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The most interestingly photogenic Irish towns?

  • 07-12-2008 7:06pm
    #1
    DublinWriter
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    I'm now the lucky owner of a D90 and am resisting the urge to go out any buy all sorts of lens and flashes for it until I know the camera proper.

    I've been spending a lot of time around the North East lately and to me the towns there to me would seem to be the most interesting and photogenic from a quirky point of view would be Drogheda in particular and also Bettystown and Laytown. Some of the shopfronts look like they've been mothballed since the 50's.

    A couple of years ago I spent some time in Kerry with an old SLR, and while the scenery was beautiful from an eyeball point of view, I just really couldn't do anything with it through a lens.

    Also due to a recent GPS malfunction I was taken from Craigavon to Newry via some really interesting backroads and townlands and again, including a lot of very old, yet pristinely maintained commercial properties and British Legion clubs that sprang out of nowhere.

    Anyone else care to share their favourite places around the country for photography?


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  • #2
    Fajitas!
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    Thomastown, Inistige, in fact, that general area of South Kilkenny is full of fantastic spots.


  • #3
    al_
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    Graiguenamanagh in Kilkenny is hugely photogenic.
    Had little cobble streets the last time I passed through.
    Excellent thread btw.


  • #4
    PaulieC
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    'twas nice down in Drogheda yesterday....

    3088437719_0accd7624d.jpg

    3088438011_4b335557de.jpg


  • #5
    coylemj
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    Westport in Mayo and Birr in Co. Offaly are good photogenic towns.


  • #6
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    kenmare and killarney in kerry are pretty and killarney town park has red deer so thats a plus .

    Armagh when I was there a few years ago seemed to have some potential


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  • #7
    Phototoxin
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    'twas nice down in Drogheda yesterday....

    LIES!

    :P


  • #8
    Teferi
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    Ballyvaughan in County Clare.


  • #9
    shrapnel222
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    kinsale


  • #10
    Freddie59
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    Waterford City & its County twons (Lismore is beautiful).


  • #11
    Covey
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    Thats the beauty with Photography, it's what you make of a place. Everywhere, without exception has something.

    T.


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  • #12
    Typhoon.
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    Dunmore East in Waterford...Beautiful town


  • #13
    kensutz
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    +1 for Lismore, also Ardmore.


  • #14
    Anouilh
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    Dublin:

    http://www.flickr.com/places/Ireland/Dublin

    To find your favourite towns, just replace the name in the link above.


  • #15
    al_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭al_


    Teferi wrote: »
    Ballyvaughan in County Clare.
    Agreed, It is beautiful, just not the damned signpost again, seems every tourist thats ever set foot in Ireland with a camera has taken a picture of it.


  • #16
    ThOnda
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    Derry. Too many contrasts offer variety of opportunities.


  • #17
    dlofnep
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    Waterford City & county imo.

    Too large to post but nice night shot of the city: http://www.lynotttours.com/images/waterford.jpg

    Lismore:
    E6C37%20Lismore%20Castle.jpg


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