It was bitterly cold on the beach this morning and I was a little late to catch the real kaleidoscope of colour.

That rolled out ahead of me as I crossed the East Link, and traffic can be very indifferent when it comes to a photographers urge to get to a good vantage for sunrise. For the first time in months, I had my SLR with me, so (I think), today’s shot of the Poolbeg chimneys is a bit smoother than my usual iPhone snaps. Looking back the other way, the houses along the strand caught the sun that hadn’t yet reached down to the sand.

These shots were taken on December 14th 2011 with a Canon EOS350D