Peoples Photography in Dublin last weekend was a great opportunity to sit back and watch the world and to look at the sort of photos I’d produced over the last year.

It’s interesting to see them all in one place and actually have time to study them. Even before Dermot commented, I noticed I’ve moved more into the realms of post processing images and that the maybe for me the means is becoming more important than the end.

I also noticed I have a tendency to end up with high contrast photography. I like deep tone ranges it produces.

It’s also interesting that this is my third Peoples Photography and it was the first I felt comfortable watching people look at my photos.

It’s a good way to close off a years photography. I’d recommend it.

Here’s a few more of the shots of bubbles from yesterday. the first one is still my favourite, but I thought I’d share.

Bubble machines rock.

The fact my new lens will focus on bubbles is also just peachy.

Things will be a little quieter than usual for the next few weeks. Peoples Photography is at the end of August so I need to start pulling together the photographs I want to take.

If you happen to be in Dublin on the weekend of the 28th & 29th August, feel free to stop and say hi.

I’m led to believe this is the tallest building in Ireland. I suspect we’re still a little behind New York.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. There are lots of good reasons to be in a photography club.

Possibly one of the best is the chance to get places you might not otherwise have access to.

Yesterday we headed to Killyleagh Regatta in Strangford Lough. The club organised a boat with a local pilot (no idea why they’re called pilots, but they’re called pilots) who knew the race really well. He was able to put us into the middle of the action over and over again, knowing exactly where we should be and when it was time to get out of the way.

Something well worth experiencing, and a great day out with camera folks of a like mind.

The weather was a little sucky, but, well…

Rumours I took over 750 photographs are exaggerated…. a little.

I may never finish sorting through them

One of a number of random shots as I get used to a rather nice 24-105 lens.

Last weekend we went to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh.

It being the 4th July, the crowds were mad. I took a few shots, but the weather and the crowds didn’t really help.

Or

Time for Neurofen…

I can’t see this photo ever winning prizes of making huge impacts in my photography world. There are probably a million stupid things wrong (and some pretty major ones). I’ll even accept it’s been heavily post processed, and that’s not everyones cup of tea.

But, I liked it.

I like the clock and I like the old carriage and I like the colour casts on it now. And it’s a piece of Paul candy – I’ll enjoy looking at it for a while.

In terms of creation, the original image was a little flat and dull. I borrowed heavily from a Lightroom preset I downloaded from Really Japan before making some changes to increase some local detail.