2013 365-28

God help me but the heat this week has killed me. Thankfully I got to spend a few days away camping with the wee monkey at the start of the week. That's what the first few shots are off. There's a couple of night-time shots taken in my old home town of Donaghadee as well, which was kind of fun.

8/07/13

Had a go at creating a back-lit portrait using the sun and a speedlight as fill. Needs more work but it does have promise.

9/07/13

Spent a relaxing half hour today cooling our feet in a fountain at Glenarm Castle, until Sarah decided she would start splashing water everywhere. As punishment I made her lie down and I took a photo that made it look as if the fountain was coming out of her mouth.

10/07/13

Old sundial in Glenarm Castle walled garden.

11/07/13

To mark the impending 12th of July tomorrow I hung my brightest, orangest t-shirt out on the line. Irony.

12/07/13

Donaghadee harbour and lighthouse, taken at around 10.30 pm just after the sun had gone down. Lightly HDR'd to bring out the colours.

13/07/13

 Night panorama of Donaghadee. Again a wee touch of HDR to enhance the colours in the town. Liked the reflections of the lights in the water and was lucky to catch two people walking on the beach.

14/07/13

walking through Storment estate this afternoon in search of an elusive cricket match to photograph. The remains of a picnic set out like this on one of the tables.

2013 365-11

It's been a funny old week. I hit another low in terms of inspiration for taking photos and was giving serious consideration to jacking in this 365 project as I just wasn't enjoying it. Coincidence is a strange thing; I ended up having the chance to take some time away from work and spend it by the seaside with some very good company. This had the result of making me forget about taking shots and (conversely) allowed me to take some shots that I enjoyed taking and working with. Weird stuff?

11/03/13

Seaside it is then. Went out for a walk, took the camera and decided it would be a good idea to try to take some shots of the shoreline. Got this one and then it began to hail and snow which led to me legging it back to the house at top speed

12/03/13

Put this collage together today from a lot of shots taken at the weekend in Donegal. I think it works and might be a fairly good summary of the weekend. Way too much drinking.

13/03/13

This just leapt out at me today; a bottle of olive oil sitting in the kitchen with the light hitting it just right. Grabbed the camera, took one shot and this is the end result.

14/03/13

 Out for dinner this evening, to Saltwater Brig near Portaferry. Nice pasta, but made me realise that I could probably do every bit as well. Had a great evening though, and felt the urge to take something to remember it. Long exposure, with the camera set on the wall of the car park.

15/03/13

Beach huts along Portavogie beach. I was walking the dog here this morning when I saw these and had to return with my camera and tripod. This worked out well, although I actually liked a similar black and white treatment of the huts better. I might have a little wander further along this path next week when I get the chance and see what else there is to photograph.

18/03/13

Another shameless rip-off of someone else's idea. This would look so much better using a sparkler rather than a torch, but you get the idea. Need to work a bit harder at my Batman logo - it's just a wee bit rough in places.

17/03/13

I spent last night shooting a street art event and exhibition opening at R-Space Gallery in Lisburn, thanks to an invite from a friend of mine. By coincidence, my eldest daughter was also exhibiting some of her cross stitch work as well. I enjoyed this, nothing more so than watching this very talented lady produce a simply stunning portrait using a sheet of plywood, a couple of stencils and some aerosols. Simply breathtaking work all round. You can see more shots from the event on Facebook here:

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