St John’s Point County Down

July 6, 2011  |  Buildings, Featured, Landscapes  |  , ,
St John's Point County Down

St John's Point Lighthouse was originally commissioned in 1844 to the design of George Halpin the height of the tower was tripled in 1893. Until 1954 the tower was painted white with black bands. However in 1954 the tower was repainted in its present distinctive black / yellow colour scheme.   The lighthouse...

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King Tide

June 26, 2011  |  Landscapes  |  ,
King Tide

In an escape from everything preceded with an "i" we checked the tide charts and visited the boat stranded in Dundrum bay, County Down. The photographs were taken in late afternoon with the addition on an ND9 filter. Shot at 17mm using the 17-40mm lens they are almost ultra wide. For...

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New Rays From a Distant Sun

May 29, 2011  |  Featured, Landscapes  |  ,
New Rays From a Distant Sun

Having decided a full month of black and white photography laid ahead a trip to the beach wasn't ever going to offer the best black and white photographic opportunities. It was interesting to see how stunning colour and haze dissolved under heavy mono processing. In many ways the beach is no...

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Hansel’s House

May 29, 2011  |  Buildings  |  ,
Hansel's House

I have decided to try and go for a full month only taking black and white photographs. The aim is to explore mono beyond the application of presets in Adobe Lightroom. Shooting for black and white changes how you frame and approach a subject and the transformation from full colour...

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