Something From The Weekend...

City-Exile

Was out and about in West Cork, over the weekend.
This is some of what I got.







Feel free to add your own shots, from the weekend, to this thread.

Valentia

Smashing shots Peadar. Have to say the border wrecks my head though. I went through a phase like that awhile ago and when I look at them now I wonder what got into my head. It suits some (just some) but it takes the sparkle away from so many. Just my view........

AnimalRights

I prefer non bordered pictures too.
The colours are lovely too, pics 1 and 3 esp appeal to me....

City-Exile

I take your point about the border.
I always like to get an idea of what a picture is like when it's framed.
Thing about photography, we all go through phases.

5uspect

At first I thought they looked overcooked but on closer inspection I can see that the PP is really nicely done, especially the second one. The frame doesn't really bother me at all.

City-Exile

Thanks, 5uspect.
Back to sport for me today.

nilhg

Valentia wrote: »

Smashing shots Peadar. Have to say the border wrecks my head though. I went through a phase like that awhile ago and when I look at them now I wonder what got into my head. It suits some (just some) but it takes the sparkle away from so many. Just my view........

I have to say I agree with Valentia both about the pictures and the border, its a bit too much like a memorial card for my taste.

Calina

Another garden shot, after the rain in Cork City yesterday. I'm going back to Dublin today, to hopefully start getting my life back in order after the week from hell which saw a photoshoot cancelled, kitesurfing lessons postponed, sports injury reoccurring and a collision driving home from work during the week along with all the inconvenience having a minor road accident involves in terms of getting damage repaired. I'm fine, by the way, just immensely annoyed that courtesy of this, some plans are being cancelled, rearranged and all that.

I don't own macro lenses, so I suppose I probably shouldn't try to do these things. But you don't learn if you don't try.

Last time I was here I discovered that the fish responded to the light going on by swimming upwards because they knew that the food was on the way.



The picture was shot without flash (my bad) but I'm actually quite happy with it.

___________________

on the tangent of Peadar's frames, I have just the following comment: I like frames. I do, however, try to suit the frame to the photograph and ideally I think that the frames are a little too broad for the photographs and also, I would have chosen a white frame for them.

but that's just my taste...they are Peadar's photographs and at the end of the day...

YogiBear

Calina wrote: »

Another garden shot, after the rain in Cork City yesterday. I'm going back to Dublin today, to hopefully start getting my life back in order after the week from hell which saw a photoshoot cancelled, kitesurfing lessons postponed, sports injury reoccurring and a collision driving home from work during the week along with all the inconvenience having a minor road accident involves in terms of getting damage repaired. I'm fine, by the way, just immensely annoyed that courtesy of this, some plans are being cancelled, rearranged and all that.

I don't own macro lenses, so I suppose I probably shouldn't try to do these things. But you don't learn if you don't try.

Sorry to hear you had such a crap week Calina! Hope you get cheered up soon!
I don't have a true macro lens either but I have a Sigma 70-300mm Lens & I add a Canon extension tube EF25 (II) to it and it makes a big difference. I'm not a techie so not sure exactly what ratio it comes to... Anyone know?
Anyone else use extension tubes? This one cost about €100 online but it was cheaper than buying a macro seems as I already had the 70-300 "macro-facility" lens...... I might get a macro lense at some stage but this does fine at the moment!

Valentia

I'm fine, by the way

Thank heavens for that. Jazus, I hope that that will be your quota of bad luck out of the way for awhile.

City-Exile

I really like the first one, calina.
Glad to hear that you're ok.

OSiriS

For not owning a macro lens, that is a beautiful macro photo.

Fajitas!

AnimalRights

That pic makes me appreciate my Veggie ways. :cool:

Calina

thanks guys. that photo is from my "oh look, raindrops on petals, I must do that, damn, where's someone with a macro lens when you need one" series.

al, nice, very nice.

I was out shooting in Garretstown and the Old Head of Kinsale today. Wasn't hugely successful but it was good to get out and the sun was shining. Place looked beautiful again. Just wish I'd been able to go out surfing...next time.

nilhg

Fajitas! wrote: »

photo deleted to keep mods happy

I had one of those moments about 40 years ago and nearly never got over it, no wonder I'm a tillage farmer.:p


Great shot.:D

City-Exile

Fajitas, how come the cows don't fall into your lens?
Great shot!
Everyone should have been busy snapping this weekend. Surely there's more to show?
I'm considering my options for tomorrow.

nilhg

This could be whats facing me for the June weekend

AnimalRights

By right I shouldn't like this but........I do.
Why?

nilhg

Why shouldn't ya...........

If you want a closer view PM me in 3 weeks...:eek:

City-Exile

nilhg wrote: »

This could be whats facing me for the June weekend

You need to get that lens off Fajitas.

YogiBear

Yeah the weather is great for photography! I hope it's nice later. (Monday).
Here's a large daisy from Stephen's Green today:

nilhg

City-Exile wrote: »

You need to get that lens off Fajitas.

I'll probably need a new pair of legs off somebody.........The joys of summmer evenings on the bog footing turf:rolleyes:

City-Exile

YogiBear wrote: »

Here's a large daisy from Stephen's Green today

Very nice, YogiBear.

soccerc

Peadar

Couldn't resist

City-Exile

Here's one from today.
I missed blue skies so much!

BanzaiBk

Calina wrote: »

I was out shooting in Garretstown and the Old Head of Kinsale today. Wasn't hugely successful but it was good to get out and the sun was shining. Place looked beautiful again. Just wish I'd been able to go out surfing...next time.

Heh! I think I saw you up at the Old Head. I was photographing my Westie peering over the edge.

Freddie59

A couple from Waterford:

ro1798

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ro1798/2465632262/in/set-72157604881406888/

one from classy dolymount

City-Exile

That Dollymount shot is quite interesting, ro1798.

Calina

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Heh! I think I saw you up at the Old Head. I was photographing my Westie peering over the edge.

You might have done. I was running around barefoot if you saw a crazy photographer with no shoes on. I discovered yesterday that my vertigo is much, much worse than I ever thought it was.

Anyway, when I got back to Dublin today, I was playing with the tripod and the timer and learning to touch up my own face. Here is the result.



There's a colour version on the flickr stream somewhere.

Paulw

The weekend was brilliant.

Loads of good weather,

Here's one I took today -

City-Exile

Nice shot, Paul.
Great to see so many people making great use of the weather.

AnimalRights

Paulw wrote: »

The weekend was brilliant.

Loads of good weather,

Here's one I took today -

Great pic!
Went to your flickr page and it said 100mm, is that the Canon macro lens?
I also seen you used spot metering....must try that for my Macro shooting.

Paulw

Yeah, Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro. A great macro lens. I used spot metering, otherwise the background would have been fine but the subject would have been a bit too dark.

Dodgykeeper

City-Exile

Where did you find that place, Dodgykeeper?

Dodgykeeper

Lullymore Discovery Park in Co. Kildare

duckysauce

PopeBuckfastXVI

Superb Duckysauce!!

Where's that?

Looks like Freddy and I had the same idea today!



And another...



more here

Freddie59

Three from Dunmore East, County Waterford at the weekend:







Meade's Pub under the Bridge, County Waterford:

PaulieC

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

Superb Duckysauce!!

Where's that?

Looks like Freddy and I had the same idea today!



And another...



more here

love the BW treatment Hugh, looks like midwest USA

PaulieC

didn't get out to do photographery, but I got a couple while in gardens...





slightly different subject matter, but you have to make do with what you have :rolleyes:

City-Exile

Two wonderful little personalities in the first one, Cambo.
The second one is cool!

City-Exile

Another shot from my busy weekend...

soccerc

City-Exile wrote: »

Another shot from my busy weekend...

duckysauce

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

Superb Duckysauce!!

Where's that?

Looks like Freddy and I had the same idea today!





pic taken of dalkey from killiney hill

RoryW

Spent the weekend gardening with a few spectators...

As I had rushed through the Dingle peninsula last year I decided to take a 2 day trip out there this weekend to see it in its full glory.I was so glad I did,wonderful place.Only halfway through processing them but heres a couple so far.

nilhg

My second go at this, I did a bit of dodging and burning to get it closer to my remembered reality....

Freddie59

Inibaz - wow! Some shots of the Dingle peninsula.:eek: