Happy St. Patrick's day!

Here's a picture from yesterday's St. Patrick's day parade in Manorhamilton. Brought forward a day as a result of the early Easter festivities, don't you know.

Equipment & Settings used:

• Canon 400D
• Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5 - 5.6 IS USM
• 1/100 sec, f/5.6, 135mm, ISO 400

Mist in Glenade

Mad misty day today, Stephen and I took a spin down to Glenade to see what we could see. Very difficult conditions photographically, but here's one I made earlier - I liked the framing in it, but not so gone on other aspects.

Equipment & Settings used:

• Canon 400D
• Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5 - 5.6 IS USM
• 1/800 sec, f/8.0, 44mm, ISO 200

Sunset in Rosses Point

I was out in Rosses Point doing a little bit of work and it was a fine evening, so I nipped down to the sea as the sun went down. Fun! I used it as an opportunity to test the 'expose to the right' theories on https://www.luminous-landscape.com - this is the result.

Equipment & Settings used:

• Canon 400D
• Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
• 1/30 sec, F/4.5, 28mm, ISO 100
  

Bundoran

Yesterday turned out to be quite a nice day, so Stephen and I went on a jaunt to test his new 40D. He's delighted with it, seems to be a savage beast of a camera. Here's one of mine.

Equipment and settings used

• Canon 400D
• Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
• 1/800th second, f/5.0, ISO 100, 59mm
  

Three gorgeous models

Emmett, Eoghan and Aoibhín modelling. Aoibhín does not look happy to be there. Photo was shot in raw, then tweaked in Lightroom.

Equipment and settings used

• Canon 400D
• Canon EF28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
• Speedlight 420EX (bounced off ceiling)
• Soligor 30DA (off silver umbrella)
• 1/100th second, f8.0, ISO 100, 60mm
  

Gazing at his family tree

Fun with bokeh! The effect is achieved following the instructions shown here. Great fun.. I do like froggies.. The reason the shape is so good is because I have a froggie shaped hole puncher, not because I have the patience of a saint.

Equipment & settings used:

• Canon 400D
• Sigma 30mm f/1.4
  
• Speedlite 420ex (bounced off ceiling)
• 1/15th second @ f/1.4, ISO 100, 30mm