Fanad Head Lighthouse stands sentinel over the Atlantic as the sun rises over Inishowen.

Fanad Head is one of the more dramatic and photogenic lighthouses around the coast. Made around midnight, I picked my way carefully along the adjacent headland by torchlight and found a good spot.
The photograph was exposed for four minutes, giving plenty of movement in the clouds and some significant star trails which are visible in the clear patch above the light itself.

Aranmore lighthouse perches precariously above the shattered rocks of its headland.

The sun sets through the lantern glass of Fanad Head Lighthouse.

The St. John's Point peninsula extends towards us with the sun rising behind it. The lighthouse is in the foreground on a calm summer's morning.

St. John's Point on a bright May day with grass in the foreground.

Inishtrahull is the northernmost point of Ireland, and was inhabited until 1929.

This view of Tory Island Lighthouse was made late in the evening, some time after sunset.
It was a hazy evening and I noticed that the beam of light from the lantern was very well defined as it swept across the island. I put on my headlamp, grabbed the camera and tripod and walked out halfway to the lighthouse, where I could get an uninterrupted view of it.
This is the composition I decided upon, a relatively wide view of the scene, and a long exposure to show the beam on both sides of the tower as it swept around its arc.
To prevent the lantern itself from becoming overexposed, I had to cover the lens with my hand every time the light passed over my position.