Ballywatt Presbyterian
Nestling in the countryside between Bushmills and Coleraine is this lovely church building. I photographed it on 31st December 2021 with the Fujifilm X-T4.
Ballywatt Presbyterian Church
Category Archives: Co. Antrim
Ballymartin Road, Templepatrick.
This is Ballymartin Road, Templepatrick,Co.Antrim, around 6pm this evening. I was travelling along the road, on my way to speak at Templepatrick Reformed Church, and as I turned right, I habitually, looked in my mirror (remember, – Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre). It was then I noticed that the deep red sunset was reflecting on the rain soaked road. I can’t resist a shot like this, and I had the Fujifilm X-T3 in the boot.
I pulled over to the side and got out of the car to frame the shot, when suddenly a kind gentleman from the house at the side of the road appeared in the vewfinder, – out to find out if I was in some trouble! After all, it’s not often a car suddenly stops and a man stands out in the pouring rain!
Fujifilm X-T3, F=22mm, f/4 @ 1/250th sec on ISO800
Bob & BeRT’s 10k & 5K Run
BOB & BERT’S 10K & 5K Run at Portrush.
Some photos from Portrush’s big charity running event sponsored by Bob & Bert’s – the well known local coffee shop – (They do a fantastic Caesar salad…) on Friday 3rd September 2021.
The race was held around 7.30pm, so by the time the runners were getting back to the starting point the light was falling significantly, necessitating a high ISO. Most were shot at ISO3200 on the Fujifilm X-T4
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CAUTION – Men At Work!
Men at Work.
I love work. I could watch people working all day! Sometimes, when I’m out and about I make images of people working – or at least giving some impression that they may be working!
Just for fun, here’s a few examples, made with the Fujifilm X-T4…
THe VW and the ibis…
In-Body Image Stabilisation on the Fujifilm X-T4
One of the great advantages of the Fujifilm X-T4, and the unique selling point, as far as I was concerned, was the IBIS feature. It works a treat! So, to combine it with the continuous focus mode, I sat in the passenger seat, with the camera, while Janette was driving.
Ok, so there’s some of our roads here that no amount of digital technology could cope with! Bumps, potholes, bends, (and sharp gear shifts… LOL) all take their toll on the image stability! So, when we got onto a reasonably straight road, I fixed the focus on a few other vehicles on the road, and made some images!
Portrush Wheel
A long walk from the West Strand into Portrush, around Ramore Head and back past Barry’s to the West Strand, with a break for a cappuccino along the way! Just one pause to make an image with the Fujifilm X-T30, and a Nikon manual focus 35-70mm lens. It was dusk, around 8.45pm:-
Same Portrush – Different PerspecTive
We walked through Portrush this afternoon, and then drove out through Bushmills to have afternoon coffee at the fabulous BOTHY COFFEE cafe at White Park Bay. Iv’e spent so much time with a camera in Portrush, so I wanted to get some different shots, something fresh and original from a familiar location. Here’s a few of my efforts…
I looked down this entry and noticed a Liverpool FC flag hanging from a window, giving a tiny splash colour to an otherwise bland scene.
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The Lockdown Logs
Dateline: May 29th 2020
Socially distanced at the Loughshore Park, Antrim.
Good Grief!
Traditional and Modern Ways to Remember.
I found these two memorials in Ballintoy.
A very traditional way to mark a life…
And a more humorous take on memory and commemoration…
Which would YOU prefer?
Ballintoy and White Park Bay
It’s back to the North Coast, one of my favourite parts of Northern Ireland! This time to spend an October day around Ballintoy, a picturesque harbour between the Giant’s Causeway and Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. I took the Fujifilm X-T30 and the Nikon F100.
Ballintoy (Baile an Tuaigh – the northern townland) village is less than a mile from the harbour, which is accessed by a narrow winding road. Even the journey to the harbour is visually rewarding.
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