Best Instagram spots in Dublin and around

lil_kev wrote: »

Hi guys.  Do you know some good places to take pictures? Any good undiscovered gems and please exclude all touristic places. Thnx

Tough one to answer, depends what kind of thing you are in to photographing.
I got some nice shots of the little lane ways around the Aungier street area covered in graffiti.
Then there is obviously the scenic photos, I could name hundreds of places for this.
I also managed to get myself in to Dublin port one day via the Alexandra road entrance and got some fantastic shots. However getting in there will be difficult as there is security.
There are also plenty of nice points along the Liffey you will get a great photo. Usually sunset in to darkness are the best ones with the unusual colors and different lights around the place. A calm day is best for this also.
After that outside of Dublin your next best bet for nice photos is Wicklow. All over Wicklow is lovely.

lil_kev wrote: »

It can be streets or nature it doesn't matter. Thnx

Ok, I will go through a list of places where I have taken my best photos.

Dublin
Temple bar makes a good photo if you can get it on a quiet day which is rare.
Smithfield square and surrounding areas there are plenty of places
The Christchurch area there are some nice cobble stone streets
Around the back of the Guinness factory there are plenty of nice spots.
Phoenix park, there is endless amounts of good photo spots.
A lot of the side streets off Grafton street are quite nice.
Dun Laoghaire, there are loads of spots.
Poolbeg Lighthouse any time of the day
Grand canal area there is loads to see there, loads of nice buildings, streets and then the marina area.
Jameson chimney in Smithfield and inside the Jameson distillery Bow Street
Samuel Beckett bridge with the Convention centre building behind it and the old pirate ship. Good in the day and he night. I would suggest go both times of the day.
Seapoint beach area, best photo I reckon is in the morning time.
Sandycove beach, best in the morning time around sunrise.
St. Stephen's Green park

Then in Wicklow,
Wicklow town harbor
Wicklow town golf course, there is a walk around the perimeter that is lovely.
Wicklow town, the black castle
Glendalough, the round tower, grave yard and then of course the scenery
The sally gap drive you will get great photos on a clear day
The Guinness lake
Bray head, nice climb with a nice view along the coast
The Sugarloaf, view from the top is fantastic
Powerscourt waterfall and gardens


I don't know if you live here or are travelling. If you are travelling then I would advise you do some research on all of the above and pick what you would prefer out of them all, a quick Google search will bring other peoples photos then you can see if its what you want.
If you live here then I suggest you add all of the above to your list of places to visit.

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uncommon_name wrote: »

None that I am aware of that are any good. Most car parks are underground in Dublin now.

Jervis Street, ilac, Stephen's Green car parks are all over ground and the roof is accessible. Also, it could not be easier to go into the post via Alexandra Road. Just walk in.

No appreciation for a long bloody list of places, a simple thanks goes very far sometimes @lil_kev.
Sometimes I wonder why we even bother.

AlphaOmega1 wrote: »

They're a bit sh*te to be fair, vague also. Here's some better ones:

-Collins Barracks, the arch going into the courtyard, when the museum is closed it's even better because there's no one around.
- in front of the Christmas lights of brown thomas on grafton st or arnotts on Henry street
- Big wooden door at the dame street side of Trinity college
- main courtyard kinda area in Trinity
- Big spinning ball outside the library in Trinity
- Middle of O'Connell's street with either the GPO or Spire in the background
- Nice Georgian doorways around harcourt street
- bandstand in St Stephans green
- Ha'penny bridge
- Molly Malone, suffolk street
- Gravity bar in the Guinness storehouse
- Dame lane
- Swing in Sophie's (the dean hotel)
- Middle floor of st stephans green shopping centre with the big clock in the BG

Vague, he asked for places to get a good photo, I gave him places to get a good photo. Look up #Dublin or something similar on Instagram, it's all the areas I mentioned that feature. Why you ask, because they obviously make the best photos.
Oh yeah, because the spire is such a lovely monument in and it makes such an amazing photo.

My point being, a simple "thanks" goes a long way and does not cost anything.

uncommon_name wrote: »

he asked for places to get a good photo

My point being, a simple "thanks" goes a long way and does not cost anything.

He asked for Instagram photo spots not just an area such as " temple bar, smithfield, christchurch". Sure thats a quarter of the city centre there and no specific spots listed. It's specific spots that are unique and make a good post he's looking for. And stop demanding thanks, grow up.

magicbastarder wrote: »

if you're going to call people out on what the OP 'specifically asked for', i suggest you revisit your suggestions as at least half are some of the most hackneyed tourist locations.

Maybe 2 or 3 of them, fair point.