Lisburn

April 2, 2011  |  Buildings, Streets  |  ,
Lisburn

I had to grab a photo of Lisburn Cathedral for an upcoming event so decided to take a wide angle (17-40) in an attempt to photo as much of the building as possible. Lisburn Cathedral is quite a difficult building to photograph as it is tightly packed by the museum...

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A Walk to Lisburn

March 5, 2011  |  Buildings, Streets  |  , ,
A Walk to Lisburn

In Lisburn's Market Square is the statue to one of Britain’s war heroes who upheld the status quo of British rule in India. Having served several wars between 1839-1857 Brigadier General John Nicholson died trying to retake the Lahore Gate. Footage of Wallace’s Fountain from 1872 just yards away. Under the Hillsborough...

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Belfast Street Photography

February 19, 2011  |  Buildings, Featured, Streets  |  , ,
Belfast Street Photography

Looking at Belfast above the street level shops can reveal historic and architectural beauty. There seemed no better place to experiment with a little bit of black and white HDR photography. Using the 17-40 lens to ensure I covered as much real-estate as possible I deliberately placed the camera at...

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Foley Bridge

February 16, 2011  |  Landscapes  |  ,
Foley Bridge

During a visit to Tollymore to experiment with long exposure photography I stumbled across an old bridge with with H Foley inscribed along one side and the year 1787 along the other. A dig around on the history of the bridge discovered that James Hamilton, the Second Earl of Clanbrassil built...

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