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Monday Inspiration: Flower Power

By on August 20, 2012 in Ireland, Nature

I’m quite fond of the photographic opportunities in Stephen’s Green which is a large park in the centre of Dublin City. There’s always something to take in there, whether it’s the swans, or the people or even just the trees and the scenery. Recently they’ve had some unusual flowers, which were somewhat hard hit by the rain, but were still beautiful none the less. I had my camera one day while walking through and managed to capture some good images of some of the flowers. It was just after a rain shower too so there was some nice vibrancy from the moisture.

It’s very easy when taking pictures of flowers to be quite clichéd so I did my best to approach the subject the best way I could. I tried some very close crops, as well as getting down low and approaching the plants from their point of view. I was using my 28-300 lens so I was able to get in pretty close, but unfortunately it’s not that fast, so the bokeh isn’t the prettiest, but still.

I don’t know much about botany, so if anyone knows the names of these flowers please let me know in the comments!

Yellow Flower

Orange and Yellow flower

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Photo of the Day: Joggers in Marley Park

By on May 22, 2012 in Ireland, Landscape, Photo of the Day

Dublin, Ireland: Two joggers jog through the peaceful and beautiful Marley Park on the outskirts of Dublin City (© 2012 Thomas Fitzgerald)

I had written over the past little while about how bad the weather had been here in Ireland during much of April and May, but finally we’ve seen a break in the clouds and the temperatures have finally gone up to more traditional summer like levels. So I thought that it would be appropriate to have today’s photo of the day be something of a summery one. So here’s a recent picture I took in Marley park in Dublin of two people out jogging. This was actually taken a week or two ago while it was still cold, although the sun had come out for a brief moment, so you have to appreciate the bravery of the joggers. I was still wearing a coat and scarf that day, and I remember that my wife and I were freezing by the time we completed a lap of the park.

Taken on a Fuji X-Pro 1 and 60mm Lens.

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Now That’s What I Called Lens Flare

By on April 23, 2011 in Ireland, Landscape, Nature

St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, April 2011: People walking through the park, as the sun goes down behind the trees giving a brilliant glow to the foliage (Thomas Fitzgerald)

I was out for a stroll the a few evenings ago, intent on sharpening my photography skills. Every now and then it’s good to try things outside the norm, so I was shooting at f22 for some nice lens flare effects. With today’s obsession with narrow depth of field, people often forget that there is a whole other world at the opposite end of the aperture spectrum, and sometimes, you know what, I want everything in focus. Plus, you have the added bonus of getting these awesome star shaped lens flares!

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