Friday, October 8, 2010

Aviva Stadium

The Aviva Stadium is pretty impressive to look at at the best of times, but when there is a game on, it takes on a whole new life. I took a wander down during the most recent Ireland home game to get a few shots and get some more practice using the mini-tripod.




We're All Goin' on a - Summer Holiday

So far, all of my photo taking opportunities have been within the confines of the Emerald Isle, so it was with great expectation that I packed up my camera and headed off to Portugal. The south coast and Algarve region has some pretty spectacular scenery and great beaches, so I was eager to get some sweeping postcard-style landscape shots while I was there.

Unfortunately, this was not the case, and I soon learned that no matter how spectacular a view is, getting the view that your eye sees into the frame of a camera is no mean feat, and is probably best left to people with a bit more of an idea as to what they are doing.

Ever determined, I still managed to take a few decent shots which are arranged for your viewing pleasure below. Perhaps it's a stage that everyone goes through, but I'm finding a bit of a niche (perhaps thast should be 'rut') in night scenes - lights seem make everything a bit more interesting. They do to me anyway.