Parting Shots

John Collins & Nicholas Kouvaras · Issue 122, Sep/Oct 2021 · pp. 48–49

Products mentioned: Olympus OM-D E-M1, Nauticam housing, 8mm F1.8 Fisheye lens, Zen 170mm dome, Inon Z240 strobes, Olympus OM-D E-M5 mark III, Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO Lens, 4.33'' Dome port

Parting Shot 1 Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 500 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. peter@uwpmag.com The Old Head of Kinsale is an iconic part of Ireland’s southern coast. It is a 3-mile-long peninsula that juts south into the Celtic Sea and has two blue flag beaches, a rich history and a famously upmarket golf links course. It also has wonderful diving, particularly at the southern tip under the lighthouse. On an early season dive, after a winter of especially strong storms, I joined two Dutch photographers on a calm morning with enticing visibility. The skipper from Oceanaddicts, the local dive operation, had dropped us perfectly to start a scenic wall and gully dive on the more interesting west side. There are several sites in a short stretch, including the wreck of the ‘City of Chicago’, which steamed straight int…