The photos below were taken today at the Weir in Lucan. This has become an annual trip to watch the Liffey Descent Canoe Race with Offshoot Photographic Society. This year there was more water than last year, so the boats were able to go over the high drop, one boat went across the steps too, …
Saltee Island
On Saturday I made one of my annual trips to the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford, in the southeast of Ireland. I love this spot, it is a great way to spend a few hours watching the wildlife and taking in the sounds of the sea. To get to the island you take …
Wild Lights – Under the Sea
In December I went to visit Dublin Zoo to see this year's Wild Light event, the theme was 'Under the Sea'. It was as good as the year before, the skill involved in creating these silk creatures is amazing. If they come back next year, I will go again. Some of the photos I took …
Hugh Lane Gallery Inspiration
This project involved a small group of us from the camera club going to the Hugh Lane Gallery and finding a piece of art that inspired us, then we had to go away and shoot something based around that inspiration. It was a great exercise, the Hugh Lane is a great gallery, and I saw …
Cricket
I went to my first Cricket match yesterday in the Phoenix Park. I shot wide open at 1/2000 using auto ISO and overexposed by one stop, at 500mm. Thankfully, I had someone to explain the laws of Cricket to me as I know very little about it. I will have to return to try and …
Roller Derby
This was my second time at Roller Derby, the last time was in 2013. However, this was the first time that I had the rules explained to me, which really helped me to understand the game. This was between London 'A' and Dublin 'A'. I was part of an outing with Offshoot Photographic Society. Roller …
Open Training Session
I attended the Irish Rugby Open Training Session at the Aviva this week, I go to as many of these events as I can as I am a huge Rugby fan, sadly the open training sessions for Ireland only happen once a year. This year there were separate events, one was held in Dublin and, a …
Altamont Gardens
Altamont Gardens is located in Tullow, Co. Carlow, it has one of the largest collections of Snowdrops in Ireland. A group of members from Offshoot Photographic Society visited in mid-February in order to take photos of the Snowdrops as well as other signs of Spring. This was my first visit to Altamont Gardens, I found …
Motocross
Today, Offshoot Camera Club and I went to the Enduro.ie Motocross Competition in Kildare. It has been a few years since I was last at a Motocross competition, today's event was held on, what seemed to me, to be a long track. I was only able to stay for a couple of hours today, but, it …
Manor Kilbride Long Exposure
Manor Kilbride is an incredibly photogenic location during the Autumn months. This year, a group of us from Offshoot Photographic Society visited the area. I used some long exposure techniques to blur the water and to catch some movement in the leaves in the trees. On this particular day, the sky was flat grey, so I tried …
Gallagher Photography 