped on the DART(the coastal railine) to Killiney Beach. The day had promised rain and parts of the hills surrounding the beach were covered with low clouds. The storm was visible on the horizon, but I decided to take my chances and spend an hour or so just walking around.
Looking south on Killiney Beach. This beach is renowned for great views of seaside mansions bought by famous people (i.e. U2 , Enya, etc.). However, it was cloudy that day and I wasn't realy interested in seeing their houses anyway. It was windy and the beach was extremely rocky. 
Looking to the north at the low clouds that shrouded the top of the hills.
Hole in the wall.I took a lot of pictures of waves, just to see how I fared at capturing motion.
This was one of my favorite photos of the day.
As you can tell, ths is my first and very amateurish attempt at photo manipulation. The rocks on Killiney Beach were mostly monotone, but every now and then, a vibrant color stood out admist the shades of grey. In reality, the orange rock is not really that orange. But when I uploaded my photos, I had an urge to manipulate it and make it stand out against a black and white background.
I took many pictures of the beach and many of them are not worth posting. I took the same shot in different ways, trying to capture something different such as lighting or motion. But I tried to select the best (or my favorite) of the lot to present here.
I didn't do much else but just walk around. There were (thankfully) no jellyfish on this beach, so I could stick my feet in the water for a little while. It wasn't a crowded beach by any means (because the rocks aren't as appealing as fine sand), but it was nice to see on such a day.
I timed my visit correctly because it started to pour just as I hopped back on the DART. It wasn't a very exciting day and I spent most of the time on the beach planning my three-day weekend trip.
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