Kilwarlin Moravian Church and Thermopylae in Co. Down!
Kilwarlin Moravian Church was founded by John Cennick (He of Gracehill, Ballymena fame) in 1755.
Click to see post about Gracehill
Kilwarlin is described on some internet sites as a ‘small village near Hillsborough, Co.Down’. The truth is that it is scarcely that, rather a ribbon development of homes along a very narrow country road, not wide enough for two vehicles to pass, and accessible only with great care.
It’s that time again!
We have just 10 (TEN) photoshoot vouchers to give away to charities! They are worth £75 at current rates, and your charity can be entered into our draw to have one completely free!
So, are you having a Christmas Fundraiser? Continue reading Christmas Charity Give-Away!
Following my earlier post ‘The Smoker’s Rest‘ – illustrating that in most modern businesses smokers are very much less than welcome, I was intrigued to find at least one shop in Belfast where smokers are most definitely welcome!
Miss Moran’s shop in Church Lane, Belfast is a traditional tobacconists, with a huge stock of cigars, snuffs, pipes and tobaccos; not just a resource for those addicted to the weed, but a huge tourist attraction in Belfast’s city centre. Continue reading Smokers Welcome.
These men were unloading panes of glass from a lorry and carrying them into the rear doors of a business. (Sometimes what happens at the back of a business can be more interesting, photographically than what happens at the front!).
Every time I see two men crying a large pane of glass I think of Laurel and Hardy!
So, I decided to make some photographs. I got myself into a good viewing position, and made a couple of exposures.
A thought struck me! I decided to change my viewpoint, and change the lens. If I walked across the street, I would see the Jaffe Fountain through the glass as the men carried it – and if I changed the lens from the wide angle zoom that was fitted to the camera, to a standard zoom, I’d be able to get a better resolution on the final crop. So I walked across the street, and changed the lens. I was ready for when the men came to lift the next (and final) pane. Continue reading It’s a Pane/Pain!
Of the feeding of children at a fourth birthday party there is no limit!
Shot on the Fujifilm X-T30 with 55-200mm lens, in Acros simulation mode, with simultaneous RAW back up -so if we need some colour shots the Raw files can be developed in Lightroom.
I’m back at it again. Skulking round the wee dark alleys and passages of Belfast, waiting for an unsuspecting suspect to make a silhouette.
This was November 1st, a cold wet day in the city, and this passageway leads up to a carefully tended and maintained courtyard at the front of a restaurant and bar.
Silhouette- Church Lane, Belfast.
Fujifilm X-T30 F=18mm, f/2.8 @ 1/125th sec on ISO800. Shot using Acros Film Simulation
A series of short articles practical exercises and notes for new and improving digital photographers.
A friend posted a nice image in Facebook and remarked that it looked better when cropped. (That’s often the case!) It prompted me to ask the question, why? Why was the cropped image more attractive than the original photograph. And that in turn prompted me to think and talk about photographic composition; about the elements of design and the way that our minds perceive visual imagery.
So, in a series of these very short videos and lessons, we’ll go right back to basics, and find out how to compose images that will excite the imagination. Remember, rarely are good images made by accident, they are planned, well thought through, conceived and constructed in the mind even before the shutter is activated.
This series of talks and notes will be an Introduction to Artistic Perception in Photography. How to SEE creatively.
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Part One: Zoom with Your FEET! Continue reading Artistic Perception in Photography #1
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If you are fortunate enough to ever visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, you can get around the city easily and quickly on a ‘Belfast Bike.’ Download an app, pay a small fee, and borrow a bike! Take it from one side of the city to the other, and park it at the nearest bike-park! Easy!
A rack of public-access bicycles at Botanic Gardens, Belfast.
Our special HOBBIES Mini-Photoshoots – Fund-Raising for Cardiac Risk in the Young and The Lullaby Trust. For both ADULTS AND CHILDREN
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