[looneyk]

February 10, 2012 at 5:52 am

Hi guys,
Yet again, thanks for the replies. Mainly I want us to go out as a group to various locations and event taking pics and help one another with taking pics. None of us are experts but any help we can give each other will be great. Dont want it to be heavy. Just want people to enjoy it.

[looneyk]

February 10, 2012 at 5:35 am

I woulld have to agree that Glendalough is definetly a place to go for pics. I am originally from Cork but now living in Naas but love going to Glendalough with my camera in hand. It can be a busy tourist spot but you will be there at a good time of the year. Entry is free to this area but plenty of wooded area and the lakes there can be a fantastic spot at the right time of the day and with the right weather so fingers crossed you get some good weather.

In Kerry head for The National Park and take a trip further up the road to Molls Gap, great landscape pics up there on a good day. Your up a big height and the view is fantastic. Gougane Barra in Cork is another great location with the small church surrounded by a lake. Windy road up there but well worth the drive. Surrounded by a forrest so plenty of scenic pics

[looneyk]

February 10, 2012 at 5:08 am

Hi simoneyapril2011,
I persoanlly own a Canon 400D. Its a few years old but I use it mainly to take landscape pics and I take alot of close up pics of flowers etc. I also use Sigma macro lense for close up pics which I bought in the US for a fraction of the price here in Ireland. Albeit I was in the US at the time. I agree with Jenny that its worth getting a good lense. Here is an example of pics I took with the Sigma macro http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/4367186200/photos/1529283/img_4397″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; and http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/4367186200/photos/1529282/img_4386″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;. Any good camera shop will assist you if you tell them what type of pics you want to take and they should be able to show you what you need. There is a good selection of cameras out there and you can be inundated with info going into a shop. Can I suggest http://www.dpreview.com/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; as a website to look at cameras. You can compare different cameras here. I had a look at this site before I bought mine as at the time it had new technology. There are also some good 2nd hand cameras out there if you dont want to spend big or want to commit to buying anything brand new as I know digital slr’s arent cheap. If you need anymore help dont hesitate to ask.

Regards
Killian

[looneyk]

January 1, 2012 at 11:06 pm

Thanks guys for replying. Have had a look at some of the camera clubs here to see what they do. Night projects etc look good around Dublin. Want to get people going to see exhibitions and get guest speakers in as well