WTL Video 7

Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and Canon 77D in several locations in Oliveira de Azeméis and Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal between 2018 and 2019.

[EN]

Summer nearly there, June, my favourite month nearly coming and I can't go home and, like me, many people! To fight against the boredom and depression caused by the Covid-19, I got together some footage of my visits to my parents home in Portugal. Those clips were recorded on several visits and during different seasons like Winter, Spring and Summer and in several locations around my parents place, places of my childhood and that I always go back when I'm in Portugal. 

The little park with the chapel is called "Parque de La-Sallette". It's a little park at the top of a hill in the city of Oliveira de Azeméis. It's a very popular spot for a walk and to practice exercise but it's highlight is in August when we celebrate the "Festas de La-Sallette" with concerts, 2 big processions and a large range of attractions perfect for family and friends to gather... of course now that is hard with the Covid!

I got footage in 2 different beaches also! One is the most popular one, "Furadouro" in Ovar, is where everybody goes and, the other one, "Praia dos Marretas, Torrão do Lameiro", is a bit more secret, it's a "desert beach" with only pine tree forest, sand and sea! That is were I got that beautiful time-lapse of the sunset!

But this video is really special because my boys are there! My two nephews, João "the skateboarder" and Eduardo "the drone assistant". They are growing, soon they won't be teenagers anymore and this video brings back to life my little adventures with the two of them!

I hope you enjoy and I hope this video makes you want to know a bit more about the Aveiro Disctrict!

Stay safe!

[PT]

Verão quase aí, Junho, meu mês favorito quase chegando e eu não posso ir para casa e, assim como eu, muita gente! Para combater o tédio e a depressão causados ​​pelo Covid-19, reuni algumas cenas das minhas visitas à casa dos meus pais em Portugal. Esses clipes foram gravados em várias visitas e durante diferentes estações do ano, como inverno, primavera e verão e em vários locais perto da casa dos meus pais, lugares da minha infância e que eu sempre volto quando estou em Portugal.

O pequeno parque com a capela chama-se "Parque de La-Sallette". É um pequeno parque no topo de uma colina na cidade de Oliveira de Azeméis. É um local muito popular para passear e praticar exercício, mas o destaque é em Agosto, quando celebramos as Festas de La-Sallette com concertos, 2 grandes procissões e uma grande variedade de atrações perfeitas para a família e amigos se reunirem .. Claro que agora é difícil com o Covid!

Também fiz filmagens em 2 praias diferentes! Um é o mais popular, "Furadouro" em Ovar, é onde todo mundo vai, a outra "Praia dos Marretas, Torrão do Lameiro" é um pouco mais secreta, é uma "praia deserta", com apenas pinhal, areia e mar! Nessa praia foi onde gravei o time-lapse do pôr do sol!

Mas este vídeo é realmente especial porque meus meninos estão lá! Meus dois sobrinhos, João "o skatista" e Eduardo "o assistente de drone". Eles estão crescendo, logo não serão mais adolescentes e este vídeo traz de volta à vida minhas pequenas aventuras com os dois!

Espero que gostem e que este vídeo faça você querer saber um pouco mais sobre o Distrito de Aveiro!

Manthem-se a salvo!

Shot no.47

Photo taken at the Poolbeg Lighthouse, Co. Dublin in December 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC and DJI Mavic Air.

Over a year ago, I went to the Poolbeg Lighthouse in a very cold and wet winter night (stupid idea) to take some photos! It was so cold that most of the photos were a complete fail! From that day I only posted 1 photo here on Solo Shot 25. My fingers were frozen and I wasn't able to properly set the camera! So I just forgot about those photos. But, looking back at them and after some edition work, I got those 2 photos. I really like it and I got my lesson, to never delete the photos just because I didn't like it at first sight!

The Poolbeg Lighthouse was built in 1768 and is located on the Great South Wall at the Port of Dublin which extends from the Ringsend's Poolbeg peninsula nearly 4km out into Dublin Bay! It's a beautiful walk that takes between 30 to 40min depending on your pace and the sight at the lighthouse is just indescribable! I strongly suggest you try it but please, don't do it like me! It can be dangerous too as the path is quite uneven so make sure that, if you go when there is low light, you bring a flashlight, warm clothes and comfortable footwear. At the end of your walk, you can enjoy a hot chocolate or a coffee with Mr. Hobbs Coffee!

Enjoy the walk and bring your camera! :)

More info;

• About the Poolbeg Lighthouse:
• https://lovindublin.com/dublin/looking-for-something-to-do-take-a-sunday-stroll-along-the-great-south-wall-walk
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolbeg_Lighthouse
• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/dublin/attractions/poolbeg-lighthouse/a/poi-sig/1574757/35979

• About Mr. Hobbs Coffee:
• https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-lives-meet-david-hobbs-15924996

Shot no.46

Photos and video produced at Ticknock Forest, Dublin, Ireland in December 2019 with Lumix G9 with Leica lens 12-60mm, Canon 77D with Canon lens 50mm f/1.8 and DJI Mavic Air.

A new place that I discovered in Dublin, Ticknock Forest at the Dublin Mountains. I heard about this place maybe 6 months ago but never had a chance to go there. This time, my motivation was to do the Tchikita Christmas Video. Basically is the video at the start of this post. If you follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/vitor_mc_oliveira/) you probably saw my Tchikita videos where I dance that music in a place with a nice view (https://www.instagram.com/p/B11l2G2A1Uu/, https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gjQ1rgt8h/). 

It was a very cold day in December, late afternoon, the sun was nearly setting down so it was the perfect time to shoot the video. My idea was to shoot only the video but the landscape surrounding me was so, so, so beautiful that I had to take a few photos. Thank God because that gave me the motivation to create some content for the blog.

Ticknock is located in the Dublin Mountains, has good access with carpark if you are driving and the area is also served by the Dublin Bus 44B. Only about a half-hour from Dublin City Centre. Ticknock offers 10km of mountain and forest walks with an amazing view over Dublin City, Dublin Bay, Bray Head and the Wicklow Mountains. The park has mountain bike trails and a shop where you can also rent your bike and equipment with a little coffee shop! There are several marked trails and when you are tired you can stop for a picnic! This visit was very quick but was enough to make me plan the next visit! I will do the Fairy Castle Loop trail and I promise many photos!

See you in 2020 with many more adventures!

Have a happy Christmas and a wonderful 2020!

P.S.: Thank you to Marta who was a crucial help to produce the video!

Shot no.45

Photos taken in Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland with all my devices able to take photos and for a period of over a year!

Oh, Tara!!! I don't even know where to start! The Hill of Tara, a mythological place in Ireland that was once the heart of the Irish culture and, nowadays, an authentic curse to me! Let's start chronologically and then we will jump back to the 21st century!

Tara, Teamhair na Rí in Gaeilge which means "the sanctuary of the King", was, in fact, the ancient seat of power in Ireland, the seat of the High Kings of Ireland. The most important monument at the site is the Lia Fáil (Gaeilge for "The Stone of Destiny"), Ireland's most ancient coronation stone. It was said to cry or roar when touched by the rightful King of Tara. However, even before that, Tara was known during the Stone Age as a passage-tomb and the Dumha na nGiall (Gaeilge for "the mound of the hostages") tomb is the oldest monument still visible at the Hill of Tara. It was held sacred by Neolithic people and they believed it to be a dwelling place of the gods and the entrance to another world. But Tara became truly significant during the Iron Age and in the Early Christian Period. In 433 AD, St. Patrick, in defiance of the pagan High King of Tara, lit the Paschal fire on the nearby Hill of Slane.

From the top of the hill, on a clear day (which can be tricky in Ireland) you can see all the surrounding counties, so I can understand how important Tara would be from a strategic point of view for the High King of Ireland to protect his kingdom.
These were the historical facts behind the Hill of Tara, now the facts behind the curse of the Hill of Tara!

For a few years already I've been trying to shoot at Hill of Tara. I thhink the first time was early 2018 and after that, I went there numerous times, at different times of the day, alone, with other people and with every weather condition (no snow though). So, so many visits and only now doing a post about, over a year! Why? There is a tale that says that if a guy called Vitor, who is a nurse and has a hobby taking photos and makes videos, tries to make a post on his blog about the Hill of Tara, he will fail miserably! And that is so true! This doesn't follow a chronological line but here you have a few reasons that stopped me of collecting material for a post:

• attacked by a herd of sheep;
• dust inside the lens so all the photos came out with black dots;
• a beautiful sunny day that turned to an awful rainy day as soon as I stood in Tara (it happened 73,8% of the time);
• forgotten memory card;
• a low battery in the camera and the spare battery was completely empty;
• the drone wouldn't take off and when did it, it started to rain;
• extremely cold and windy up there (it happened 99% of the time);
• a huge group of tourists.

The 2 first points happened only once all the others happened at least twice! So from all of those visits, I managed to get the photos above, which is very poor material after so many times there! But honestly, I was so fed up with constantly failing that I just decided that it was time to share the curse of Tara with the world! Now, just to finish and to confirm that there is a real curse, I tried to look for photos from failed visits to post here and I can't find them, I probably deleted them all!

Well, I hope the curse of Tara won't stop you from visiting this mystical place, it only has an effect on me! Now, there is a big chance that it will be freezing cold if you go there but don't you worry, then you can go to the Maguires Cafe and enjoy a lovely latte or cup of tea to warm you up!

[PT] Tara !!! Eu nem sei por onde começar! A colina de Tara, é um lugar mitológico na Irlanda que já foi o coração da cultura irlandesa e, hoje em dia, é uma maldição autêntica para mim! Vamos começar cronologicamente e depois voltaremos para o século 21!

Tara, Teamhair na Rí em Gaeilge, que significa "o santuário do rei", era, de fadto, a antiga sede do poder na Irlanda, a sede dos Altos Reis da Irlanda. O monumento mais importante no local é o Lia Fáil (Gaeilge de "A Pedra do Destino"), a mais antiga pedra de coroação da Irlanda. Dizia-se que a pedra chorava ou rugia quando tocada pelo legítimo Rei de Tara. No entanto, mesmo antes disso, Tara era conhecida durante a Idade da Pedra como uma tumba de passagem e o túmulo de Dumha na nGiall (Gaeilge para "o monte dos reféns") é o monumento mais antigo ainda visível na Colina de Tara. Era considerado sagrado pelo povo neolítico e eles acreditavam que era uma morada dos deuses e a entrada para outro mundo. Mas Tara tornou-se verdadeiramente significativa durante a Idade do Ferro e no Período Cristão Primitivo. Em 433 dC, São Patrício, desafiando o pagão rei supremo de Tara, acendeu o fogo pascal na colina próxima de Slane.

Do alto da colina, em um dia claro (o que pode ser complicado na Irlanda) você pode ver todos os condados vizinhos, o que ajuda a entender o quão importante seria Tara, do ponto de vista estratégico, para o Alto Rei da Irlanda proteger o seu reino.

Estes foram os fatos históricos por trás da Colina de Tara, agora os fatos por trás da maldição da Colina de Tara!

Há alguns anos eu venho tentando filmar na colina de Tara. Acho que a primeira vez foi no início de 2018 e depois disso, eu fui lá inúmeras vezes, em diferentes momentos do dia, sozinho, com outras pessoas e com todas as condições meteorológicas (não neve tho). Então, muitas visitas e só agora fazendo um post há mais de um ano! Por quê? Há um conto que diz que se um cara chamado Vitor, que é enfermeiro e como hobby tira fotos e faz vídeos, tenta fazer um post em seu blog sobre o Morro da Tara, ele vai fracassar miseravelmente! E isso é tão verdade! Isso não segue uma linha cronológica, mas aqui você tem algumas razões que me impediram de coletar material para um post:

• atacado por um rebanho de ovelhas;
• poeira dentro da lente para que todas as fotos saíssem com pontos pretos;
• um belo dia de sol que se transformou em um terrível dia chuvoso assim que fiquei em Tara (aconteceu 73,8% do tempo);
• esqueci o cartão de memória;
• uma bateria fraca na câmera e a bateria sobressalente estava completamente vazia;
• o drone não decolaria e quando isso aconteceu, começou a chover;
• extremamente frio e ventoso lá em cima (aconteceu 99% do tempo);
• um enorme grupo de turistas.

Os dois primeiros pontos aconteceram apenas uma vez mas, todos os outros aconteceram pelo menos duas vezes! De todas essas visitas, eu consegui tirar as fotos acima, o que é um material muito reduzido depois de tantas vezes lá! Mas, honestamente, eu estava tão farto de falhar tantas vezes que acabei por decidir que era hora de compartilhar a maldição de Tara com o mundo! Agora, só para finalizar e para confirmar que existe uma verdadeira maldição, tentei procurar por fotos de visitas fracassadas para postar aqui e não consigo encontrá-las, provavelmente eu deletei todas elas!

Bem, eu espero que a maldição de Tara não o impeça de visitar este lugar místico, a maldição só tem efeito sobre mim! Agora, há uma grande chance de que estará frio quando você for lá, mas não se preocupe, você pode ir ao  Maguires Cafe e desfrutar de um  café com leite ou chá para aquecê-lo!

Info:

• Hill of Tara:
• https://mythicalireland.com/ancient-sites/the-hill-of-tara-teamhair/
• http://www.discoverboynevalley.ie/boyne-valley-drive/heritage-sites/hill-tara
• https://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/hill-of-tara/9805
• https://www.knowth.com/tara.htm
• http://hilloftara.org/

• Maguires Cafe:
• https://hilloftara.com/cafe-menu/
• https://www.facebook.com/hilloftaramaguires/

Solo Shot 33

Photo taken at Burrow Beach, Co. Dublin in July 2019 with Canon Powershot G9x mark II

Yes! This is Ireland on another summer day! So good! The good thing about living on an island is that you are surrounded by sea... I just wish that the water was a bit warmer! Normally I go to the beaches on the south side of Dublin but since I've been shooting in Ireland's Eye, after I leave the island (normally the last boat is at 17h) I still want to go for a dip in the sea so the nearest beach with sand and parking places is Burrow beach. The last days of July have been amazing and I have been shooting a lot! On this day I decided to try my new camera Canon Powershot G9x mark II which was a gift from Capitola watches! It's just a point and shoot but the image quality surprised me! I might do a review of the camera when I have more photos, the first one came out quite nicely! Do you like it? Would you say it was taken with a point and shoot camera?

Solo Shot 31

Photo taken in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin in February 2019 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

After a long day working, I was suppose to go home and study for my pharmacology exam. However I wasn't on the right mindset for it so I just decided to grab my camera and go for a drive... I drove to Dún Laoghaire and I captured this. I can't decide which one is my favourite, what is yours?

Solo Shot 30

Photo taken in Lucan, Co. Dublin in February 2019 with Canon EOS 77D and Canon lens EF 50mm f/1.8.

One of the pleasures of waking up early is to be welcomed by a scenario like this.

Solo Shot 29

Photo taken in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District in December 2018 with DJI Mavic Air and Huawei P20 pro.

The frustration of an amateur photographer/videographer: In December I went home to Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal for nearly 2 weeks. The plan was to capture lots of photos and video footage. I Only got 1 day of sun, on my last day! OK, fine I made the most of the day. The whole day photographing and filming, very productive! After being back to Ireland, had that brain freeze and instead of copying it to the cloud, deleted 90% of my work! OMG!

Here you have what is left!

Solo Shot 28

Photo taken in Dublin City Centre, Co. Dublin in November 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

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Photo taken in Dublin City Centre, Co. Dublin in November 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

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Photo taken in Dublin City Centre, Co. Dublin in November 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

WTL Video 4

Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air, Canon EOS 77D and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in the PowerscourtWaterfall, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow in November 2018.

Related:

• Shot no.24

Info:

About Powerscourt Waterfalls:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerscourt_Waterfall
• http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/powerscourt-waterfall/2294
• http://powerscourt.com/waterfall
• Bus Tour:
• http://powerscourt.com/plan-your-visit/tours

Solo Shot 19

Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 75-300mm.

Solo Shot 18

Photo taken at Montepelier Hill, Co. Dublin in October 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

Related:

• WTL Video 3
• Shot no.41
• Solo Shot 16
• Solo Shot 14

Solo Shot 17

Photo taken at Castletown House, Celbridge, Co. Kildare in August 2018 with Canon EOS 77D and Sigma lens 10-20mm F3.5 EX-DC.

Related:

• Shot no.26

WTL Video 3

Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air, Canon EOS 77D and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in the Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin in October 2018.

Related:

• Shot no.41

Info:

• About the Hellfire Club:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill
• https://www.dublinmountains.ie/recreation_sites/hell_fire_club/?tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Baction%5D=close&tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=CookieBar&cHash=f99aabb580f06418e8ce8d97c87b84f3
• https://dublin.ie/living/articles/the-hell-fire-club/
• Night tour to the Hellfire Club:
• http://www.hellfireclubdublin.com/
• My Youtube Channel:
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w?view_as=subscriber

Shot no.41

Shot no.41 (Canon EOS 77D with diferent lenses and DJI Mavic Air)

EN

Photos taken at the Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Ireland in October 2018.

Definetely one of the posts that gave me more pleasure to create and that is to do with the experience of hiking in such a beautiful place! Like I used to say, I was blessed with the weather on my second and third visit. Yes, because the first visit was a few days after the blizzard (March 2018) that covered the whole country under a deep layer of snow as you can see in the 4th picture.

The other pictures and the video were made on a beautiful autumn morning! 

Now, let's talk about this place! The first time I heard about this place, it was in a vlog of a portuguese blogger called Wuant. He came to Dublin to watch a concert and decided to do this tour at night to the Hellfire Club, which is believed to be haunted. So, since that day I wanted to visit this place. 

After some Google investigation, I discovered that the Hellfire Club was built in the 18th century by William Connolly where it was a stone age tomb which he destroyed during the construction of this building as a hunting lodge. So, people believe that that fact is te reason  the place is cursed. After Connolly's death the place was sold and turned into a Hellfire Club. Literally, a club for rich gentlemen to meet and have some amoral behavior together with alcohol, luxury and occult practices with demoniac demonstrations. There are several tales about spirits, the devil and poltergeists but there is nothing better than to book a night tour to the Hellfire Club and witness that by yourself!

I haven't been there at night but I was there completely by myself inside the building and didn't hear a thing. 

The building is horrendous, extremely ugly but has a unique location, in a mountain that is 383m in height, southwest of Dublin with an astonoshing view over Dublin and Dublin Bay. But not only the view from the top of the hill is beautiful, the walk towards the top is absolutely breath taking, see for yourself in the short video that I made.

If you liked the photos and video on this post, stay tuned because in a few days I will release a video from the top of the hill and you will understand totally why this place deserves a visit! So please, don't forget to subscribe my YouTube Channel! ;)

PT

Fotos tiradas no Hellfire Club, Mountpelier Hill, Co. Dublin, Irlanda, em Outubro de 2018.

Definitivamente, um dos posts que me deu mais prazer criar e tudo por causa da experiência que é de fazer uma caminhada tão bela pelo meio da natureza! Como eu costumo dizer, eu fui abençoado com o tempo na minha segunda e terceira visita. Sim, porque a primeira visita foi alguns dias depois da nevasca/nevão (Março de 2018) que cobriu todo o país sob uma camada profunda de neve, como você pode ver na quarta foto.

As outras fotos e o vídeo foram feitos em uma bela manhã de Outono!

Agora vamos falar sobre esse lugar! A primeira vez que ouvi falar deste lugar, foi num vlog de um blogger português chamado Wuant. Ele veio a Dublin para assistir a um concerto e decidiu fazer essa tour nocturna no Hellfire Club, que se acredita ser assombrado. Então, desde aquele dia eu queria visitar este lugar.

Depois de uma investigação no Google, descobri que o Hellfire Club foi construído no século 18 por William Connolly, onde era uma tumba da Idade da Pedra que ele destruiu durante a construção deste edifício como um abrigo de caça. As pessoas acreditam que esse facto fez com que o lugar fosse amaldiçoado. Após a morte de Connolly, o local foi vendido e transformado em um Hellfire Club. Literalmente, um clube para cavalheiros ricos conviverem e ter comportamentos amorais em conjunto com álcool, luxúria e práticas ocultas com demonstrações demoníacas. Há vários contos sobre espíritos, o diabo e poltergeists mas não há nada melhor que você fazer uma excursão nocturna e testemunhar isso pessoalmente!

Eu nunca estive lá de noite, mas eu já lá estive completamente sozinho dentro do edifício e não ouvi nada.

O edifício é horrendo, extremamente feio, mas tem uma localização única, em uma montanha com 383m de altura, a sudoeste de Dublin, com uma vista surpreendente sobre Dublin e a sua baía. Mas não apenas a vista do topo da colina é linda, a caminhada em direcção ao topo é absolutamente de tirar o fôlego, veja você mesmo no pequeno vídeo que eu fiz.

Se você gostou das fotos e do vídeo deste post, fique ligado pois daqui a alguns dias eu vou lançar um vídeo do topo da colina e você vai entender porquê esse lugar merece uma visita! Então, por favor, não se esqueça de se inscrever no meu canal do YouTube! ;)

Info:

• About the Hellfire Club:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill
• https://www.dublinmountains.ie/recreation_sites/hell_fire_club/?tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Baction%5D=close&tx_cookiepolicybar_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=CookieBar&cHash=f99aabb580f06418e8ce8d97c87b84f3
• https://dublin.ie/living/articles/the-hell-fire-club/
• Night tour to the Hellfire Club:
• http://www.hellfireclubdublin.com/
• My Youtube Channel:
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w?view_as=subscriber

Solo Shot 15

Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 .

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Photo taken at Lake Owel, Westmeath, Ireland with Canon EOS 77D and lens Canon EF 75-300mm in September 2018.

"The story of the Children of Lir is one of the best known tales of Ireland. This story tells of Lir and his wife Aobh and their four children called Aodh, Fionnghuala, Fiachra and Conn. Lir's wife died and he married again. His new wife was called Aoife and she became the children's stepmother. At first she loved them dearly but after a time she grew jealous of their father's affection for them.

One day she bore them away and put them under a spell. They were turned into four white swans at Lake Derravarragh in County Westmeath. They remained there for four hundred years. Then they flew away and settled on the Sea of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland, where they stayed for three hundred years in cold and misery. From there they spent three years in Erris, County Mayo where they endured even further sorrow.

At the end of that time they returned to their old home at Sídh Fionnachaidh in County Armagh. Their father was long dead and the place was desolate and empty. They flew off again to Erris and there met the Christian Missionary, St. Mochaomhóg who treated them with great kindness.

At last their period of enchantment came to an end and they were turned into three withered old men and an old woman. The saint baptised them and they died peacefully. They were buried together.

The story of the Children of Lir is based on a legend which reached Ireland from Britain or from France at the end of the Middle Ages."

Originally posted at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/folklore-of-ireland/carlow-folklore/the-story-of-mad-sweeney/the-children-of-lir/

Related:

• Shot no.38

WTL Video 2

Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin.

After the first video in Slane, it didn't take long until I wanted to make another one... this video making thing is very addictive! 

This time I ended up going to Killiney Hill and the reason was very simple. I had some footage made last year for when I was shooting the video for Coinaphoto (which you can see here) so, I thought I would just need some drone footage to make the video. I was wrong, very wrong!!! I was blessed with the weather so once I started flying the drone, I wanted  footage from this angle, that angle, the other angle and at some stage the three batteries were completely empty! However, I was craving for more footage so I wasted my GoPro battery hoping that I would get some nice shots.

I was so happy with the final result! This is only my second video but I can see some improvements myself from the first video (WTL Video 1).

This video was made in a place where I had taken photos before. Killiney Hill is such an amazing place, surrounded by the sea and the mountains. Also, you can see Dublin at the north side and Wicklow at the south side.  I had to go there twice, I took so many photos that I split the post in two, Shot no.23-part I and Shot no.23-part II.

Please check the photos and enjoy the video and if you really like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Related:

• Shot no.23-part I
• Shot no.23-part II

My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w