IRISH OPEN GOLF 2018 from the 4th to 8th July

The Irish Open Golf 2018 took place at Ballyliffen Golf Course in the summer from 4th to 8th July which is just a 25 minute drive way!

The event was screened live into 500 million households. Up to 100,000 spectators attended

COOLEST PLACE ON THE PLANET

2017 Donegal was named the COOLEST PLACE ON THE PLANET by National Geographic
Malin Head was the location for the 8th STAR WARS film THE LAST JEDI released in December 2017
Northern Lights provide a free light show when conditions are right
Malin Head and Sandrock Holiday Hostel provide spectacular views and on WILD ATLANTIC WAY
Only 50 minutes from Derry, 2 hours from Belfast and 3 .5hours from Dublin
Weekday bus service to from and Sandrock Holiday Hostel (See TRAVEL heading)
Dolphin sightings extremely likely
AND MORE see rest of this site!

CROSSROADS INN RE OPENS

Crossroads Inn ( 200 years old but closed 4 years ago) has now reopened on 1-8-17 !!

KAYAKERS stopping at Sandrock Holiday Hostel

Julian Haines 22-6-17 travelling around Ireland clockwise!

28-6-17 Gundi Pau Viktorsson from Iceland, Lee Taylor (See Lee at Sea) from England and Eoin Fitzgibbon from UK and IR about to leave after a night in the hostel!

Gundi, Lee and Eoin leaving Sandrock Holiday Hostel Port Ronan 28-6-17

28-6-17 Travelling round Ireland anti clockwise

Serious Rock Climbing at Malin Head

: Serious Rock Climbing at Malin Head 2014

ROCK CLIMBING and Training now available

Malin Head

Malin Head

Rock Climbing Training, Instructor Courses at Malin Head can be arranged by Brendan of www.donegalclimbing.ie
Email: bren@mountaintraining.ie or Phone: 087 6657790 (ROI) or 00353 (0)74 93 75001 An info pack will be available at the hostel soon!

Malin Head

Training in Malin Head

Rock Climbing

Photography Workshops Available

Nigel Cooke Photography offers tuition see http://www.nigelcookephotography.co.uk/workshops/

A Little Bit About My Workshops

You may find my workshops a little different to others that you have been on in regards to the level of tuition that is offered. While of course we look to visit a number of beautiful locations and chase good light, my focus is heavily weighted towards giving you as much tuition as possible during our time together. This is one of the reasons I keep the numbers very small, as this allows me plenty of 1-2-1 time with each participant.

My goal is to ensure when you leave you are more confident and better prepared to make your own beautiful landscape images going forward. Of course hopefully we also catch some great conditions during our time together so that you can also go home with some beautiful images.

All transport is also included in each of my workshops as I believe is it important to keep our group together as quite often, when in the car, we continue on our discussions or indeed road-side stops can allow for impromptu lessons on composition and light.

Bespoke Workshop ?

Please note I can also cater for a more bespoke approach to your workshop requirements including different dates to the above and indeed longer experiences. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Introduction to Landscape Photography Workshop (Half Day or Full day)

This workshop is aimed at those just getting started in Landscape Photography and comes in either a half day (approx 4 hours) or full day (approx 8 hours) option. To ensure you gain most from our time together, prior to the workshop, your own requirements will be discussed, however some of the techniques we can cover include;

Location Planning
Basics rules of composition
Metering a scene and paying attention to your histogram
Focus techniques and understanding Depth of Field (DoF) to maximise sharpness in your image
Using filters
Long Exposure Photography

While conditions cannot be controlled best efforts will be made on both the half and full day workshops to be in position to make the most of any potential

A fantastic opportunity to explore many of the wonderful locations that the spectacular Inishowen Peninsula has to offer in a relaxed small group environment. Staying at the Sandrock Hostel, which is located right on Malin Head, will put us within a 10 minute drive of spectacular (and sometimes wild) locations to make best use of morning and evening light. My knowledge of the area will ensure we not only visit the key photographic locations, but do so at the right time to make best use of tides as well as weather conditions.

Depending on the conditions (and time of year) the Northern Lights may also be visible. We may also look to do some night / milky way photography. Again depending on time of year and conditions. This will be discussed prior to your workshop.

Locations expected to visit include Strove Lighthouse, Dunree Head, Kinnagoe Bay, Tremone Bay, Malin Head, Glenevin Waterfall, Doaghmore Beach and Carrickabraghy Castle.

This workshop is aimed at those getting started in Landscape Photography or those looking to improve specific areas and will cover such topics as;

Location planning
Working on your composition for stronger images
Understanding your histogram
Depth of Field and achieving sharper images
Use of Filters (both graduated and full)
Long exposure techniques
Night / Aurora photography (weather depending)
Handheld vs. Tripod workflow
Getting creative with the camera
Evening photo editing sessions (Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop)

FOR MORE INFO SEE:

http://www.nigelcookephotography.co.uk/workshops/

NORTHERN LIGHTS frequent

As seen at Malin Head 1-3-17. More predicted!

Star Wars crew and Actors arrive in Malin Head’ for filming of Episode VIII

Members of the Star Wars crew and actors have taken over Malin Head from 13th to 16th May for the filming of Episode VIII.

It is believed that some 300 crew members have already landed in Malin Head, where filming is taking place. There is tight security in the area with road closures to vehicles, pedestrians and restricted sea movements. All the bars , restaurant and cafes are open and are very busy!!