I went to the coast near my house a couple of weeks ago in order to experiment with the ICM or Intentional Camera Movement technique. I use it from time to time but had never tried using it to photograph the sea. I think I need to go back and try again, as it needs …
Blossom
Grammarian Word #1
In Toastmasters, one of the roles involved is that of Grammarian. One of the main elements of this job is that you need to pick a new word for each meeting to encourage people to improve their vocabulary. Last night the word was 'Stochastic'. The meaning of stochastic is: "having a random probability distribution or …
More Toastmasters
Toastmasters had a meeting last night, which I attended. It was a good evening as the theme was music, something I love. One of the things that the Toastmaster does during these meetings, is they ask all the people that are helping to run the meeting, a question that fits the theme for that night. …
Robins
Yesterday a friend of mine and myself went to Mount Usher Gardens in Wicklow to take some photos. When we were there a Robin followed us around making sure we didn't do anything silly. Robins are very sweet, brave little birds with a beautiful song. I hope to capture better photos of Robins in time.
Gaelic Football 7’s
These photos come from a local Gaelic Football 7's event I attended recently, on a freezing cold, wet, windy winters day. It was a lot of fun and the players were incredibly nice to have a chat with. The park that they are based in is a fantastic facility that has about fifteen different pitches …
My First Toastmasters Meeting
On Tuesday evening, after my guitar class, I attended my first Toastmasters meeting. This is another thing that I have intended to do for the longest time. The people at the meeting were very friendly and helpful, they explained how the event is run as well as explaining a bit about the qualifications you can …
Guinness Storehouse
This may be the most visited tourist spot in Dublin, but, I still like to visit it every now and again. On this particular day, it was busy. I decided to focus on long exposures and to try and empty the building or to show movement. I think I did that. There are so many …
An Evening by the Liffey
In mid December a friend of mine and myself went into town to take some photos of the Christmas lights. We spent some time by the River Liffey in and around the Samuel Beckett Bridge area. The photos below are from the Custom House (top), the Samuel Beckett Bridge (last three). The area around the …
Autumn SWM 2018
The second Shoot With Me Project in the camera club held it's showcase in Autumn of 2018. I was part of the Lightpainting group, we went to various locations on diverse dates with a string of LED lights and a bag of wire wool, to try and catch some fun photos. I have attached three …
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