Slea Head Statue

I think Religious statues and monuments are fantastic photographic subjects - I find many of them 'kitsch' but in a good way. And they're often in photogenic and strange places. I always seem to make them look ominous and bleak though...

Dingle Peninsula

I went to Dingle with the UL Photo Society at the weekend. The weather almost invariably decides to become an evil villain and toy with us in any way it can: producing spectacularly un-photogenic weather. This trip was no different, but we did manage to get in some shots on Friday night. Here's one:



I'm in a bit of a dilemma as to what to do with my blog, design-wise. I like being able to write a bit and show a few photos in a row, as I do now, but I also like the idea of having one of those proper photoblogs with just one photo per post. This would allow me to 'showcase' my photos a bit better, as they always look more impressive when they're bigger. I've just got a year's free hosting through digiweb, on account of being a feckless student-type, and if I ever manage to actually get it running, I'll have a proper Wordpress-powered blog, with all the thousands of themes and designs available to me that goes along with that. So stay tuned, there should hopefully be big changes on the way...

Cliffs Of Moher

Doolin Pier

I sort of feel like I'm finally coming into my stride as regards landscapes. I finally have all the gear I've been lusting after for the last couple of years: an ultra-wide angle lens, a decent tripod, a remote shutter release and a set of filters, but more importantly, I can, to an extent, pre-visualise a scene. I think I'm beginning to look at a scene, and immediately see whether the conditions make it worthwhile dropping everything and taking out the camera (and risking the wrath of your better half!), or just driving on and coming back another day. This Saturday in Doolin was definitely one of the former. There was a dark, brooding sky, lots of movement in the sea and great colours from the sunset. It was one of the rare occasions in the year when the stars align and I find myself at the coast, in the right weather conditions at the right time. Even though I hadn't planned anything, when I saw it I knew I just had to forget about everything else - I had been driving for 2 1/2 hours and was starving - and see if I could get some shots. In the space of less than an hour I had taken some of my favourite shots of the year so far. Here are two, and I'll probably post a few more over the coming days:

The Living Bridge

The Living Bridge again, taken from the other side of the river, and during the day.