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Here you see a photo of a very interesting rock formation on the Atlantic drive of Achill island, an island located off the west coast of Mayo. The first time I visited Achill was back in 1998 when I shot with a mamiya 7 film rangefinder camera. I came across these rocks but unfortunately the film was destroyed during processing. Fast forward to a November 2011 and I revisited the island. I was struggling to find the location. I had a contact sheet of some photos taken nearby and eventually I stumbled upon it. It was located about 300 meters from the road where it was just visible. Even when I got there I wasn't sure if it was the right place but as soon as I took my first test shot I knew it was. I felt over the moon as I thought it was one of those missed opportunities. The light warmed up as sunset approached. I wanted the starlight to just peep over the dagger like form of the rock. It was quite a difficult shot to take as the wind became very strong and I had to wait each time for a lull in the wind. I think it was worth the effort though.

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