A pocket full of jelly babies
Having lost all my personal images I jumped at the offer to shadow Barry Ryan as he shot a short film for Aran Island Ferries. It also gave me the chance to explore the island for the first time.
The day started early at 6am as I needed to clean all my lenses, ensure all batteries were fully charged and memory cards were formatted. It was a cloudless sky with a nice warmth in the air as I started on the hour long trip to the ferry terminal at Ros a'Mhíl.
I met up with Barry Ryan and Stephen Ward and we made our way to the dock to film passengers boarding the mornings first ferry. The light was beautiful and the weather gorgeous - more like St Tropez then Southern Connemara...
We were lucky to have Christina Keane and Simon White from Aran island Ferries as our models for the day. The gallery below shows a selection of the best images from the day. Click on any of the thumbnails to view a full screen image.
It was a great days shooting on the Island in the basking heat and both Barry and Stephen got the footage they needed to complete their promotional video. I'll post the link once they've finished the final edit.
I caused a little trouble at the end of the day when my insistence on shooting a time-lapse video from the pier opposite the ferry terminal meant that we missed the last ferry. Fortunately Barry's family have a house on the Island so I bought dinner and Stephen grabbed some nice cider (Druid's - not as sweet as Bullmer/Magners). We had a lovely meal and then headed out to Joe Watty's bar for a session...