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‘The Great Fireball of Pollet Arch’
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Myself and Bryan Hanna went to The Great Pollet Arch in Donegal two nights ago, when we got there at stupid o clock it was -1c and pitch black, we made our way down to the arch and traversed the very slippy rocks to the arch… it was so dark and the tide was coming in very fast.
We did not feel safe at this location as we were unsure if the tide would come in around the back of us leaving us stranded :-( we both decided to get the shot and get out fast! It took us seven minutes to fire of a few exposures and get out…. a record time for any landscape photographer!During my third and final exposure we witnessed this massive fireball streak across the sky in front of us (Something I will never forget) It was just plain luck that we were both in the middle of an exposure and we both caught this incredible fireball in frame! Something never to be repeated at this location!
So here it is :-)
‘The Great Fireball of Pollet Arch’
lovely shot …i saw one of those fireball / large meteor things yesterday morning (thurs) about 4:55am on the way into work .nearly crashed the car !! is it the same one ? it was amazing!
That would be an excellent shot without the fireball, the fireball makes it really special.
Dave.
Superb capture. Everyone deserves a bit of luck when they are taking photos at stupid oclock :)
Mark S.
Nice of the Gods to co-operate & give you a spectacular capture & to get you out of there safely too. Well done
Thank you all for your comments, I’m chuffed to bits to have been able to capture this once in a lifetime shot :-)
Regards,
BrenIn the right place at the right time, Bren!
Did you use any light painting on the arch? Incredibly how you got it in the 30 seconds or so exposure. I might be wrong here, but since there are no trails in the stars, it must have been a short exposure. Really, really cool!
DanB wrote:
In the right place at the right time, Bren!
Did you use any light painting on the arch? Incredibly how you got it in the 30 seconds or so exposure. I might be wrong here, but since there are no trails in the stars, it must have been a short exposure. Really, really cool!
Hi Dan,
Light painting on the arch using my handheld torch, and you are correct it’s a 30 second exposure… as I was painting the arch and at about 10 seconds into the exposure the fireball lit up the sky :D it lasted for about 2 seconds…. boy I would have been sick if I was between exposures :lol: :lol:Regards,
BrenIts all about the timing,fantastic capture and nice one with the fireball, excellent shot
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