Out for a walk in the spring sunshine a few days ago I noticed that the doors of the local RC Church, here in Portstewart were open, and no services scheduled, so I ventured inside with the Fujifilm X-T50 camera.
Portstewart RC Church
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River Bann at Coleraine
Well, we’ve been having a November break at the Royal Court Hotel, in Portrush, Co.Antrim – if you’ve never stayed there, make it a bucket-list destination! Right on the North Coast of N.Ireland, across the road from the majestic White Rocks Beach and a short drive from the world famous Giant’s Causeway – and they do a fantastic buffet at reasonable prices… along with an a la carte menu for the foodies..
Needless to say I had a camera to hand – the Nikon F100. loaded with Kodak T-Max 100, a film I’ve never used before. I developed the road for 9 minutes at 20 degrees in FD10. More photos to follow, but for now, here’s a couple of shots from Coleraine (Janette likes to visit the nearby major town for the superb shopping).
The Fisherman’s Walk
A brilliantly sunlit Saturday morning, a walk by the River Bann with family, and a Fujifilm X-T5 Camera, and coffee afterwards.
A perfect combination!
The Fisherman’s Walk, Portglenone, Co.Antrim
Continue reading The Fisherman’s WalkBallylaggan Church
Ballylaggan Reformed Presbyterian Church lies close to Agivey in the district of Aghadowey, on Curran Road, the road between Kilrea and Coleraine.
I often pass this church on the journey from Randalstown to Portrush, and I’ve often wanted to make a photograph of it. Its austere architecture denotes its Covenanter / Presbyterian heritage and its rural location gives it an attractive surround. But we’re always in a hurry, and I’ve never had time to stop…
Continue reading Ballylaggan ChurchThe Village Pump
The old village pump at Crossgar, Co.Down. This rotary pump was installed around 1870, over the site of an existing well. The wall behind the cast iron pump rises into an arch, from which villagers could suspend a bucket to draw water from the former well. When the pump was installed, the arch was bricked up.
Balligan Church
St Andrews Church (Church of Ireland) Balligan, near Ballywalter, Co.Down, on a bleak midwinter day.
Built in 1704, the church became famous for choral recitals and classical music, and was a popular venue. Choral Evensong was held on two Sundays each month until fairly recently.
Continue reading Balligan ChurchBelleek Pottery
The famous Belleek Pottery, in Co.Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Photographed with a Fujifilm X-T30 on Acros film simulation mode, with (digital) red filter added in-camera.
X-T30, F=18mm, f/6.4 @ 1/160th sec on ISO100
Continue reading Belleek PotteryNighttime Dublin 2012
This shot was part of a commercial shoot, back in 2012, to illustrate lighting facilities on railway platforms. It was originally shot in colour, and with a much wider angle, but to satisfy my black and white obsession, and to focus more upon the people in the shot rather than the original commission, I desaturated it in Photoshop (actually in Camera Raw) and cropped the image to achieve a more people orientated image. Did it work?
Photographed with a Nikon F700, F=24mm, f/16 @ 1 second exposure, on ISO3200. The camera was on a tripod.
Killelagh Church
Killelagh Parish Church, Swatragh, Co.Londonderry. Photographed with the Nikon FM3a film camera on Ilford HP5 ISO400.
Ballywatt Presbyterian Church
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.
