On the second day of our trip, we travelled from Dublin to Killkenny through Powerscourt and Glendalough.
The dramatic Powerscourt gardens are located within a short drive from Dublin. Almost the entire trip there can be taken without leaving a motorway, so we did not come face to face with the narrow Irish roads, of which we were warned, until later in the day, when we drove to Glendalough.
As a major attraction that is located very close to Dublin, Powerscourt appears high on the list of “must visit” places in travel guides. We were there in the middle of the off-season, so the gardens were not crowded at all. Although it was quite cold, the weather on that mid-February day was excellent for photography. The early afternoon sun illuminated the façade of the mansion and the Perron, an impressive stairway that leads from the mansion to the Triton Lake through the Italian Garden. The high-contrast lighting was less than ideal for photographing the details of the many statues in the gardens (mementos of the 1st Viscount Powerscourt’s European travels). However, this type of light was perfect for capturing the white fluffy clouds on highly-saturated blue sky that are so desirable for stock photography.
Please follow the link to see our photographs of Powerscourt.
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