Keem Strand Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Photo of Keem Strand, on Achill Island. This wonderful strand is at the very end of the island, between Benmore cliffs and Croaghaun mount. This strand used to be a departure point for Achill Island fishermen. Until the 50s, Keem Bay waters used to host basking sharks. They haved disappeared today because they were hunted by fishermen from Achill Island who exploited their oil. Keem Strand is also the departure point to climb to Croaghaun Mount (668 meters heights), whom north-east side falls into the sea and is considered as one the highest cliffs in Europa.

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romanaa (2551) 2008-02-24 12:05

HI Olivier,
after my enormously rainy holiday in Ireland this year I cannot believe that you managed to capture this sunny scene. Wonderful composition and colours, everything so clear.
Well done
Romana

Miha2ou7 (4953) 2008-02-24 12:31

Hey Oliver,

A beautiful cadre. And of course, splendid nature, very natural, well saturated colors, and extremely good clarity. Well done.

Enjoy.

flashpoint (3560) 2008-02-24 12:32

hello Olivier,
a nice landscape and very atmosphere
of relaxing

greetings sERGIO

wishlist (4133) 2008-02-24 12:41

Hello Olivier,
this is a truly beautiful view. The clean sky offer a nice contrast with the green of the hill and the turquoise of the sea. The image has been well composed with the house and the table on the right offering two different points of focus. It seems there a a few people on the beach offering a good scale of the place. Excellent done!
Thanks for sharing it.
Regards,

Igor

maltese (21537) 2008-02-24 12:53

Salut Olivier
Des paysages comme on peut en rêver!!
Une très belle luminosité qui donne beaucoup de charme à cette photo. Du bon boulot!!
Amicalement
hervé

ls7902 (6354) 2008-03-06 9:26

Hello Olivier,
I hope to be in this area in June to walk from Dooagh to Croaghaun and down to Achill Head ... a 20 km trail. I should be passing this way on the way back from Achil Head to Dooagh. I hope to be blessed with fine sunny weather like this. Beautiful photo of the strand. I like the stone building. The bench is well placed. Best Regards. Latiff from Kuala Lumpur.

PS: You have many good photos from Ireland. If things happen it will be my first trip there.

From Wikepedia :
-- highest cliffs in Europe (664m).
-- Croaghaun is the most westerly peak of Achill Island and stands at 664 metres. On the northern slope of the mountain lies the highest sea cliffs in the country and also the highest in Europe. Contrary to popular belief, the cliffs at Slieve League in County Donegal, are not the highest as they stand at 595 metres (Ordinance Survey of Ireland, 2007). The cliffs at Croaghaun can only be seen by hiking up to the summit of the mountain or from a boat. The cliffs are part of a vast array of sheer rock faces which start south of Keem Bay and loop around Achill head onwards to Slievemore, dropping almost vertically into the pounding waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The views for the top of the cliffs are nothing short of breathtaking and the unusual corries and unique rock types make this location a hikers paradise.

Vanessa132 (1840) 2008-07-06 11:49