Can I say ‘win!’? Yeah, I can. I’m ordinarily humble about my photographs. I see them in terms of their flaws; softness, blown highlights, uneven horizon, blur and underexposure are what leap out of me when I review them. Recently I have been working on the ‘exposure’ part of matters by trying to nail down correct exposures in difficult situations, such as catching the sunset through a grove of trees.
In this instance I’m happy to say that I believe I’ve nailed it.
Day 15: It is now day 16. Taken on January 15, 2010.
It is now 1:04am on day sixteen and I have missed my first day. This is inexcusable – I spent most of today sitting in front of my computer working with photographs.
Day #6: A lightning storm interrupts some star trails over Galway Bay, Ireland. Taken on January 5, 2010.
Interesting piece of trivia: The celestial equator runs roughly through what is the middle of this image.
Pond, it’s a pond, oh, it’s a pondddddd. A frozen pond. Ice. Solid H20. What more can you or I say? Taken just after local sunset in Menlo village, Co. Galway.
I’m still way way within my comfort zone on this, but it felt good doing it nonetheless…
I paid Salthill and Blackrock their threatened visit this morning (lunchtime), and in the face of strong winds and high seas I proceeded to face off the wilds on the Atlantic winter weather in order to capture these scenes. Bless me.
Other than my stab at the ”Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, this represents my first serious infrared output in the last couple of years. Mike and Kieran of Boards.ie (and Kieran especially – cheers for the ride!) who both crawled out of bed way too early on a Sunday for a morning of photography at Renville forest park just outside of Oranmore. Yes. There. That tree…
