This final photo from last week is a little different from my usual style. I used what’s known as the Orton Effect to get the dreamy look. The jury’s still out for me on this shot, I’m not sure why…maybe it’s a little too chocolate box-y? Still it’s fun to do and in my opinion works best on shots of landscapes rather than people. There are many different ways to get this effect as a google search will show you but you can find a good tutorial at this link.
Canon 10D, 17mm, f4, 1/500, ISO 100
Canon 10D, 17mm, f4, 1/90, ISO 100
A little further on from the old graveyard was a newer cemetery. I didn’t spend long here as someone arrived to visit a grave so I made my way quietly back over the wall and left them in peace.
Canon 10D, 17mm, f4, 1/250, ISO 100
The happy horse from Monday’s post wasn’t alone in his field. This mare was also there keeping watch over her sleeping foal.
Canon 10D, 17mm, f4, 1/750, ISO 100
After the first workshop I decided to go for a bit of an exploration of the grounds around the Breaffy House Hotel where we were staying. After I’d met the horses I turned towards the forest and spotted gravestones over a stone wall. I can’t resist a cemetery, I’ve always had a fascination about them, so I made my way through the undergrowth and over the wall and was met with the view in the first photo. I had a great time trying to imagine how the subject of the second photograph came to be propped on the railings of an old grave. A thirsty ghost perhaps?
I’m going to start this week of Mayo photographs with my favourite. This horse is a resident at the Breaffy House Hotel. They must be treating him well because he was extremely happy. He’s just calling out for a LOL caption.