Archive for the 'Waterford' Category

Detour

A little bit delayed but better late than never. Premier Pro was driving me nuts so after upgrading to 12gb ram, it’s driving me slightly less nuts. Nuts slightly less. Either one. For some reason (after doing some minor colour corrections), it took about 1,000 times longer to export this video from Premier Pro than it did pre-corrections. I’ll figure that one out eventually.

I’m still pretty much in the testing phases with these drift cameras, their first big trip will be in a couple of weeks time to the highlands.

The above is the first part of the Easter weekend trip to Cork. We took the road to Cork less traveled by riding down to Carlow, into Wexford and onto Waterford before hitting Cork from the east. A surprise attack on a Friday afternoon to get the weekend off to a flying start. The reason for the detour was to get some otherwise pain in the ass photo rally points in the bag, namely the ones in Wexford near New Ross and the slightly less pain in the ass Waterford point just outside Dungarvan. From Dungarvan it was a straight run (via the perfectly twisty main road) to Cork.

As before, until I pay my $60 a year dues to Vimeo, the above embedded video is in bog standard SD. If you want to view it the way nature intended, go to the video page on Vimeo for some HD lovin’.

Part 2 will be along shortly and will be a much less time lapse affair. Off into the wilds of west Cork & Kerry for that one.

Published on April 22, 2012 in Cork, Video, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. 2 Comments

Custom & Classic Show

Custom & Classic Show
May 2005. I only really remember this as one of the first times I actively tried to sell my previous bike, a Yamaha Royal Star Venture. Put on by the Freewheelers MC in Waterford, the show was my first opportunity to get up close to and photograph trial bikes. When asked by one of the riders \’which paper I work for\’, I remember having to think fast and come up with something good so I\’d be allowed further access to the event. Ahh blagging.

Published on September 3, 2009 in Event, Macro, People and Waterford. 0 Comments

Restart

Restart
Rusted cogs, part of a long ago abandoned piece of machinery on the copper coast in Waterford. Impossible to get started, or so you\’d think. With a little work and enough determination, anything can be made to work.

Published on September 12, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 0 Comments

Saved From a Fall

The stone with the sad face saved from a fall into the black unknown by a once great grate. Held there, suspended forever in grateness.

Published on September 2, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 1 Comment

Shower

Shower
Water ran down the walls leading toward the slipway by the old mine-shafts on the Copper Coast in Waterford. Cold, odd tasting water. Yes, I tasted it. It’s just something I do from time to time. Unless it’s a funny colour.

Published on August 27, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 2 Comments

Wound Up

Wound Up
Wrapped up, patched up. A sail on a small boat resting near the slipway at the dock.

Published on August 25, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 1 Comment

Chewtoy

Chewtoy
Chewed up and spat out, a bottle sits slowly decomposing on Annestown beach on Waterford’s Copper Coast. It’ll be sitting there for what, 150 years, while it wastes away? Still, at least it made the dog happy for a few minutes. With any bit of luck, it’ll be picked up by some caring, environmentally conscious passer by and it’ll be re-born as oh I dunno, another bottle?

Published on August 22, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 1 Comment

Barb

Barb
A couple of tourists watched with great interest while I lavished attention on an old fence-post with this piece of rusted barb wire hanging off it. Anything to keep the cows and sheep out of the old mine shafts I suppose. Something I’ve driven past a few times but never realised that there are still open mine shafts, some extending a quarter mile into the ground, right next to where this was taken. Almost made me want to re-visit with some climbing gear!

Published on August 20, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 2 Comments

The Fishbox Ice Rink

The Fishbox Ice Rink
A discarded fish box on Annestown beach in Waterford, looking mysteriously like a badly maintained ice rink. Well.. it looks like that in my head anyway.

Published on August 19, 2008 in Canon 24-70, Canon 5D, Macro and Waterford. 0 Comments

What Goes Around

What Goes Around
An abandoned ferris wheel at the fairground in Tramore, Waterford. Going around and around with nobody on board, nobody enjoying the ride. Could hardly blame them, it was cold, rainy day. Personally I’d be more of a fair weather customer, but I guess if you’re prepared for whatever the weather may throw at you, it doesn’t really matter either way.

Published on July 15, 2008 in Canon 50, Canon 5D, Event and Waterford. 0 Comments