The Annual Touch Rugby Ball 2017 was held in the Hilton Charlemont in Dublin in December. This event has nearly doubled in size over the last two years, hopefully, this growth will continue into the future. This was a great event, and the mood was helped by the fact that the Irish Rugby Team had …
Foxcab GAA
In October I took part in one of the Shoot With Me outings with Offshoot Photographic Society, on this occasion, Seamus led a group that was taking photos of the local ladies Gaelic Football team, Foxcab, who were playing in the Leinster Club Championship. The photos below are from the match that Foxcab played, and won, against …
Santa Visit
These photos were taken when Santa came to visit with Mrs Claus and the Elves. We were raising money for the LaraLynn Children's Hospice, there were Carol singers, and all the businesses in the village pulled together to make it a successful event. Merry Christmas everyone.
Robinsglen Organic Farm
Yesterday I went to a Sunflower field in Kilkenny and took some Macro and close-up photos of the flowers. The first photo, below, is a macro photo, the second is a close-up photo. I used a 100mm lens for the Macro shot and a 50mm lens for the wider shot. I was unable to use a …
Emulsive Santa 2017!
I have previously posted about Emulsive, however, I did not refer to their Annual Secret Santa, called Emulsive Santa. Today, Emulsive announced the Offical Launch of this year's Secret Santa. This will be the third year of this fun event. This Secret Santa is for lovers of film and the analog process. I have included …
V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017
I got an email today informing me that my blog has been Shortlisted! I am thrilled with this news. Thanks to the Judging Panel for including me on such a great list. I really appreciate it. V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017
V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017
I am thrilled to discover today, that my Blog has made it on to the Longlist in the Photography Category for the V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017. Thank you to the Judges who thought it was good enough for the Longlist. Now we move to Round Two, the Shortlist. Even though the longlist …
Touch Rugby Summer Draft
I had a great day taking photos at the Donnybrook Touch Rugby Clubs Summer Draft. Sometimes taking dynamic photos of Rugby can be tricky, as the players are moving quickly, you want to show the pace and excitement of the game. This is an area of photography that I want to improve upon and hopefully …
Kilmacanogue Horse Show
I attended the Annual Kilmacanogue Horse Show in Enniskerry a couple of weeks ago. This is my local show and I have always enjoyed it. All the money raised went to a long list of about ten charities. I try to attend this show every year if possible, as it is such a lovely event. …
Bray Air Show
The Bray Air Show took place a couple of weekends again, I went on Saturday to take some photos. The view from the top of Bray Head was perfect, as the more than forty planes flew straight past you and sometimes below you too. I had never been to this air show before and I …