Boffin - A great weekend on an Island.

For the bank holiday weekend just passed I headed with some friends to Inishboffin for the weekend. The island is located off the coast of Galway. It was a weekend filled with random fun, sheep, chickens, black & white movies vs. lesbians and the election of an 'Island Queen'. Here's a few photos to document the occasion.

Long exposures.

Well I haven't really been anywhere and the weather's been really crap, but since I haven't posted in a little while I thought I'd upload a long exposure shot I've taken this week. The exposure time is 8 seconds.

What's HDRi photography?

If you have ever photographed a high contrast scene, you know that even the best exposure will typically have blown out highlights and flat shadows. HDRi (High Dynamic Range imaging) photography aims to combat that. By taking 3 photos (1 correctly exposed, 1 a stop under and 1 a stop over) you can combine the shadows, highlights and midtones (the best bits) of all three. So with that in mind I ventured the 3 or 4 feet to my balcony to give it a shot. Here's what I came up with . . .






















Oh, It's probably a good idea to include the 3 original shots so you can see the difference.

Spring in Co. Monaghan

I had forgotten how teaming with life and beautiful rural Monaghan is around this time of year, but when I was at home this weekend and looking for an excuse to try out my new Canon Ef 24-105 IS lens (a birthday present to myself) I was quickly reminded. Here's a few shots I captured over the Easter weekend. I particularly like the one with the Bumble Bee. Enjoy...

Dingle Harbour

A quick snap of the boats in dingle harbour. I love how blue the rust on the boat tie is. Just after I took this photo the heavens opened and I (and camera) got very VERY wet!