Photographs of Galway

dinneenp

Hi,
I've been living in Galway for a good few years now and have taken photos a fair few photos of the city. I'd just like to post a few here
@Mod- I know this could go in photography forum but I think it fits here as it's related to Galway and might give visitors a feel of the place.


Claddagh, Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Long Walk, Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Galway Cathedral by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


P1040964.JPG by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Claregalway Abbey by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Claddagh by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


DSC00112 by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Ladies beach, Salthill by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Shop Street silhouettes by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr




galway catherdal by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Galway Arts Fesival Big Top Tent by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Easy Like a Sunday Morning (Claddagh, Galway) by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Music in slow motion by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Oil containers by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Stoney Grey Wall of Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Cheers,
Pa.

dinneenp

Hi,
Hi,
I've been living in Galway for a good few years now and have taken photos a fair few photos of the city. I'd just like to post a few here
@Mod- I know this could go in photography forum but I think it fits here as it's related to Galway and might give visitors a feel of the place.

Part 1 here


Holy Mary! by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr



Galway Market by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Galway Photo Walk- the gathering by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Eyre Square, Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Old Galway 1 by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Home by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr




Tigh Neachtains, Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr



Sports:

Galway Races by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Up the hill by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


A night at the dogs- Galway Racetrack by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Show me the money by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr



One on one by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr

Cheers,
Pa

hondasam

That one of Galway cathedral is just beautiful, it looks really good. All the pics are lovely btw.

zero19

Some lovely photos there, particularly Easy Like a Sunday Morning.

loser2old4board

Great pictures!
Thanks for sharing them.
They would make me want to have a holiday in Galway
if I didn't already live here.

Why's there a need for two threads on this?

biko

Threads merged, it could be cool with a exhibition thread I guess. As long as the motifs are local I don't mind.

dinneenp

Ava-Adore wrote: »

Why's there a need for two threads on this?

Forum would only allow me 15 photos per thread

biko

That Claddagh boat always reminds me of that Guinness Christmas advert.

hyperbaby

Wonderful photos.
Thank you for taking these photos and posting them

dinneenp

Cheers for the comments. Some of them I really like, a few of them aren't great photos but show a part of Galway (the market, football photos etc).

Galway is a small city so there's only a certain amount of things to photo. I suppose that's when you turn to taking photos of the characters, people of Galway. I didn't inlcude any of them as I persume I shouldn't without their permission.

Happy hols!

Doc Ruby

I love the abbey one and the graveyard one, very atmospheric.

Can anyone upload photos or is it just Patrick?

Wompa1

I took this panoramic shot of the Spanish Arch over a year ago:



It's on my blog: www.rorymon.com

dinneenp

Doc Ruby wrote: »

I love the abbey one and the graveyard one, very atmospheric.

Can anyone upload photos or is it just Patrick?

I'm happy for anyone and everyone to post here. Could develop into a great thread.

Jim

Few that I've taken since I moved down here

dinneenp

I lo e ths photo of the boat and sunset over the houses by the long walk

Mayo Miss

Took this over 2 years ago but it's still one of my favourites of Galway.

Doc Ruby

Doc Ruby

Jim wrote: »

Few that I've taken since I moved down here

The birds and the Claddagh photos are stunning.

Jim

dinneenp wrote: »

I lo e ths photo of the boat and sunset over the houses by the long walk

*sunrise

Doing nightshift in work had its advantages.

dinneenp

Galway life-

wet-paint

Lovely pics, thanks for that. It's great to see the place now that I've moved on.

FatherTed

Not exactly Galway, more County Galway, but here's some photos taken from Knockma.

vulcan57

Just a few pics I took last night

bonzodog2

The shots of the river have a nice effect, presumably due to a longish exposure.

bobbytables

@vulcan57 they're fantastic shots, well done . Surely the river ones though have gone through Photoshop filters and not just long exposures. Have they?

vulcan57

bobbytables wrote: »

@vulcan57 they're fantastic shots, well done . Surely the river ones though have gone through Photoshop filters and not just long exposures. Have they?

Thanks for the comment bobbytails. The river pictures got the same treatment as the rest of them. There was a bit of tidying up, straightening, noise reduction, small bit of enhancing and sharpening but no filters. The water was as it came out of the camera, that is, it has no extra blurring or anything just a 30 sec exposure.

aw

Beautiful shots.

Love the river and the colours on Quay St are so vibrant.

What really strikes me is the lack of people around! It's like a ghost town! Was it late at night you took them, Vulcan?

biko

Looks like long exposure, this way moving objects blur away and stationary object appear crisper*


*amateur guess

hondasam

Beautiful pics, Galway does look good in those shots. Love the one of Quay street looks really nice.

vulcan57

aw wrote: »

Beautiful shots.

Love the river and the colours on Quay St are so vibrant.

What really strikes me is the lack of people around! It's like a ghost town! Was it late at night you took them, Vulcan?

No, between about 8-9 o'clock. The beauty of using a long exposure is that people tend to disappear or appear as a ghostly figure. there were quite a few in Quay street that night. Thanks for the comments as well.

zootshooter

Here are some pictures that I've amassed during the unseasonably Mediterranean like weather we've had of late, of what I consider to be one of Galway's most photogenic sites whenever we do enjoy these rare glimpses of sunshine. Where else but Galway could one take one last sip of a warm tin of beer before queuing for the pleasure of launching oneself into the icy embrace of the Atlantic Ocean in front of the critical gaze of mutually red skinned onlookers?

There's a curious lack of photography of this uniquely Galwegian ritual on google images so I thought I'd ask if anybody else enjoys the same sense of schadenfreude at the expense of these effervescent acrobats, and if so, has anyone else got any worthy shots that they'd care to share?

Here are some shots that I took, for more check out my blogpost at http://www.feargalnorton.com

pjmn

Salthil 01.04.12. by pjmnpjmn, on Flickr

Took this earlier this am ...

Ficheall

Schadenfreude?

F.Galway

Picture from Mutton Island.

12 element

Ficheall wrote: »

Schadenfreude?

Google?

Ficheall

12 element wrote: »

Google?

Ich verstehe was es bedeutet - ich meinte nur das ich nicht sicher war warum zootshooter es genutzt hatte...

12 element

I think it's because the water is cold!

dinneenp

12 element wrote: »

Google?

Taking pleasure in the misery/misfortune of others

Mars Bar

Vulcan, hope you don't mind me using the Quay Street pic as my laptop wallpaper. It's a beautiful picture. Love the colours!

dinneenp

Landscape from Galway Bay Golf course-


Tree Reflection by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr

Saint Patrick's Day Parade-


Galway Saint Patrick's Day Parade by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr

Martin Burke after a swim at Blackrock, Salthill, Galway


Diving board at Blackrock, Salthill, Galway by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr


Galway recession? by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr

zootshooter

I think that it's quite strange that my thread specifically about Blackrock diving board was added to a collection of photos of Galway. Nice as the shots are, I was asking for specific shots and opinions of the diving board, therefore I think it deserved its own thread in fairness.

But nonethess, I still ain't seen many shots of people jumping, so here's another one of mine that I like, and some of my own favourite shots of Galway since my thread has been moved here.

vulcan57

zootshooter wrote: »

Love this one, really nice, well done.:D

biko

zootshooter wrote: »

I think that it's quite strange that my thread specifically about Blackrock diving board was added to a collection of photos of Galway.

We have many photographers in Galway wanting to showcase their work and this thread is for that purpose.
If you want to showcase photos in a separate thread I'm sure the Photography forum will oblige.

antoobrien

dinneenp wrote: »

Galway recession? by Photoblog.ie (Patrick Dinneen), on Flickr

That looks very much like Grealishtown. If so those houses are like that for years - since before the recession.

jenno86

The Long Walk by Marc J Jennings, on Flickr

joeKel73

joeKel73

(Bit OTT on the post processing, I know!)

zootshooter

_Whimsical_

Last night was one of the most beautiful nights I have ever seen over the prom. I'm no photographer but I had the camera in the car so I took some pics and thought I'd share them for the benefit of those who missed out on seeing it last night.A reminder we live somewhere amazingly lovely.









The first three were taken within 15 mins on Grattan Road. The last one was taken over near leisureland.