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Beeragram™

Eoin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:48:25 +0000

Forget Instagram, here’s Beeragram. The handy pub filter for a camera with an over achieving flash.

The flash on my Lumix TZ7 can be very harsh sometimes, especially indoors in low lighting. This can results in subjects being far too specular and a little washed out. So we took a caña grande (pint glass of beer) and let the flash diffuse through the glass (and sometimes the beer). Et voila, instant Beeragram!

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Archive is available here.

EvoStar 2012 – Malaga

Eoin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:44:28 +0000

Some photos from attending EvoStar 2012 in Malaga, Spain.

I will make the entire archive available soon.

Santa Dash 20111

Eoin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:44:32 +0000

Erik, myself and Miguel at the Santa Dash on Bull Island, December 2011

The Isle Of Sandwiches [Gallery]

Eoin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:03:19 +0000

Taken on a recent visit to the Isle of Capri, some pretty amazing views.

It was quite a hazy day and as such many of the shots of the landscape came out a little too blue. So I’ve used Google Picasa (I clicked the I’m Feeling Lucky button) to help clear up a few of them.

The title of this post is a play on words, the Irish word for Sandwiches is Ceapairí, which sounds very much like the name of the island.

Broken Camera [Gallery]

Eoin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:24:32 +0000

Somehow, last January, some dirt managed to find its way between the lenses of my TZ7 and settle atop of a filter inside the lens assembly. I had heard horror stories about how expensive it could be to repair compact cameras and was worried that it might not be worth getting fixed.

I only got around to looking into to it this month and, with Dave’s help, found The Camera Repair Center. I couldn’t find their shop on Google Streetview so I emailed them. After a couple of emails and a phone call, I arranged to meet and for them to take a look at the camera, I got a call the following day or so with a very reasonable quote and a breakdown of costs, €70. Much cheaper than buying a new camera :-) A few days later I got another call saying that the camera was ready.

Fantastic service.

Snowy Leuchars

Eoin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:46:44 +0000

From January 2010.

This shot was taken on my way home from St. Andrews at Leuchars Train Station, Fife facing NW.

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Eoin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:34:32 +0000

Another old shot, but not quite as old as the last though!

This shot of Croagh Patrick reflecting in the Atlantic Ocean was taken on New Years Eve 2010 from the end of “Roman Island” in Westport, Mayo. The air was so still at the time that the Atlantic could have been mistaken for a lake!

Hedgehog

Eoin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:57:33 +0000

One of my favourite photos that I took a long time ago (May 2004).

Dad and I almost ran over him coming up the hill at Inch, Co Kerry one night. He just sat there while I took the photo, not moving until we had driven on. I was surprised that he didn’t roll up once he saw us.

I reckon that was the first time I saw a hedgehog and I don’t think I’ve seen one since.

The Highlands [Gallery]

Eoin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:16:17 +0000

A quick weekend up in the Highlands of Scotland. We stayed in a croft on Loch Linnhe, rode the steam train from Fort William to Mallaig across the Glenfinnan “Harry Potter” viaduct, and road tripped up to Loch Ness, Urqhart Castle and Inverness.