Month: January 2008

#6 Keith

Post author By Claire
Post date January 6, 2008
6 Comments on #6 Keith

Canon 10D 85mm, f2, 1/180, ISO 200

I took a long walk along the seafront at Greystones today. The place was really busy, probably because work starts on the new Marina tomorrow so everyone wanted to get a last look at how it is now. Still, after nearly two hours of walking I didn’t have a portrait. I’d chickened out of talking to the anglers on the pier, I didn’t want to bother the family eating their chips on the harbour wall and the young lads racing a quad bike around a nearby field were a little intimidating. So, I was heading home thinking I might have to write today’s portrait off as a failure when I heard the unmistakable sound of bagpipes coming from the cove. Sure enough there was a young man playing to the sea. So I quickly walked down to him and asked for a photo. He wasn’t quite the lone piper since he was starting to draw a bit of a crowd:

Canon 10D 28mm, f2, 1/250, ISO 200

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#5: Bridie

Canon 10D 85mm, f5.6, 1/90, ISO 200

Today was a beautiful clear day so no more excuses about not getting out with my camera. This is Bridie, the owner of a family shop in Greystones, the kind you don’t see too much anymore which sells bottled gas in the winter and buckets and spades in the summer. Bridie and I chatted for awhile and she was kind enough to let me take her photo once she’d put a bit of lippy on. Her son is interested in photography too and she was able to show me some of his photographs of Greystones Harbour.

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#4 Esther (aka my Mum)

Canon 10D 85mm, f2.8, 1/90, ISO 100

Only Day 4 and already I’ve failed at taking a portrait. The weather was just so nasty today that there was no way I was going for a walk with my camera! Still, my portrait for the day is one I took a few weeks ago of my gorgeous Mum at the dental clinic where she works.

BTW, nominations for the 2008 Irish Blog Awards are now open. Damien has restructured things this year so no more massive petitioning for votes, once a blog has been nominated the winners will be decided by a panel of judges. So, head on over and give some of your favourite blogs a nomination…this one too if you’re so inclined! Thank you Ryan for being kind enough to include a plug for my blog and for pointing out a couple of photoblogs I’d not come across before.

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#3 Peter

Canon 10D 85mm, f5.6, 1/90, ISO 800

This is Peter who is the first bona fide person that I didn’t already know. It took me over an hour of walking to finally pluck up the courage to talk to someone and ask for their photo but Peter was very friendly even though he was busy working. I like this one in colour although you can see the black and white one here if you wish.

Update: Yes, I changed my mind about which one I liked the best…it’s the red hair that swung it for me I think 🙂

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#2: Freddy

Canon 10D 85mm, f2.8, 1/250, ISO 100

…I never said they were all going to be human portraits did I? This is Freddy, a bundle of wonderful, puppy energy. This was the only split second of time he gave me to capture him and then he was off again. He’s a rescue dog that got a loving home this Christmas.