[Valentia]

June 4, 2007 at 3:33 am

I’ll break my silence! Sad is the first word that comes to mind. He is thinking how much better life would be if he hadn’t a captive audience? Good and all as the pic is….. but the zoo …………anyway.

A bit like shooting pheasants on one of these “cultured” estates in Meath. Sorry but pics in the zoo is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

[Valentia]

May 22, 2007 at 12:16 am

Just a very rough job:

[Valentia]

May 21, 2007 at 9:48 pm

I think the man in the foreground really takes away from the portrait of the girl. Maybe you could have asked him to move??

Only joking :D I like this a lot too. A bit of dodging and burning could transform the shot though. Not an easy job I admit but worth it I think.

New Ross and the AIMS choral. Them were the days. Mighty craic. I’ll never forget the climb up the hill to the school to change into the gladrags. I mimed most of the time by the way!! :oops:

[Valentia]

May 21, 2007 at 8:24 pm

Thanks Aidan. I think I still might go but in a family situation it is a difficult decision. I can rent a house on Valentia Island for three weeks for near enough three days in Norway and get free trips to the Skelligs thrown in. Hmm. The sooner they let those white tailed boyos loose over here the better :)

[Valentia]

May 21, 2007 at 6:50 pm

Just had a mail from Mike. The 1700 doesn’t include flights :cry: Janey! Rethink methinks!!

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May 20, 2007 at 8:05 pm

Ah! Didn’t realise the trips were next year. I’ve just mailed Mike. It would be some trip indeed!!

[Valentia]

May 19, 2007 at 5:24 pm

Safe and Sound! Thanks Mark. Elections have some advantages…..post on Saturday for example ;-)

[Valentia]

May 18, 2007 at 9:58 am

Feck. I spent my SSIA on a flippin car. Ah well! Better start saving for next year. That’s a trip I would love to do.

[Valentia]

May 11, 2007 at 12:53 pm

Excellent shots Rob. I have been told about Headford early in the morning. I must get myself down there soon. After the election of course…….

[Valentia]

April 28, 2007 at 2:30 am

This place is sooooo serious. Hard to figure out, I have to say. Does anyone take photos for the fun anymore?

I’m kind of nervous that I might wake up and find this post deleted or a PM in my box asking me to refrain from something.

Am I that odd?

[Valentia]

April 25, 2007 at 5:30 pm

mervifwdc wrote:

If I want to have a quick look at a crop, I just move the browser window partly off the screen so it shows me the bit I would leave. Quick and dirty, but you can do the bottom, left or right if you want. Just not the top :-)

Merv.

Good thinking Batman!!

[Valentia]

April 25, 2007 at 3:11 pm

They were just curious Rob. I didn’t do anything, honestly. The sight of this massive balloon took their eye. :wink:

[Valentia]

April 25, 2007 at 12:11 pm

Warning – ramble on the way.

Having played my first 18 holes of golf last week since last July and having scored the lowest score (by a fair margin) that I have ever scored in my life, and am unlikely ever to emulate, I was wondering….. should these awards have a date on them. Like, on this day this person showed that they were in mighty photographic form and performed to the standard required to achieve this distinction.

The analogy of songwriters and albums comes to mind. How many artists have created one masterpiece and produced nothing but drivel after that?

We all talk of “improving” our photography. Obviously we can all continue to improve our technique but does creativity play any role in this process? Should ones work be evaluated on an ongoing basis to retain ones qualification? Can a persons photography get worse as time goes on?

Being a believer that a photograph does not have to be technically perfect to be a masterpiece I’m just wondering what these judges use as a yardstick. It seems just too formal and inflexible for my tastes. Were there any “mad” but brilliant portfolios or did everyone “play it safe”?

Again, please don’t misunderstand me. I do appreciate the points made on the other thread about this exercise giving a focus to your work and acting as an incentive to improving your technique. All very legitimate reasons to partake in the process.

Oh and just one more thing. Who are the judges and what qualifications do they have? Technically and artistically.

A ramble you were promised and a ramble you got :wink:

[Valentia]

April 25, 2007 at 11:34 am

Good shot Lorraine. I would be tempted to try a “brave” tight crop. Just the bird and even cropping a little off the beak (no forger that bit ;-). Really tight, just to see. I’ve no way of trying it here at work but I have a feeling……….

[Valentia]

April 25, 2007 at 11:07 am

Monty Python is what came into my head too, hence the thread title.