You might not be able to see it but the one thing which struck me about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which I was lucky enough to get to see today was how like the Shuttle’s its nose was. Really knocked me about a bit. Something in the expression of the windows.

It’s [...]]]> I fell in love today.

You might not be able to see it but the one thing which struck me about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which I was lucky enough to get to see today was how like the Shuttle’s its nose was. Really knocked me about a bit. Something in the expression of the windows.

It’s a beautiful aircraft and for the first time in a while, I actually had fun with photographs.

Here’s a more traditional looking aircraft photograph:

But I loved its nose.

Camera is full of this angle. Sorry I didn’t superwide baby with me but thems the breaks.

One of these is heading for canvasland

I just don’t know which yet. Last one is most likely tbh.

Oh and there are a few more here.

I discovered the other day that I had done the first photograph of this ilk way back in 2007 on a photograph that I liked a lot at the time but had forgotten about. This is from yesterday too.

Have had a productive morning doing stuff like packing a camera bag for a top secret trip [...]]]>

I discovered the other day that I had done the first photograph of this ilk way back in 2007 on a photograph that I liked a lot at the time but had forgotten about. This is from yesterday too.

Have had a productive morning doing stuff like packing a camera bag for a top secret trip (we’ll know later in the week whether it was even remotely successful – but if it is I will be a truly happy person). One of the things I wanted to do was look at some photographs by Mickey Smith again – I’m angling up to purchase one myself which seems crazy when you bear in mind that I have plenty of photographs of my own, so many that I can actually forget some of them exist. But there was a great one in Spring’s Tonnta. I wish he’d sort out his website.

On balance, while I haven’t taken that many photographs this year, I got some nice ones, and at least six that I’m more than pleased to see adorning my own walls. Two are already there; taken in Cork, and two more from Clare are due to arrive shortly. There’s a third one from Clare to come but I want to print it on very high gloss paper. I’d have to say this year is definitely a better year for me than last year was, even given the comparative lack of activity.

Makes me smile anyway

It seems like I am under a lot of pressure lately; too many things on my mind I guess, and people not playing straight with me.

I had to go through the archives looking for some photographs today, and on my journey I found a few photographs from a trip to Kerry some time ago. I [...]]]>

It seems like I am under a lot of pressure lately; too many things on my mind I guess, and people not playing straight with me.

I had to go through the archives looking for some photographs today, and on my journey I found a few photographs from a trip to Kerry some time ago. I think the world dinghy sailing championships were on at the time. I don’t remember posting more than one of them at the time. But I quite like this one, so here we go. I like sea photographs….how lucky am I?

I’m just not taking so many lately.

This from Richard. This from Stephen. This from Pablo via MagicSeaweed. This also via MagicSeaweed. Also have to say I like Magic Seaweed’s terms and conditions. They’re simple and straightforward. I just couldn’t find Doolin on their list of places. Pity.

If you’re bored and feel like watching Capital D tomorrow, I will be featuring as a kite photographer. I am very scared.

Although I don’t do a huge amount of it, I love to see some of the high gloss car photography which I largely grew up with (well anyone who gets to read Car, FastLane and Top Gear on a frequent basis at the age of 15 can’t really avoid it I suppose). Mostly I am [...]]]>

Although I don’t do a huge amount of it, I love to see some of the high gloss car photography which I largely grew up with (well anyone who gets to read Car, FastLane and Top Gear on a frequent basis at the age of 15 can’t really avoid it I suppose). Mostly I am playing with surfers.

Anyway, this is a fairly unimpressive Ford Fiesta (mine, as it happens) with a helpfully positioned puddle, possibly from the most previous high tide in Garretstown. It’s the closest I’ve gotten to making that car look even remotely sexy, to be honest.

I’m tempted to take the advice I’m being given and put it on a large canvas. For anyone who is wondering, when the tide comes in on Garrettstown Beach, it reaches the seawall, and breaks against it. I like stuff like that so have a [...]]]> This went down quite well with the pixie community yesterday.

I’m tempted to take the advice I’m being given and put it on a large canvas. For anyone who is wondering, when the tide comes in on Garrettstown Beach, it reaches the seawall, and breaks against it. I like stuff like that so have a fairly vast collection of photographs of drops of water, frozen in light and time. Seems to be a bit of a fetish with me. Anyway, I didn’t have my flash with me so these are slightly underlit to what I would have gone for. I don’t care, however, I’m starting to really like it.

Kinsale. Pretty town in Cork. Lots of boats and stuff. I was there today.

As you can see. It’s [...]]]> This one is for C. This is what I was at when you called this afternoon. Could have done with a graphics equaliser on my phone to try and figure out what you were saying by the way.

Kinsale. Pretty town in Cork. Lots of boats and stuff. I was there today.

As you can see. It’s pretty. It’s got cute old streets and lots of cute little shops as well. Giles Norman has a gallery there. I walked in there – I don’t know why – but I walked out with less money than I had. Yes, I bought a photograph of Rocky Bay because it’s one of the utterly perfect photographs I have ever seen. I am not going to wax lyrical about everything he has in there; only this. Of all the photographers I know plying the Irish landscape trade in Ireland, I honestly don’t think there is anyone with a higher quality of output. His gallery is remarkable.

I also took this.

I haven’t decided what to title it yet. Reflections seemes a bit obvious all the same.

I really liked Kinsale. I don’t spend too much time there so possibly a trip back might be called for.

So on New Year’s Day after failing to acquire a Nintendo Wii COS I WANTED ONE THERE AND THEN RIGHT, I took a trip out to Howth with a view of playing with some dramatic clouds (they had gone home for the night though, leaving a grey featureless thing of a sky), and some long [...]]]>

So on New Year’s Day after failing to acquire a Nintendo Wii COS I WANTED ONE THERE AND THEN RIGHT, I took a trip out to Howth with a view of playing with some dramatic clouds (they had gone home for the night though, leaving a grey featureless thing of a sky), and some long exposures (the tide was out and it was freezing, so I abandoned that idea too). Before I overfroze though I took a handful of pictures of people out for a Sunday constitutional on the pier. Then I went and had tea and caramel squares.

As a way to spend New Year’s Day, I recommend that part (although not the part that involved 2 visits to Harvey Normans and one to PC World in search of a games console I’ve since talked myself out of [again]).

Hope 2011 is as good to you as it has been to me so far. Yes I know we’re only five days in, but still…

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It feels like it’s warmer outside than in.

I took a wander around the estate with a 50mm lens and a camera this morning. When I got home I discovered that the computer had different ideas to me about how I name files which is why this is actually called Snow nn rather than IMG_nnnn. [...]]]>

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It feels like it’s warmer outside than in.

I took a wander around the estate with a 50mm lens and a camera this morning. When I got home I discovered that the computer had different ideas to me about how I name files which is why this is actually called Snow nn rather than IMG_nnnn. I prefer IMG_nnnn to be honest; works better in my mental filing system.

Then I discovered there is no Canon RAW codec for 64 Bit Win7 which is a huge nuisance as I am without image browsing software at the moment following my fury with ACDSee last week or the week before. And then I discovered that Adobe Updater had failed to notice that I need to update Adobe RAW. Net result, before I could even look at the photographs this morning quite a bit of work had to be done.

So here are a couple of rattle bag photographs that I happen to like more than others.

I think this was from my sister’s garden, and I believe it was taken with the 50mm. I’ve forgotten though I suppose I could check the file data except it’s not on the flickr page (what was I thinking) and I am not sure where the file is stashed in terms [...]]]> One of the older photographs.

I think this was from my sister’s garden, and I believe it was taken with the 50mm. I’ve forgotten though I suppose I could check the file data except it’s not on the flickr page (what was I thinking) and I am not sure where the file is stashed in terms of the half dozen external drives I have here.

I probably should do soemthing about printing Christmas cards now…maybe.

This was taken at a kite competition a few weeks ago. When I say that it was freezing cold if you came off the water, I’m not joking. Her hands were freezing cold. Hence the image. This sucked in colour; worked a lot better in [...]]]> I apologise for the lack of updates (ish) lately. Been busy.

This was taken at a kite competition a few weeks ago. When I say that it was freezing cold if you came off the water, I’m not joking. Her hands were freezing cold. Hence the image. This sucked in colour; worked a lot better in black and white, so I can’t complain as I blew out the back highlights in exposing correctly for the neoprene and shadowed faces.

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In other news, my camera is gone to camera hospital somewhere in Hertfordshire. It’s a 40D and I have had it about 15 months. On Sunday, the shutter started giving problems – not responding 20% of the time. It got very frustrating inside 10 minutes to be honest.

It arrived at a Canon service centre in the UK this morning after I wound up jumping through some complicated hoops including An Post, the Irish postal service, and DHL yesterday afternoon and I am told that for a consideration of X amount of money, the camera will be repaired along with a couple of problems on my flash which I sent back as well because it too had been causing trouble. As I don’t do a huge amount of flash photography, that hadn’t been so urgent, but since I was packing stuff up, I thought, two birds, etc, etc.

I’m not altogether happy about this. It’s my second 40D as people who know me are well aware and while this one isn’t yet dead, it’s a bit not nice to have a second one in hospital. I have to say that in fairness, the service agents have been exceptionally helpful on this occasion (tip – bypass ISS).

Anyway, the net impact of that is that I miss the next photowalk which is in Clare, boo, and am hoping that the volcano doesn’t delay the return of my baby to me.