Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Smidgeshot - Niece

My booful niece. This was taken over c-mas. Prob my favourite shot :)


Saturday, 8 February 2014

Photo Shop Experiment - 1

Here's a wee experiment I did, following a tutorial on this site here. It was a lot of fun and I learned an awful lot. I gotta say, if you're into PS but don't quite get it, spend a day doing some tutorials. well worth it.


Sunday, 19 January 2014

SmidgeShots - 19 - Limerick City

Long time, no photos. Terribly sorry. Today, I went out with my friend's Nikon D40. Took a bit of getting used to, but here are the results.


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Tree Limb


Something nice about the way the branches diverge that way, almost like veins.

City with a View


Another look at those wonderful, wintry trees. You can see the Clarion in the background, too. Some nice cloud movements happening up top.

Knock, knock.


Love how this looks. The slightly bowed head, the imposing stature and size of the thick wooden doors. It's just so easy to see how a cathedral like thought would have inspired awe and fear in equal measure.

Get a Grip


This is the handle to the church door above. Beautiful metal-working, it looks like it's giving a wry smile.

Cracks in the Tomb


The rain striking an old tomb. This one is a couple hundred years old, now. And yet it keeps going, keeps lasting, rain, cracks and all.

Seagulls, Unite!


What a shot. Seagulls are so much fun to photograph. They always look like they're scheming.

Blackbird|Whitebird


Perfect moment in time. This little blackbird is watching his cousin, a seagull. I wonder what he's thinking.

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Smidgshots - 18 - The Bouncy Ball

Three hours past midnight, two packets of Aero Bubbles and one glass of 7-Up. No, this isn't how best to make your Furbie turn full monster, this is the setting behind my new short, "The Bouncy Ball."

You see, something strange happens to us after midnight. Like the Furbies, we lose our inhibitions, we act in ways we wouldn't during daylight - Just ask the five lads who were arrested outside my door for jumping on cars, drinking vodka and smoking weed.

Whatever it is that possesses us during the small hours it makes art thrive. At least for me. Maybe you're a morning person. I like to call them The Insane.

Anyway, filmed at three, edited at four, uploaded by five. Here's my short short, "The Bouncy Ball."

Enjoy.

P.S. Why am I putting this on my Smidgeshots? One - To remember where it is. Two - Because my camera is about more than just photos, it's about taking lots of photos and stringing them together, bundling it with audio and calling it a movie.




Friday, 26 July 2013

Smidgeshots - 17 - The Cloud Experience part ii

A few more nice shots of clouds this time taken as the sun set. Enjoy.


Sunset One



Sunset Two



Sunset Three