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Tramore Amusements Monster Firework Display 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 03:31 am
On Sunday 25th August there was a Monster Fireworks display in Tramore, Co. Waterford. I decided to try and get a few shots having not brought the camera to the Spraoi fireworks display. In this post ...
Summer Flower and Bees – An Exercise in Patience 20 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
Summer is a great time to take photographs of flowers, wildlife, butterflies and other insects (if that’s something which interests you) and I noticed that there was a lot of activity among a set of r...
Photographing the Perseids meteor shower – My First Attempt 13 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
This is my first appempt at taking photos of The Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseids is a prolific meteor shower associated with the fragments from comet Swift-Tuttle and are called “The Perseids” be...
More Food Photography this time with Off Camera Flash 17 Jul 2013 | 02:59 am
I had the opportunity to do some more food photography at Mount Juliet with the amazing chefs at the 3AA Rosette Lady Helen restaurant. The last time I did food photography I didn’t have the facility ...
Morning Photography – Swans on the Lake 31 Jan 2013 | 02:16 am
Morning can be a particularly good time to take photos. More and more I am refraining from taking photos between 11am and 4pm as the colours are just washed out by the strong overhead sun (unless of c...
10 things to Remember before or during your Photography shoot 17 Jan 2013 | 02:16 am
This is my 6th year using a DSLR and my 12th year of using a digital camera and over this time I have learned a few photography lessons … some, the hard way! This post has 10 things to remember before...
Experimenting with ND Filters and Long Exposures 10 Jan 2013 | 04:50 pm
Having recently purchased some ND filters I had being longing to try them out for quite some time. I decided to try the seascape at sunset style with the waves crashing across the rocks. The waves bec...
3 Photography Myths Discussed 7 Jan 2013 | 03:31 am
With the reduction in price of DSLR cameras, may people have DSLR cameras, have the interest in photography but have ideas or “a little knowledge” and as a result photography myths are created. This...
2012 Photography Year in Review 1 Jan 2013 | 05:59 pm
With 2012 now over, I am having a look back at the photoblog, my photos during 2012, the blog traffic and what photography blog posts were the most popular during 2012. I got the WordPress email which...
Montreal, Evening Street Scene 29 Dec 2012 | 01:27 am
I thought I had finished posting photos of Canada when I found this one. I thought that the photo had potential so after a bit of editing I ended up with a version I was happy with. The shot itself wa...
