Well you’ve probably noticed by now the new look to my site. As I continue to work on my portfolio site I have simplified this site to focus primarily as my blog. I’ve added some additional sections to give you a flavour of what’s happening for me over on Flickr also. I’ve added some cool…
Taken during a trip on Saturday to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. Its wonderful to see the Orchids back blooming. The details in these flowers is amazing. I used a very narrow aperture of f/20 here to maximise depth-of-field but still managed an extremely sharp image. I also used a reflector to fill…
From a leisurely stroll around my local park during some fine weather. Wonderful to see all this new life springing up everywhere. An opportunistic shot captured handheld wide open at f/2.8, so about 2mm of effective DOF.
Another image from my early morning in Skerries on Sunday. This was during a walkabout after the glorious sunrise. I had changed over to using my 70-200 handheld. I love the timeless quality of this image, it could have been taken any time over the last several decades. I also like how the early morning…
The 6am start was most definitely worth it on this occasion. Although I actually made it by the skin of my teeth as the clocks went forward by 1 hour on Sunday and my alarm woke me at 6am rather then 5am. By the time I made it to Skerries the sun was just minutes…
Still experimenting with the 70-200 at f/2.8 and I continue to be amazed by the quality of this lens wide-open. I am also just loving the bokeh 🙂 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Exposure: 1/640 Aperture: f/2.8 Focal Length: 173mm ISO Speed: 100
I am constantly fascinated by the designs found in nature and this flower is just one example of that. The soft purplish design, it’s almost as if someone spilled ink down the delicate white petals.
Well eventually had a chance to take the 5D out for a spin and popped down to Dun Laoghaire during civil twilight. I have been fascinated by some images recently that use a method known as “painting with time” by choosing very long exposures. This is the first attempt at this although with only a…
Here are the last 2 images from my trip to Dunboyne Castle Hotel. Head and Shoulders Above the Rest The last in the serious from my visit to Dunboyne Castle Hotel I just love the detail captured in the veins of the blue tulips petals. The surrounding tulips fall softly out of focus letting your…
The 2nd in a series of images taken at Dunboyne Castle Hotel last weekend. What I like about this image is the balance struck with the white tulips on the extreme left and blue tulip on the extreme right. I particularly love the sparkling bokeh of the early morning due hanging off the lush green…
Well the wait is finally over, my new 5D Mark II eventually arrived. I got a very welcome call from Mark in ISS yesterday to let me know they had received a couple and to come and collect mine. No sign of the extra battery but they promised they’ll post it to me when it…
I spent a very relaxing weekend in Dunboyne Castle Hotel which has some lovely grounds. It proved a perfect opportunity to take my new 70-200mm out for test run. Initial results prove it is as good as everyone says it is. Even wide open at f/2.8 it is tack sharp with beautiful bokeh. First in…