Light Travels in Straight Lines...

and nowhere am I reminded of this so often as when I try
to take Night Shots.

A new lens will be needed in future, as the photos I took
at the Irish Blog Awards 2008, while varied and full of life,
could do with a bit more skill in the use of flash.

The ceiling was a mass of little spotlights which caused a sort
of metering off meltdown as I tried to play light off against dark.

Finally I resorted to playing around in the RAW controls
in my Canon software.

This I like:

Portraiture

Street Decoration in Dublin

Flat Light

A gale has been blowing over Dublin recently.
Trees flap against the window panes as I write.
The light is filtered through a dull, pale grey cloudcover.
A true Celtic climate.

I have little desire to document it with my camera.
Last Spring I ventured out into veritable hurricanes
in search of images.
One photo of a tree in full frenzied activity was not
a WOW on my chat room. I'll post it later, just to
see what YOU think.

Time to take out the diopter 4+ filter again, perhaps.

Sharing, Caring and Baring All Your Botanical Photos...

for the World to see.

The last post was an excuse to link to a Great Group
in Flickr where some of the most astonishing floral photos
on the net may be viewed.

I seem to have fallen into photographing flowers as a
duck falls into water.
Lame metaphor, perhaps, but since joining forces with
Flickr my work has begun to glow.

This may be thanks to the RAW digital manipulation prowess
in the Canon software programs, but the inspiration a
group endeavour offers is essential.

Amateur photography looks like becoming a major
World industry. It is also FUN...

Thank you for sharing your wonderful (flora and fauna) photo with us !

(Flora and Fauna) of the World
We hope you have joined us and
we hope to see many more!!!

Irish Blog Awards 2008

Irish Blog Awards » 2008 Irish Blog Award Sponsors: "BB Gardens have sponsored Best Designed Blog. BB Gardens is run by Bobby Buckley. BB Gardens will supply planting schemes, design and arrange borders, design and plant woodlands. BB Gardens are environmentally aware and their philosophy is: Gardening not for the moment but for the whole year."