This is a six-shot in-camera multiple exposure to try and capture some of the motion of the water. Those below are single-exposures.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Jamestown Weir
I spent an hour in Jamestown a few days ago. When I arrived it was pouring out the heavens but after ten minutes or so it began to clear. The sun showed its face for a few minutes before sinking below the horizon, but in those few minutes the light was lovely.
This is a six-shot in-camera multiple exposure to try and capture some of the motion of the water. Those below are single-exposures.
This is a six-shot in-camera multiple exposure to try and capture some of the motion of the water. Those below are single-exposures.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Kayaker at the Sluice Gates
Last week a few of us travelled up to the sluice gate at Lough Allen which controls the flow from the lake into the River Shannon. It was a lovely sunny autumnal afternnon and we each got a few images we liked.
Then, as luck would have it, a group of young'uns from a nearby Adventure Course arrives, a kayak was unloaded and one of the lads (Deco) proceeded to entertain us with a display of his talents. culminating in a daredevil drop from the rail of the bridge into the churning water beneath.
I had the 80-200mm f2.8 attached, and remembering how the buffer fills so quickly and the camera stops shooting when on continuous mode, I swithced to DX mode. This means the camera is using less than half of the sensor (smaller files and more images in the buffer) and also the lens behaves like a 120-300mm. I was shooting on manual exposure throughout, constanly re-adjusting fr the strong highlights, at f2.8 to leave the water splashes in focus but not the water around.
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| 1/20th sec f22 ISO100 |
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| 10 multiple exposures processed in-camera |
Then, as luck would have it, a group of young'uns from a nearby Adventure Course arrives, a kayak was unloaded and one of the lads (Deco) proceeded to entertain us with a display of his talents. culminating in a daredevil drop from the rail of the bridge into the churning water beneath.
I had the 80-200mm f2.8 attached, and remembering how the buffer fills so quickly and the camera stops shooting when on continuous mode, I swithced to DX mode. This means the camera is using less than half of the sensor (smaller files and more images in the buffer) and also the lens behaves like a 120-300mm. I was shooting on manual exposure throughout, constanly re-adjusting fr the strong highlights, at f2.8 to leave the water splashes in focus but not the water around.
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| Multiple exposure blended in Photoshop. It's a little crude because I panned down as he dropped rather than use a wide angle lens fixed on a tripod. |
Friday, October 28, 2011
MIlky Way, Longford
You would think that after a 2 hour drive home, at midnight, that I would only want to keep going. The night sky was clear, not a cloud. I had been thinking of trying to capture the night sky in its glory. Not a star trail image but a picture of the stars and the Milky Way.
I pulled into a side road and another side road and got out the camera, tripod and head-torch. I set the ISO to 6400, aperture to 2.8 and shutter to 10 seconds. I wanted as short a time as possible to keep the stars sharp. No trails. The trees I lit with a second or two from the head torch to give a more uneven light than I would get from a flash unit.
I tried a few variations of ISO (up to Hi1 which equates to ISO 12800) and exposures down to 5 seconds with and without headtorch.
Post processing mainly involved White Balance, noise reduction and Tone Curve adjustments to separate the black of the sky from the grey of the Milky Way. The first photo is my favorite. There are such a lot of colours up there!
The next 2 are pictures taken without any light on the trees, which I think is loser to how the sky loos when you're out walking the country lanes. Except for the orange glow, which is light pollution, I think. Next time I hope to be far, far away from civilisation.
This was taken two days before. You can see how much more eveident the light pollution is in this one.
I pulled into a side road and another side road and got out the camera, tripod and head-torch. I set the ISO to 6400, aperture to 2.8 and shutter to 10 seconds. I wanted as short a time as possible to keep the stars sharp. No trails. The trees I lit with a second or two from the head torch to give a more uneven light than I would get from a flash unit.
I tried a few variations of ISO (up to Hi1 which equates to ISO 12800) and exposures down to 5 seconds with and without headtorch.
Post processing mainly involved White Balance, noise reduction and Tone Curve adjustments to separate the black of the sky from the grey of the Milky Way. The first photo is my favorite. There are such a lot of colours up there!
The next 2 are pictures taken without any light on the trees, which I think is loser to how the sky loos when you're out walking the country lanes. Except for the orange glow, which is light pollution, I think. Next time I hope to be far, far away from civilisation.
This was taken two days before. You can see how much more eveident the light pollution is in this one.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Roisin's Graduation
Such a busy weekend last week. Before the cycle in Westport I attended Roisin's graduation in Maynooth. It's a beautiful college with a good chilled atmosphere.
Into the Gale
Last weekend saw the annual fundraiser cycle for VIVA (Vets in Voluntary Action) in Westport, Co Mayo. Instead of participating, this year I was photographing the event. Never was I so glad not to be on a bike and congratulations to everyone who took part. After contending with extremely difficult conditions near Delphi all returned in one piece (more or less). The pictures that I have in no way depict the conditions. It will be one to talk about for years to come but I think most will be back for more next year. Headcases, the lot of them.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Stradbally Cove
The day after the cycle we took a short trip to Stradbally Cove. Mid-day is probably the worst time to be taking photos but I like these two. The cove is narrow, deep, sandy with a stream running through it at one side. I've always loved how the running water cuts through sand so quickly creating a mini Grand Canyon between the tides.
Dungarvan
Myself and Owen arrived in Dungarvan for the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. This was principly a cycling trip but I had the camera with me, just in case. It was a beautifuly clear evening, quite a rarity in Leitrim but not so in Waterford. The picture of the streetlight has a desolate air about it and if you look closely the Starry Plough is visible in the sky. The cycle (no photos) the next day went well. It took 6 hours to cover the 160km including 3 Category 1 climbs.
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