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April 8, 2007 at 3:52 pm

I like that one Paul.
I’d crop it a bit though….

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April 8, 2007 at 3:41 pm

ciaran wrote:

Class… it’s a pity about the reflection on the top right. One thing to be careful about is that it’s illegal to photograph and publish Gardai that are on duty, if they are identifiable. So be careful!

http://www.digitalrights.ie/2006/05/09/photographers-rights/

“the taking of a photo of a garda while on duty is not illegal however the publication of said photo is, if the member of the force is identifiable. However if the photograph is of a member of the garda whom acts unlawfully or against the public good, then the garda is no longer acting as a member of the force but as an individual and therfore the photograph may be published”

It sounds like one man’s opinion. There is no mention of what legislation makes it illegal. If there was such a law our newspapers standard fare of technical bureau at crime scenes and local gardai standing on guard outside them would all be making their way through the courts on a regular basis.

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January 31, 2007 at 12:02 pm

Lovely shot Gerry. The expression is adorable and I love that she’s looking away from the camera.

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January 23, 2007 at 11:08 pm

That explains it. With the assistance of alcohol I completely missed the grunge years.
Subway, eh? Must try that out…

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January 23, 2007 at 11:05 pm

He looks to be slightly out of focus to me. It looks like focus fell on the seats nearest you on the right-hand side.
I also agree that his position in the frame isn’t ideal.
He doesn’t look to be a happy camper :D

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January 23, 2007 at 10:31 pm

earthairfire wrote:

Not quite as it came out the studio, but had a little fun with this – love to hear any thoughts:

C&C welcomed, as always.

Tim

Hi Tim,

I’m afraid I really dislike the treatment you’ve given it. She looks like she’s been at the Mars bars.
I really don’t see the point, but then I never was a fan of sandwiches (other than the O’Brien’s type) either.

Colm

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January 20, 2007 at 6:39 pm

Brendan Lennon wrote:

AWESOME shot, don’t mind those flower snappers 8) (although the pan european in the background is disturbing..)

I love messing with slow shutter speeds and 1/30th sec is a tricky pan handheld, 1/15th is even better for isolating a particular section of the subject in focus ;

and heres what happens at 1/5th sec :? ;

Cheers Brendan, glad you like. The ST in the bg is a pity, but what can ya do?
The 1/5th one is mad. You’re lucky to get anything in focus at that speed :D
Love the slow speed stuff myself. Here’s one from the phoenix park races taken at 1/60th

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January 20, 2007 at 3:48 pm

JohnnyMcMillan wrote:

My apologies I thought it was the lense…but just be careful then in Post-p about dust particles…

There’s no post processing on that shot. It’s straight out of the camera.
If I ever decide to print it I’ll be cleaning it. It’ll probably remain as is though…

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January 20, 2007 at 3:27 pm

JohnnyMcMillan wrote:

Seems someone need to clean their lense…lol

Thank you for the constructive criticism. The lens is fine. It’s the sensor that needs to be cleaned.
At least I’ve given you something to laugh at, so I suppose I’ve accomplished something…

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January 13, 2007 at 10:08 am

joe_elway wrote:

I thout it was Arizona. I got a free brochure from the state tourist board a few years back and it had a photo like this on the cover. Just, I think your is better. I like the offset angle with the lead in because it’s different. The clouds really make it work.

Thanks Aidan!
Those clouds were fabulous alright. :D

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January 13, 2007 at 10:06 am

snaphappy wrote:

did you do much post proccessing on it thesky is breathtaking.

The only pp was levels, shadow contrast and a warming of the colour temperature to bring it closer to the original scene (I hadn’t set the colour temp in the camera).
The sky is real and untouched. It was a photographer’s dream but unfortunately I couldn’t stop for long as I was part of a (non-photography) tour at the time.

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January 10, 2007 at 7:55 pm

KPM wrote:

Jeez :shock: – only saw that this morning

Thats the problem with caffeine & nicotine overload :lol:

Beast – I take it back – (well two of them) :D

Rgds

Kevin

Thanks Kevin, fancy meeting you here!

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January 10, 2007 at 7:51 pm

Swordie wrote:

See what you think.

That one rocks my boat. Good work Paul!

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January 9, 2007 at 5:05 pm

Good job Thorsten!
You’re giving me ideas :D

Beth, I’ll be going through my images from the shoot over the weekend and I’ll mail some to you once I’m happy with them.

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January 8, 2007 at 4:07 pm

Love the two B&W ones Gerry. The 1st is way out ahead on it’s own imho. The closed eyes make it. The 3rd one is a cracker as well, with th efaraway look in his eyes, but it doesn’t show what he does as well as the 1st. Looks like a shot that could just as easily have been taken on a trawler.

KUTGW!