100 Days | Caragh Lake
I went for a swim in the lake one day.
The idea was to go everyday, one day at a time. No wetsuit.
It kind of spiralled from there.
Day 7 - Deer on the Shore
Day 10 - Swimming Caragh Lake
Air bubbles. Light bouncing.
Magic below the surface.
Day 15 - Caragh Lake Underwater
Day 25 - Blackstones Bridge (Original photograph by Tadhg Hayes)
Day 34 - After the Rain
Day 39 - Sunrise
Aileen, Ophelia and Brian.
Three storms in quick succession.
Amazing energy.
Day 43 - Storm Aileen
Day 45 - Sunset 1
Day 45 - Sunset 2
Day 46 - Beautiful Light
Day 48 - Backstroke at Sunset
Off a pier into the lake. End of September. Brisk.
Day 51 - Jump
Day 51 - Prepare for Impact
Day 54 - Warm and Windy
Day 55 - Joined by a Heron
Day 57 - Dropping
Day 60 - Darkness & Light | Arms Out
Day 60 - Darkness & Light | Hands
Day 60 - Darkness & Light | Holding
Day 62 - Top of the Lake | Back
Day 62 - Top of the Lake | Left
Day 63 - Splash
Day 64 - Calm
Night swim with head torch.
Twigs brushing against my legs.
Didn't stay in for long.
Day 66 - Night Swim 1
Day 66 - Nigh Swim 2
Day 70 - Face into Cold Water
Day 71 - Hesitation
Day 76 - Waiting for Ophelia
Day 76 - Jumping In
Day 76 - In
Day 79 - It's Colder when the Sun's Gone Down
Day 80 - "What?" said Dora (Original photograph by Riona MacMonagle)
Day 82 - Swimming with Brian
Day 83 - From Above (Original photograph by Tadhg Hayes)
Day 85 - Low Hanging Clouds 1
Day 85 - Low Hanging Clouds 2
Day 86 - Cold & Calm
Day 87 - Sunset in Autumn
Deeper and deeper.
Slowly the light vanishes.
Glad my camera didn't disappear.
Day 88 - "How deep is it dad?"
Day 88 - "How deep?"
Day 89 - Happy Halloween
Day 91 - Dip at Dusk
Getting colder.
Started to put it off, later and later.
Not always a good idea.
Day 92 - Sunset Swim
Day 95 - Dip in the Dark
Day 97 - Coming up for Air
On the home stretch.
Decided 100 days would be a nice round number.
Good decision.
Day 98 - "Two days, two days!!!"
Day 99 - Morning Moon
And that was it.
Started as a daily ritual and spiralled. No plan.
Just everyday, one day at a time.
Day 100 - So Long and Thanks for all the Fish 1
Day 100 - So Long and Thanks for all the Fish 2
All images taken on a Moto G (4) or HERO4 Session.