Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air, Canon EOS 77D and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in the PowerscourtWaterfall, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow in November 2018.
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Showing posts with label Wicklow. Show all posts
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Solo Shot 21
Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 75-300mm.
Saturday, 17 November 2018
Solo Shot 19
Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 75-300mm.
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Solo Shot 15
Photo taken at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 .
Saturday, 6 October 2018
WTL Video 2
Footage captured with DJI Mavic Air and GoPro Hero 4 Silver in Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin.
After the first video in Slane, it didn't take long until I wanted to make another one... this video making thing is very addictive!
This time I ended up going to Killiney Hill and the reason was very simple. I had some footage made last year for when I was shooting the video for Coinaphoto (which you can see here) so, I thought I would just need some drone footage to make the video. I was wrong, very wrong!!! I was blessed with the weather so once I started flying the drone, I wanted footage from this angle, that angle, the other angle and at some stage the three batteries were completely empty! However, I was craving for more footage so I wasted my GoPro battery hoping that I would get some nice shots.
I was so happy with the final result! This is only my second video but I can see some improvements myself from the first video (WTL Video 1).
This video was made in a place where I had taken photos before. Killiney Hill is such an amazing place, surrounded by the sea and the mountains. Also, you can see Dublin at the north side and Wicklow at the south side. I had to go there twice, I took so many photos that I split the post in two, Shot no.23-part I and Shot no.23-part II.
Please check the photos and enjoy the video and if you really like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RsH6gIokndeUKVYOzmN7w
Sunday, 30 September 2018
Solo Shot 12
Photo taken at Glendalough , Wicklow, Ireland with Canon EOS 77D and lens Canon EF 75-300mm in July 2018.
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Solo Shot 10
Photo taken at Wicklow Mountains, Dublin, Ireland with Canon EOS 77D and lens Canon 50mm f/1.8 in July 2018.
Thursday, 6 September 2018
Solo Shot 8
Photo taken at Glendalough, Wicklow, Ireland in July 2018 with Canon EOS 77D with lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 .
Thursday, 28 December 2017
Shot no.31
Shot no.30 (Canon EOS M10 with lens Canon EF-M 15-45mm, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 and Canon EF 75-300mm)
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Photos taken at Blessington Lakes, Blessington, Co. Wicklow in December 2017.
If you visited this blog before you probably noticed that I constantly blame the weather if the photos are not great. One of those days I decided to see if I could use the bad weather and poor light to take good photos.
So this day started with a regular visit to the gym with my friends. When I was bringing them home I could see the fog hiding at the top of Dublin mountains so, immediately, I wanted to go there for a blog mission however, it was already afternoon so there was not much more hours of daylight. Decided to drive to Blessington and hope that area of the lake and mountains was envolved in mist. I was dead right!!!
I don't know the area very well and time for exploring it was non existent. I knew this lake resort called Avon Rí because a few years ago I had my first Christmas party in Ireland in there.
Parked there and went to the back of the resort where there is a passage to the lakeshore but of course it was closed by a gate... No hassle, jumped the gate and enjoyed 1h of frozen conditions for photography! To make it more extreme, decided to build that beautiful construction with stones in the cold water to use as foreground. After that hour couldn't cope anymore with my running nose and numb hands and went to the resort's restaurant to have some food and to get warm! If you go there you must try their pizza, it is delicious!
It was time to go back home but tried an alternative route and just by luck found this monument called Threecastles Tower. It was pouring raining but still managed to take a few pictures! That was my adventure through Blessington lands! I hope my "bad weather photography experience" is approved by you! ;)
Fotos tiradas em Blessington Lakes, Blessington, Co. Wicklow em Dezembro de 2017.
Se já visitou este blog antes então, talvez tenha percebido que eu culpo constantemente o clima se as fotos não são perfeitas. Um dia decidi ver se eu saberia como usar às más condições atmosféricas e a pouca luz para tirar boas fotos.
Então, esse dia começou com uma visita regular ao ginásio com meus amigos. Quando eu estava a levá-los a casa, dava para ver o nevoeiro escondendo o topo das montanhas de Dublin, então, imediatamente, eu quis ir numa "blog mission" no entanto, já era tarde, por isso já não havia muitas horas de luz pela frente. Decidi ir até Blessington na esperança de que a área do lago e as montanhas estivessem envolvidas em névoa. E estava certo!!!
Não conhecia a área muito bem e o tempo para explorar era muito pouco. Conhecia um resort no lago chamado Avon Rí porque, há alguns anos atrás, eu tive a minha primeira festa de Natal na Irlanda lá.
Estacionei e fui até à parte de trás do resort onde tem uma passagem para o lago mas, é claro que o portão estava fechado... Sem problemas, pulei o portão e desfrutei de 1h de condições gélidas para a fotografia! Para tornar a experiência mais extrema, decidi construir essa bela estrutura com pedras na água fria para usar como primeiro plano.
A determinado momento, não consegui mais lidar com o nariz pingando e as mãos entorpecidas e fui ao restaurante do resort para comer e me aquecer! Se você for lá, tem que provar uma pizza, é deliciosa!
Depois de comer, chegou a hora de voltar para casa mas, tentei uma rota alternativa e, apenas por sorte, encontrei este monumento chamado "Threecastles Tower". Estava chovendo, mas ainda conseguiu tirar algumas fotos!
Essa foi a minha aventura por terras de Blessington! Espero que a minha "experiência na fotografia do tempo ruim" seja aprovada por você! ;)
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- Avon Rí Lakeshore Resort:
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Sunday, 8 October 2017
Shot no.24
Shot no.24 (Canon EOS M10 with lens Canon EF-M 15-45mm and Canon EF 75-300mm)
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Photos taken at Powerscourt Waterfall, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow in September 2017.
Monday morning, a beautiful Autumn day that started with a visit to the gym with some friends and then we went South to find a spot to photograph. I thought about many places but I decided to go somewhere that wasn't too far. One of my first posts on this blog was about Powerscourt gardens (Shot no.1 and Shot no.7) which I visited in May. At that time I didn't have the opportunity to visit the waterfall so I said that I would have to do another visit someday. So, four months later that day had arrived!
When we left the gym we hit the road straight away so after 30min we got hungry so first we stopped in Powerscourt House to have lunch. It was expensive but delicious, worth every cent and having tasty food with that view is priceless! Also had a chance to give a little taste of Powersourt Gardens to my friends... I believe they might want to visit it at some stage, they were very impressed!
After that, driving about 10 minutes on countryside roads (which made me want to stop the car to take photos but the roads were so narrow that I couldn't do it and of course we were running out of time), we arrived to the waterfall. You enter with your car and at the entrance you have to pay about 6€/person then, already inside the premises, you still have to drive for another 3min until you get to the car park. There you have facilities like toilets and a kiosk where you can buy food and tables for picnic and barbecues. Also there is a playground for kids. All this is surrounded by mountains and trees painted with Irish green, astonishing!
The waterfall is impressive with it's 121m height, which is Ireland's hightest waterfall. There is a road for people drive to very close to the waterfall if someone has mobility limitations, the only problem is that the cars don't fit well in the photos!
If you ever get enough of watching the waterfall you have trails for hiking. I didn't have time for hiking because obviously I spent nearly 2h photographing.
I was a little disappointed with myself because I didn't plan this mission very well. I went in the afternoon, I was in a valley surrounded by mountains and high trees which reduced my hours of light but then, just to make it worse, the sun set just behind the waterfall so all my pictures were blinded by the sunlight and the sky looked white instead of blue in some photos. However, on the upside, I had to work way more with the manual settings on my camera which made me learn a lot!
Don't forget to visit Powerscourt House & Gardens and Waterfall if you come to Dublin, there is many bus tours from the City Centre.
Hope you enjoy my shots!
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Fotos tiradas em Powerscourt Waterfall, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow em Setembro de 2017.
Segunda-feira de manhã, um lindo dia de Outono que começou com uma visita ao ginásio com alguns amigos e depois fomos em direcção ao sul para encontrar um lugar para fotografar. Pensei em muitos lugares, mas decidi ir a um que não fosse muito longe. Um dos meus primeiros posts neste blog foi sobre Powerscourt Gardens (Shot no.1 e Shot no.7) que visitei em maio. Dessa vez, eu não tive a oportunidade de visitar a cascata. Ficou decidido que eu teria que fazer outra visita algum dia. Então, quatro meses depois, esse dia chegou!
Quando saímos do ginásio, metemo-nos na estrada de imediato, depois de 30min ficamos com fome por isso, primeiro nós parámos em Powerscourt House para almoçar. Era caro, mas delicioso, valia a pena cada cêntimo e, com comida saborosa, aquela vista não tinha preço! Também tive a chance de dar a conhecer um pouco de Powersourt Gardens aos meus amigos ... Eu acredito que vão querer visitá-lo no futuro pois ficaram muito impressionados!
Depois disso, conduzímos cerca de 10 minutos em estradas secundárias (o que me fez querer parar o carro para tirar fotos, mas as estradas eram tão estreitas que não conseguiria fazê-lo e, claro, ficaríamos sem tempo), chegámos à cascata. Você entra com o seu carro e na entrada, tem que pagar cerca de 6 € / pessoa, então, já dentro das instalações, você ainda tem que conduzir por mais 3 minutos até chegar ao parque de estacionamento. Lá você tem instalações como casas de banho e um quiosque onde você pode comprar comida e mesas para piquenique e churrascos. Também há um parque infantil para crianças. Tudo isso é cercado por montanhas e árvores pintadas com verde irlandês, surpreendentes!
A cascata é impressionante com uma altura de 121m, é a maior queda de água da Irlanda. Há uma estrada para as pessoas conduzirem até muito perto da cascata no caso de alguém com limitações de mobilidade, o único problema é que os carros não encaixam bem nas fotos!
Se você já tiver observado suficientemente a cascata, sempre tem a opção de fazer as trilhas para caminhadas. Não tive tempo para fazer caminhadas porque, obviamente, passei quase 2h fotografando.
Fiquei um pouco desapontado comigo mesmo porque não planeei esta missão muito bem. Eu fui de tarde, eu estava num vale cercado por montanhas e árvores altas que reduziu bastante as minhas horas de luz mas então, para piorar, o sol estava bem por tráz da cascata, então a claridade tornou o céu branco em vez de azul. No entanto, o lado positivo é que eu tive que trabalhar muito mais com as configurações manuais na minha câmara, o que me fez aprender muito!
Não se esqueça de visitar Powerscourt House & Gardens e Waterfall se você vier a Dublin, há muitas excursões de autocarro desde o centro de Dublin.
Espero que você goste das minhas fotos!
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Saturday, 30 September 2017
Shot no. 23 - part II
Shot no.23 - part II (Canon EOS M10 with lens Canon EF-M 15-45mm and Canon EF 75-300mm)
Photos taken at Killiney Hill, Co. Dublin, Ireland in September 2017.
So exactly one week later, another Sunday, morning time was terrible for photography but the afternoon and evening were just golden! Drove all the way back to Killiney Hill 100% sure that it would be a day for good shots and I don't think I was wrong. The sky was blue but still with some clouds so didn't make the background so boring.
This time I managed to photograph what I had planned when I went on the first visit.
To reach this monument you need to do a little hike, very easy!
That obelisk was built in 1742 and has been restored several times after that and still knows how to look well in a photo! The pyramid was built in 1852 at the edge of Killiney Hill and it was a great spot for me to put my tripod on the top of and take several pictures of Co. Dublin, Dalkey Island and Co. Wicklow... just had to turn around! Sea and mountains so close, just undescribable!
Killiney Hill Park is a great place to spend time, you can hike, mountain climb, play sports or just chill! It includes Killiney Hill and Dalkey Hill, just a few minutes away from Dún Laoghoire.
I read somewhere that there is many famous people living in Killiney and Dalkey like U2's Bono and The Edge. Who knows if you will find Bono on a hike around the hills?
Info:
About Killiney Hill:
- in English:
- http://www.dlrcoco.ie/en/parks-outdoors/parks/killiney-hill-park
- https://www.fitzpatrickcastle.com/killiney-hill.html
- http://www.visitdublin.com/see-do/details/killiney-hill#53.270346|-6.107274|16
- em Português:
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Shot no. 20
Shot no. 20 (Canon EOS M10)
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Photos taken at Bray Head, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland in August 2017.
Have been back to Dublin for nearly a month, working a lot, not much time to go out for shots. Sad, very sad! Anyway, I want to keep this blog alive and Ireland has beautiful spots to help me with that mission!
August, still summer in most of the Northern hemisphere but I'm not sure about that in Ireland! One of those days I decided it was a day for a "photomission". Drove to Bray and did the De Buitléar Way, a hike through a hill between rocks and trees that leads you to Bray Head's cross. The climb is quite easy seeing as I walked by many families with children up and down the hill, however, I advise to wear comfortable clothes with sneakers. You can try to do it with jeans and heels but it won't be a pleasant experience.
The view over Bray and the Irish Sea is worth every single drop of sweat! It was a cloudy day (not suprising at all), it was extremly hot for Ireland (an impressive 22ºC!!!), the humidity was high and eventually it started to rain, all these conditions made my photomission very complicated! It was a great challenge! Hope you enjoy it!
PT
Fotos tiradas em Bray Head, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Irlanda em Agosto de 2017.
Voltei a Dublin há quase um mês, trabalhando muito por isso não há muito tempo para sair para fotos. Triste, muito triste! Enfim, eu quero manter este blog vivo e a Irlanda tem locais belos para me ajudar com essa missão!
É Agosto, ainda Verão na maioria do hemisfério norte, mas não tenho certeza sobre isso na Irlanda! Um destes dias, eu decidi que era um dia para uma "fotomissão". Fui atá Bray e fiz o Caminho De Buitléar, uma caminhada através de uma colina entre pedras e árvores que conduz à cruz de Bray Head. A escalada é bastante fácil, até se vê muitas famílias com crianças subindo e descendo a colina, no entanto, eu aconselho a usar roupas confortáveis e ténis. Sempre pode tentar fazê-lo com jeans e saltos altos, mas não será uma experiência agradável.
A vista sobre Bray e o Mar da Irlanda faz valer a pena cada gota de suor! Era um dia nublado (não surpreendente), era extremamente quente para a Irlanda (impressionante 22ºC !!!), a humidade era alta e, eventualmente, começou a chover. Todas essas condições tornaram minha fotomissão muito complicada! Foi um grande desafio! Espero que goste!
Info:
- Bray Head Walk: http://www.bray.ie/bray-head-walk/
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Shot. no.7
Shot no.7 (Canon EOS M10 + Fujifilm FinePix S8200)
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So my Shot no.1 was a picture of Powerscourt Gardens with the Sugarloaf in the background so, I felt that I needed to give more space in this blog about Powerscourt Garden.
Powerscourt Gardens is located about 35 minutes southbound on the M50 from Dublin City Centre. It has placed 3rd on Top 10 Gardens from National Geographic and, just for that, it deserves a few hours for a visit!
I started my visit early in the morning so I had my breakfast at the Avoca Terrace Café which has an astonoshing view of the gardens and the food is just indescribably delicious. Then I went for my tour in the garden. They said it that takes 1h to 1.30h to complete the tour by the audio guide but I was more interested in capturing the place with my camera and took me more than 2h! I just got so fascinated with the Italian and Japanese gardens and with the Tower Valley. The weather wasn't great and the light was even worse so the pictures are not the best but I would imagine that place is heaven for a photographer! I hope you can see the beauty of that place through my photos.
Besides the gardens itself, the House has a few shops and the Estate has a 5 stars hotel with a restaurant, golf club and, a few minutes walking from the estate, we can visit Ireland's highest waterfall (Shot no.24).
If you are visiting Dublin, there is several tourism information points in the City Center that organize visits to Powersourt.
PT
O meu Shot no.1 foi só uma foto de Powerscourt Gardens com o Sugarloaf no fundo, não era suficiente então senti que precisava de dar mais espaço neste blog a Powerscourt Gardens.
Powerscourt Gardens está localizado a cerca de 35 minutos do centro da cidade de Dublin, em direcção ao Sul na M50. Está colocado em terceiro lugar no Top 10 dos Jardins da National Geographic e, só por isso, merece algumas horas para uma visita!
Comecei a minha visita no início da manhã, tomei o pequeno-almoço no Avoca Terrace Café, que tem uma vista impressionante sobre os jardins e a comida é indescritivelmente deliciosa. Depois seguiu-se o passeio no jardim. Em média é preciso entre 1h a 1.30h para completar o passeio pelo aúdio guia mas, eu estava mais interessado em capturar a beleza do lugar com a minha câmera e levou mais de 2h! Fiquei fascinado com os jardins italianos, jardins japoneses e com o Tower Valley. O clima não estava óptimo e a luz era ainda pior, por isso as fotos não são as melhores, mas tenho a certeza que estee lugar é o paraíso para qualquer fotógrafo! Espero que você veja a beleza desse lugar através das minhas fotos.
Além dos jardins em si, a Casa tem algumas lojas e dentro da propriedade tem um hotel de 5 estrelas com um restaurante, um clube de golfe e, a poucos minutos a pé da propriedade, podemos visitar a maior queda de água da Irlanda (Shot no.24).
Se estiver de visita por Dublin, há vários pontos de informações turísticos no centro da cidade que organizam visitas a Powersourt.
Info:
- Powerscourt Estate: http://powerscourt.com/
- National Geographic Top 10 Gardens: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/seasonal/gardens/
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
Shot no.1
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Long story short: in the last few months I have developed a keen interest in photography! Just appreciate how amazing it is to capture a moment that will never hapen again, capture in one shot what nature and life has to show us! So, I have been taking so many photos and between 300 shots there is always 1 or 2 pictures that I feel that I should share with the world! Instagram doesn't seems to be enough anymore so I decided to create this blog.
Be aware: I'm totally amateur, still need to learn everything about photography! I'm very shy about this little project but please, don't be afraid of sharing your knowledge with me!
Shot no.1 (Canon Eos M10)
Photo taken in Powerscourt Gardens in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, May 2017
Currently living in Ireland, of course first pic will be about this beautiful country!
In the background we can see the irish Sugarloaf. Think this pic tells a lot about Ireland, green is the predominant colour. Blue sky is not the most frequent vision but when a little blue dot shows in the sky, we understand why the fairies and the leprechauns have chosen the Emerald Isle to live!
Para resumir: nos últimos meses desenvolvi um grande interesse pela fotografia! Aprecio o quão incrível é capturar um momento que nunca mais acontecerá, capturar de uma só vez o que a natureza e a vida nos mostram! Tenho tirado tantas fotos e, entre as 300 que tiro, há sempre 1 ou 2 fotos que eu sinto que devo compartilhar com o mundo! O Instagram já não parecia ser suficiente, então eu decidi criar este blog.
Por favor, tenha a noção que sou totalmente amador, ainda preciso aprender tudo sobre fotografia! Sinto-me muito tímido com este pequeno projecto, mas por favor, não tenha medo de compartilhar seu conhecimento comigo!
Shot no.1 (Canon Eos M10)
Foto tirada em Powerscourt Gardens, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Maio de 2017
De momento, estou a morar na Irlanda, é claro que a primeira foto será sobre esse belo país!
No fundo, podemos ver o "Pão de Açúcar" irlandês. Creio que esta foto diz muito sobre a Irlanda, o verde é a cor predominante. O céu azul não é a visão mais frequente, mas quando o céu se mostra, entendemos por que as fadas e os duendes escolheram a Ilha Esmeralda para viver!
Info:
- Powerscourt Gardens: http://powerscourt.com/gardens
- Irish Sugarloaf: http://www.bray.ie/great-sugar-loaf/
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