St Patricks day in the Sunny South East.

Skyfest in Wexford 2011..Saturday 19th March…
What a BLAST! Literally! Apart from the cold and the driving rain that was pretty much non-stop, it was an amazing experience.
We had to abandon the car just outside the town and walk for about 15 mins to get to the Riverside Hotel where we watched the end of the brilliant Ireland V England match ( I could write a whole blog about that too, but I wont bore you ) and then headed into the night to get a good viewpoint.

I had been in Wexford shooting the bridge and town by night a few weeks ago so I reckoned the best idea was to fight the crowds and get back to the same spot to set up for the Skyfest Fireworks. Got the gear ready and stood in the rain and wind for the next 45 minutes waiting for the explosions to start. Longest 45 mins of my life. By the time it all began I could barely use my fingers to take the photos!

Anyway, it was a beautiful, mesmerising, stunning, spectacular show. I always try to remember to look at the event away from the camera lens at the same time as I’m shooting it just to appreciate whatever it is in real-time and this was no different – it really took my breath away. Hope my photos portray this!

Straight after the fireworks had stopped lighting the whole town up, we were off and speedily walking back to the car, still in the rain and soaked through, but despite the weather and the tailbacks out of town, it was well worth the effort to see the natives, all the visitors and the Media enjoying what the South East has known for a long time, Wexford is a fantastic town!!

Niamh