Benchmark #1
February 16th, 2010
University of Ulster grounds.
Took a drive with Mum and Chris yesterday.
Somewhere north of the city.
Sunset happened.
Blogging has been minimal lately due to on-going research for current university projects.
I’ve done a lot of thinking, and learning, of what it is to study photography, what my aims are, and how to go about it.
Research can be defined as the search for knowledge or any systematic investigation to establish facts. The primary [...]
It was all go yesterday, as Belfast did a fantastic job of raising a hell of a lot of money for Haiti.
The campaign which started less than 3 weeks ago, and on Twitter if I remember correctly, by Aaron and Anto, massively surpassed the original £20,000 target.
A 5km fun run took place yesterday morning, [...]
While in Dublin last weekend I got some shots of the newly opened Samuel Becket Bridge, joining Sir John Rogerson’s Quay on the south side of the River Liffey to Guild Street and North Wall Quay in the Docklands area.
It’s a simple idea – take a photograph each day of the year and post it online.
Generally seen as one for the amateur as a way of getting into the habit of taking more photographs and ’seeing’ more photographic opportunities.
It’s definitely great for some – and if you’re someone who wouldn’t be inclined to take [...]
My last few posts have been quite wordy, so…
I’ve been out shooting some night scenes in Belfast, and if the rain stays off I’ll be out again over the next few days.
The snow has gone, and floods are replacing the freeze.
But while it’s still fresh in your mind, here are a few more snow pics from Belfast:
All this talk of ‘black ice’ and ‘freezing snow’ has been a bit nuts lately. Coldest temperatures since the ice age and landscapes that look like they belong in the Antarctic. It’s been cold and disruptive; pipes bursting, the salt supply of whole countries gone and old people dying. with up to 6in of snow [...]
Oh look, it glows and flickers and, wait, is that heat? Oh I want to TOUCH IT.
Ouchie!
Though that didn’t stop her from trying again a little later… I didn’t let her go so far this time.
Cats are curious. And not so clever.
NO cats were harmed in the making of this post.