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Pirate’s Bay, seen from The Blowhole, Tasman Peninsula, originally uploaded by blather.
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The dramatic view from the Blowhole near Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania. This is the view of Pirate’s Bay. The wonders of wide angle lenses and circular polarisers!
What you can’t tell from the photograph is how strong the wind was – I took this at F18, 1/15s on ISO100 – but I could barely keep the camera steady. I clamped myself to a safety railing, and took about a dozen exposures, hoping that one would be sharp. I also had to try and stop rain hitting the lens!
Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.