Tuesday 30 April 2013

Day 332

My first time cycling from town to Dun Laoghaire in a long time, and the first time I noticed this sculpture. Just the thing for the post-work blues!

Monday 29 April 2013

Day 331


A beautiful sunny evening in Fitzwilliam Square, and this Egyptian lad looks his best in the sunshine. A nice change of pace from the rather dour door knockers you usually see in Georgian Dublin.

Sunday 28 April 2013

Day 330

First competition in eighteen months tonight: the Samsung Night Run 10k.

Saturday 27 April 2013

Day 329

A trip to Phoenix Park today, and I used the opportunity to take some mediocre pictures of deer. Luckily I got this option on the way home.

Friday 26 April 2013

Day 328

Life is hard and work is hard but daffodils are nice so it all works out in the end

Thursday 25 April 2013

Day 327

Evening in Dun Laoghaire harbour. For a change I understated the saturation, and it gave the water a hue and shimmer that I really like.

Wednesday 24 April 2013

Day 326

Well, the temptation to wait and take my photo on the way home was great, but thankfully I found a window and found a window whilst it wasn't raining, which is just as well given how the weather turned later!

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Day 325

Late leaving work today, but thankfully there's a grand stretch in the evening, so I was able to take this view of Dun Laoghaire marine before I headed for home.

Monday 22 April 2013

Day 324

I took this photo this morning with a view to making it a heavily post-produced image. It's an old gatelodge in Cabinteely, and it really has seen better days. I used an infrared black & white setting, then a white vignette to give it the feel of a period image. I'm pretty pleased with this, mainly because I figured out the gradient tool without resorting to the Help.

Sunday 21 April 2013

Day 323

Rain, sun, rain, sun, rain and sun, sun, more rain: it's been a frustrating day as far as weather was concerned. Luckily my free half hour coincided with some sunshine, so I was able to visit the boatyard in Dun Laoghaire.

Saturday 20 April 2013

Day 322

It's Record Store Day; a day for buying vinyl from a music shop. Mine has been very successful!

Friday 19 April 2013

Day 321

Flushed with the success of yesterday I brought my 7D with the macro lens to work again, and it paid off. Distracted by a flash of colour out of the corner of my eye I ended up beside these primroses, growing out of a concrete block with absolutely no regard for the miserable weather we've had until recently.

Thursday 18 April 2013

Day 320

I brought my macro lens to work today, secure in the knowledge that Dun Laoghaire would reward me with something good. And I wasn't disappointed, but then again rusting chains appeal to me in a way they probably don't to other people. I like the texture in this shot, along with the colour, and funnily enough I was just talking about Isambard Kingdom Brunel earlier, so it seems more appropriate somehow.

Wednesday 17 April 2013

Day 319

At the top of the stairs in the building I'm working in there is a small window, and on the rare occasions that the sun shines it sends a tight sharp beam of light down the stairs and in to the hall. It's a lot like Newgrange, only without the history and magic, and in Dun Laoghaire.

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Day 318

Today the sun shone all day, and it wasn't bitterly cold at all: this may be spring at last!

Monday 15 April 2013

Day 317

This all seemed a lot more important an hour ago, before the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Sunday 14 April 2013

Day 316

It's not raining today, and the sun is out intermittently, so if it were spring there'd be flowers bursting to life everywhere. However, as previously noted, the winter has lasted for an extra ten weeks, so the only things in bloom are hardy little weeds.

Saturday 13 April 2013

Day 315

Another rainy day up in the hills, and the extra two and a half months on winter mean that very little is growing, apart from weeds.

Friday 12 April 2013

Day 314

A different route home, and I never noticed that there were two churches across the road from each other. One exposure for the sky, and another for the detail in the walls, and I blended them in post.

Thursday 11 April 2013

Day 313

As soon as I felt that the end was in sight, this project started to feel difficult. There's been difficult days all along, but today I was stuck in an office with some atrocious weather outside, and I despaired of what I would shoot. Just as I was preparing to leave work I noticed that the sky had gotten incredibly dark. I looked out the window, and what do you know: refraction to the rescue!

Wednesday 10 April 2013

Day 312

I don't have a story about these apples; I just saw them on the way home and thought they looked good. Simples!

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Day 311

It's been a very long few days in London, so today I am recuperating. This involves staying at home and not leaving the house if I can avoid it, so when it came to today's picture I had to work with the materials at hand. A glass bowl, a lamp.and the box of jelly beans I bought in Gatwick were all I needed: I tried a few straightforward shots, but when I poured the beans into the bowl while the shutter was open I got an altogether more interesting shot.

Day 310

Just flew in from London, and boy are my arms tired. Seriously though.............

I finished work reasonably early today, so I took a trip out to Brompton cemetery. My interest in cemeteries is pretty well documented by now, and this one had everything on my list: crypts, angels, catacombs, the lot! I knew straight away that it would be a monochrome image: I was in a very Bob Carlos Clark frame of mind. This is my favorite image from the day, but it was a tough call. I should have more days like today!

Sunday 7 April 2013

Day 309

Last night in the edit suite. The next suite I'm in is unlikely to have steel guitars provided, so now is the time to take advantage.

Saturday 6 April 2013

Day 308

Day two of Other Voices, but the first show that doesn't coincide with a Leinster match so I was there. Wilton's really looks impressive, and Dexys were the perfect band to kick off the night.

Friday 5 April 2013

Day 307

A half hour to spare and a quick trip down to Tower Bridge. It's a grey day in London, and without the time to find a good vantage point the bridge looks like just another tourist attraction. Instead I was drawn to this rather cool sculpture near St Katharine's Dock. Minimal post work, just enough to bring some detail in to the sky.

Thursday 4 April 2013

Day 306

First day in a new edit suite is always interesting: where do they keep the tea bags, what's the story with Internet access, do you have any pianos with camels on, that sort of thing. This place has it all, assuming that all comprises of musical instruments everywhere and people sleeping in the foyer. Still, it's definitely the most interesting place I've set up shop. Other Voices has landed in London.

Wednesday 3 April 2013

Day 305

I was a bit disappointed with my results today: I thought I'd nailed a couple of shots, but when I looked at them critically they weren't really at the races. I was pleased with this one though. I used a 4ND filter to allow a slower shutter speed in order to smooth out the water. I decided to change it to monochrome as I felt it worked better: the colour version still felt a little banal.

Tuesday 2 April 2013

Day 304

I unexpectedly found myself in Rathfarnham today, so it seemed appropriate to visit Marlay Park. As I happened upon the first of a myriad images I found that my camera battery was completely dead. So the day turned in to a rescue mission with my iPhone instead.

Monday 1 April 2013

Day 303

After the weekend I've had, my bank holiday Monday is all about recharging the batteries, and that may or may not involve eating a lot of chocolate.