Irish I brought my tripod

I recently found myself in Dublin, Ireland with Girlfriend. Being a photographer I naturally brought my camera. However, since it was planed to be a backpacking adventure, I decided to leave my tripod behind. Being an avid night photographer, this decision of mine proved to be rather foolish.
3 AM in Ireland... Where would you find yourself???
A night photographers answer... Out in the city being awesome.
Please bare with some of the pictures you are about to see. I remind you that I did not have a tripod, therefore I had to stand almost perfectly still for seconds on end for most of these. I have pretty steady hands don't I?

                                        Heineken in Dublin? Yeah, That's what I was thinking...

Don't worry, Girlfriend and I were on our way back from the Guinness Brewery.

A little preface to the last picture would be this, A beautiful view from the Guinness Gravity Bar.

A lovely night for a Guinness

This is one of my favorites, I love messing around with focus points.  This is actually taken several hours after the Brewery visit. Why wouldn't we go out and explore Dublin at 3 AM?

Focus got the best of me that night... I was trying to focus on Girlfriend. Still looks pretty cool.

Lesson learned: Never leave home without some sort of tripod. What can I say, I am still learning how to be a photographer.

Say Cheese.


PS I had jet lag to blame for the 3 AM picture adventure. However, I can not speak for Girlfriend.... She was probably just humoring me.

Night Light

As I have previously mentioned, I am a huge fan of night photography. To be more specific I am a huge fan of night photography in the dead of winter.

 

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Look Ma! No hands!

One wonderful evening I went for a bike ride with Girlfriend. On said bike ride I was naturally messing around with my camera, as I do often. Being a big fan of motion photography I decided to try not the most smart thing to do with an expensive camera while riding a bike. I thought a picture of the handle bars would look really cool while in motion. Granted I was not really used to this bike, I leaned back and snapped a picture just as I began to lose balance.

The product of my dare devil stunt turned out to be pretty cool.

Dear Flobots... So can I. Sincerely, Shark Potato

I can't help but think how much better this picture would look if I had a wide angle lens. I think I decided on which lens will be my next purchase.

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I've got the whole World in my hands...

I have to admit... I took this picture with one of my older point and shoots. Since I can not afford a macro lens at the moment, it will have to do. I guess it still gets the job done!

A newt in the hand is worth two in the bush?

However, I have not decided whether to buy a macro lens or a wide-angle lens next. Both are currently way out of my price range.

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Stairway to Heaven

One morning, in a spur of the moment kind of attitude, I decided to travel to a nearby larger city. I had no intentions to really do anything and only had my camera with me. But once I arrived at aforementioned city, I noticed how beautiful the skyline was, especially since the day was a little on the foggy side. I thought to myself most photographers would try and capture the skyline, and capture the buildings disappearing into the heavens... But not me, I am different.

I guess I'm a sucker for symmetry. 

Perspective can really change how a photo looks. I really enjoy playing around with it as much as possible. I'm not the best at it, this is just one of my better examples.


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A moment of Motion

One of the most exciting things that I have learned through trial and error on my SLR is playing with motion. Photography not only fascinated me by being able to capture a single moment in time, but also with the ability to capture several consecutive moments in time to give motion to a photograph. I am not exactly in an area that provides me with ample opportunities to experiment with such photography, but I do my best.

A nearby waterfall the Girlfriend and I stumbled upon.

Nature things like this are the reason that every photographer should always carry their camera in case one comes across such geological beauty.

As you will come to know in some of my future posts, long exposure (particularly night photography) is among my personal favorites. One would be surprised how much light exists in the darkness of the night.

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Rust Bucket

One day, while driving down a country road, barely big enough to accommodate two passing cars, Girlfriend spotted an old car on the edge of a field. I knew it would make for a great picture, but I repressed it and kept driving. Meanwhile, Girlfriend continued to demand that I turn around and capture the rustic beauty of the car. It took about a half mile for her to finally convince me. The sky clashed perfectly against the heavily rusted car, and I was just going crazy with my camera.

After very little editing I finally produced this:

Why wouldn't you name it Rust Bucket?

This car was by far one of my favorite land subjects. One can only think what this car was doing in such a random location. But at least I found it and captured its beauty.

Say Cheese.