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2013-04-30 21:27:23 (15 comments, 3 reshares, 36 +1s)

Bones

Unfortunately we didn't see the meteor shower a few weeks ago as it was mostly cloudy but it was magical anyway in the wind with the clouds flowing over the hills, the bright moon and just a few stars.  Up here we take what we can get.

My left leg got sucked into a bog hole too, there's always something eh.  Good times.

#Donegal   #Ireland   #moon   #longexposure  

2013-04-05 21:41:20 (35 comments, 15 reshares, 58 +1s)

As you can probably imagine we don’t get very many cloudless, moonless nights in Donegal, Ireland but we’re having a very cold April. So when you check the forecast and it’s not only going to be dry but it’s actually going to be cloudless you realise you must get into the car and head for the hills! But first you must grab a photography friend who will bring some tea and chocolate, these items are essential for surviving night time photography trips. Also gloves. So after capturing the sunset at a lake we headed off into the hills and could not believe just how dark it was. Luckily we were also armed with a torch. Unfortunately my tripod wasn’t in the mood for a late night photography trip (or any photography related activity at any time) and refused to co-operate to even the most basic of tasks. Two broken tripod legs and a head which didn’t grip my camera at all left me feeling very nervoussitting in ... more »

2013-03-19 23:30:25 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

This is the second photo I'm picking from Sicily. It's a self-portrait type shot I took on the first day of our honeymoon. When we happened upon these lovely steps, there was no one around so we sat down to take a break. The sun was shining, the company was perfect and we could see the sea. It was one of those moments I knew would stay with me, so being a typical photographer I set the camera up. For me it captures the feeling. Also my dress matches the flowers.  #AccidentalaestheticsFTW   #Sicily   #Taormina #Romance  

2013-03-18 19:24:40 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Hey everyone!  *Can anybody help?*

A friend of mine has set her sights on the Nikon D800 and now we're trying to figure out DX from FX and well it's all confusing stuff.  So I was wondering can anybody recommend some good FX lenses and does anybody have any experience using DX lenses on a full frame camera?  Will she explode?  Probably not but any advice or examples would be greatly appreciated.  

Thanks very much!

2013-02-04 19:51:34 (20 comments, 3 reshares, 36 +1s)

Day Dreamer

Things have been pretty hectic to say the least, but I wanted to pop by and say that yes I do still exist.  Hello!  My camera must be getting dusty by now but I'll be dusting it off very soon and warming it up.  I can't wait.

Layla

2012-12-16 18:51:58 (17 comments, 10 reshares, 48 +1s)

“I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up—many people feel small, because they’re small and the Universe is big, but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

#selfysunday   #sundaystars  

2012-11-23 21:18:15 (14 comments, 4 reshares, 71 +1s)

My heart swells.


an oldie.
#stormyfriday   #dunfanaghy   #donegal   #ireland   

2012-11-20 22:36:24 (49 comments, 11 reshares, 109 +1s)

The Skeleton Of The Sea

This is Bád Eddie.  A very bad Eddie.  No, just kidding, that's the Irish for Eddie's boat as this wreck lies in the bay of Bunbeg which is a Ghaeltacht region in west Donegal.  I don't know much about it other than that it was run ashore in rough seas sometime in the 70s.

As I mentioned in my last post this is where I met the lovely +Athena Carey and had yummy tea and biscuits.  I remember the important stuff!  Well my toes still remember the cold and I have since bought several pairs of thermal socks.  Next time I'll be more prepared, I swear.

Well I suppose it's time for some tea and biscuits.  Oíche mhaith!

#Donegal   #Ireland   #seatuesday   #plusphotoextract   #bwfineartle  Thanks all!

2012-10-30 21:34:20 (73 comments, 5 reshares, 98 +1s)

Hi everyone!  How are you all?  I'm trying to be more active on here again and start pressing that button on my camera more.  It's a fine button altogether, I should really be pressing it.

I recently had the pleasure of spending an afternoon in West Donegal with the lovely +Athena Carey and the could-do-with-a-lick-of-paint Bad Eddie.  Photos of Bad Eddie to come.  In other more chocolatey related news (I know why you're here):  Swiss chocolate is super delicious.

This however is a photograph of Downhill house in Northern Ireland beside Mussenden temple.  I'm posting it today because as I'm sure you all know there's nothing scarier than long exposures of tourists on a sunny day posted the day before Halloween.  Spooky or what!

#TuesDecay #Ireland #Halloween #LongExposure

2012-09-14 18:34:26 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

So I was just trying to put my Tokina 11-16mm back on my camera and it won't lock on (y'know what I mean?  I'm not hearing the click and when I turn on the camera it doesn't know what's happening).. anybody have experience with this happening to a lens/how to fix it?  Lovely sunset out there and I'm missing it fiddling around.

2012-08-30 20:30:28 (38 comments, 18 reshares, 144 +1s)

Fields of Gold

I miss the sun.
Waaaaa!

#longexposurethursday   #ireland   #donegal  

2012-08-28 23:06:48 (22 comments, 6 reshares, 60 +1s)

The wind was blowing up there!
I forgot about this, I was only up there for a few minutes and it was too windy for setting up my tripod/my sanity (brrrrr).  It's a lovely spot though, I think next time I'll go in the Summer.  Whenever that is.  I think this is from February - I could check but that would ruin this rambling post that's going nowhere.  

Inishowen, Co. Donegal, Ireland  -  Thanks for looking!

#wideanglewednesday   #travelpanowednesday   #donegal   #ireland  

2012-08-26 15:40:10 (44 comments, 4 reshares, 91 +1s)

Knots and anchors
The serenity of the sea

(except for the midges that were attacking me)
#zensunday   #donegal   #ireland  

2012-08-25 21:11:39 (22 comments, 4 reshares, 62 +1s)

This is where lovely turf comes from.  Lovely, lovely turf.  This evening, and I only got one insect bite on my face.  Success!

It's a raised bog, if you're interested.

#sunsetsaturday   #swampysaturday   #ireland   #boglands  

2012-07-06 15:43:42 (16 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

 Google+ won't work in chrome.. what?  I'm here with Internet Explorer..eugh.  Ok so when I try it I see the page for a second and then it goes white.  If I see notifications in Gmail I can click the box but then nothing.. any ideas?  Much appreciated!

2012-04-23 21:15:12 (75 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

edit: only March is my photo :)
This arrived this morning! I've got Paddy's Day, Mother's Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Otherwise known as drinking, chocolate, drinking and more chocolate. Pictures feature my left thumb. Look at it there.

From the GoIreland photography competition from last year. Roll on 2013 :)

2012-04-16 21:33:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Good afternoon/evening/morning G+:
I have a problem and am looking for help.
Like many others, I have been unemployed for 1 1/2 years now and have been actively seeking a JOB (average of 5 to 10 resumes sent out daily). I am running out of benefits and will have no income within the month.
I am not looking for nor do I want sympathy, just gainful employment.
Here are some of my qualifications:

Employee management
Budgeting and financial analysis
Point-of-Sale solutions
Food service regulations
Marketing and event planning
Inventory management
Personnel training and mentorship
Labor cost analysis
I am willing to relocate almost anyplace
All I want is the chance to work again.
I am sending this out public, so as to reach as many people possible who may have a job or who may know someone that does.... more »

2012-04-16 12:10:30 (18 comments, 16 reshares, 56 +1s)

"Despite everything, I have to say that Ireland is still a great place to live..."

Taken from the Away With The Fairies page - Thanks
https://www.facebook.com/Awaywiththefaerys

2012-04-14 21:51:22 (35 comments, 7 reshares, 118 +1s)

Blue lips and fingers by the river.

2012-04-13 11:08:55 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

2012-04-12 22:27:58 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 51 +1s)

Same bleep, different day. Or should I say same place different day?

I turned my desk upside down earlier and 7 spiders live under there. Nice guys.

Same location as my last post but under very different conditions.
https://plus.google.com/109466379342611092338/posts/BX3FSfzCezk?hl=en

2012-04-12 09:26:18 (42 comments, 3 reshares, 35 +1s)

And our BIG WINNERS for the Drinks On Fire Album go to...

2012-04-11 11:46:01 (68 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Am I missing out by not having a smart phone? Just curious.

2012-04-10 22:04:53 (42 comments, 14 reshares, 129 +1s)

This is love.

2012-04-09 19:01:23 (33 comments, 2 reshares, 93 +1s)

Last night I had a dream (nightmare) that I posted a topless photo of myself on here because I thought it was artistic (it wasn't). I woke up in a panic.

Phew!

Old castles.. that's more like it!

Anybody else have any interesting dreams?

#monochromemonday

2012-04-03 15:49:04 (37 comments, 6 reshares, 95 +1s)

Under my breath
I say to myself
I need fuel
To take flight

2012-04-02 21:10:31 (36 comments, 5 reshares, 74 +1s)

“The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.” - Cornelia Funke

I was so close to going with “The sea, the snotgreen sea, the scrotumtightening sea.” from James Joyce

#Ireland #Donegal #monochromemonday

2012-04-01 22:39:53 (32 comments, 10 reshares, 95 +1s)

Great, there's a rainbow!
Ok, just gotta set up this should just take a sec..
hmm, where's my remote? Rummage around in my camera bag. Hmm.. nope.
Maybe it's still in that jumper from yesterday?
Or my jacket pocket. Hmm.. nope.
Oh well, I have one with a wire too. Oh dear, the wire's pretty tangled.
Right finally got it untangled, rainbow's still there.
Connection breaks inside camera.
Hmm..
Rainbow's nearly gone now.
Screw it, get in the water and press the button.

2012-03-24 21:01:55 (132 comments, 51 reshares, 264 +1s)

I'm soo behind here - I'm gonna submit this then run away but then come back and catch up. Forgive me? :)

Also my sensor is filthy .. help? Super duper appreciated, thanks.

Hope you're all great!

#sunsetsaturday #ireland

2012-03-17 23:38:27 (60 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Since we're all Irish today give your % irishness.

Me: 75%

2012-03-16 22:40:32 (23 comments, 2 reshares, 69 +1s)

Happy St. Patrick's Day
In Ireland even the rivers flow with Guinness.

Any plans? I'm just going for a walk in the forest, I might collect a few clovers. :)

#ireland

2012-03-15 12:53:48 (19 comments, 7 reshares, 23 +1s)

Since Paddy's day (Paddy not Patty, ahem) is coming up I thought I'd take this opportunity to share the lovely Lisa Hannigan. You may recognise her/her voice as she sang with Damien Rice for years but now she's solo. She seems to be one of those genuinely lovely people and here she is getting covered in paint. :)

2012-03-14 20:25:45 (29 comments, 2 reshares, 12 +1s)

Anybody want to live in an Irish castle? It's going fairly cheap in fairness. :D

2012-03-12 23:17:25 (66 comments, 3 reshares, 107 +1s)

"I'm not counting any chickens" -Jeff Bridges

I tried to find a nice quote, and then thought of Jeff Bridges and thought this was way funnier.

I somehow managed to take a photo today, I messed around with it for a while, got frustrated and started over a few times. This is something new to me but I'm happy enough with it.

Thanks for looking :) go raibh maith agat.

#minimalmonday by +Olivier Du Tré
#bwfineartle by +Joel Tjintjelaar
#fineartplus by +Marina Chen
#monochromemonday by +Charles Lupica +Bill Wood & +Hans Berendsen
Thanks to all of you lovely curators - much appreciated.

2013-03-18 23:15:21 (76 comments, 9 reshares, 85 +1s)

"I have nothing to declare but my genius" - Oscar Wilde

This is Fanad Lighthouse in Donegal on a cloudless evening a good while back.

How was your weekend?

Cheers for looking and I hope you're all well :)

Oh and +Photos of Ireland

2012-03-02 22:45:41 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

wow.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnade/sets/72157627894114489/

2012-03-01 22:55:33 (24 comments, 1 reshares, 47 +1s)

This one's for you +C. Corey Fisk :)

One day I woke up to see that my spearmint bush had made some friends, and what a wonderful day it was.

#howwasyourdaysweetie

2012-03-01 11:26:38 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

Image from my series with my girlfriend 'Cycles Of The Earth Part II' You can find both blog entries here: http://www.drewhopperphotography.com/blog/

2012-02-26 23:44:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Do You Use Lightroom? Then you'll be very interested in these... ;)

Some of you guys know I've been helping out with the development of some excellent new Presets and Plugins for Adobe Lightroom. Well, the good news is they are now ready for sale - and let me tell you they offer astounding value for money at only 9.99. As if they weren't cheap enough already, I've also managed to arrange a further discount for G+ Users during the first few days of the PROFX Pack's release. If you buy the PROFX Pack you will get it at the discounted price of 7.99. The offer lasts until Midnight 29.02.2012. How to get the Goodies...

Go to the link below
Click Buy (The tools are available for both PC and Mac)
Enter the code GooglePlusJGM
Update your Cart
You should now have the Discounted price of 7.99

Checkout, Download, and Install following the... more »

2012-02-23 23:49:56 (69 comments, 21 reshares, 103 +1s)

Colour, light and life.
Galway Cathedral

"Galway Cathedral is the most recently built of Europe's great stone cathedrals." Now you know.

#thirstythursdaypics by +Mark Esguerra & +Giuseppe Basile
#longexposurethursday by +Francesco Gola & +Le Quoc

Thanks for looking and thanks to all of the curators too :)

#Galway #Ireland

2012-02-21 00:05:15 (36 comments, 6 reshares, 76 +1s)

The Bridge of Sorrows - The Crying Bridge - Droichead Chaointe

The tearful farewell spot for thousands of Donegal immigrants as they walked to the port of Derry to travel to Australia or America. I'm showing the view from the bridge in this photo and not the bridge itself, I got a stronger feeling from being on the bridge than by showing it. It's somewhere I would like to revisit and spend some more time as this time I just jumped out of the car for a few minutes.

"The name has come down through oral Irish folklore and in the local Falcarragh area it is known as "The Crying Bridge"; in Irish = Droichead Chaointe (Chaon = to cry) or Droichead na ndeor (na ndeor = tears). "The Bridge of Sorrows", is a more recent but acceptable translation for the bridge."

Information from... more »

2012-02-20 11:57:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

How your business could get sued for using Pinterest

Gosh, eye-opening article, citing Pinterest's TOS regards the selling of images.

Hmmm.

I just checked Facebook's TOS as they are similar -- but Facebook says "use" not "sell."

Pinterest TOS:

We may, in our sole discretion, permit Members to post, upload, publish, submit or transmit Member Content. By making available any Member Content through the Site, Application or Services, you hereby grant to Cold Brew Labs a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such Member Content only on, through or by means of the Site,... more »

2012-02-19 16:46:07 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Hello Googlies. I'm reaching out to you today to see if we can put the power of this unbelievable and unmatched artistic community to work. As most of you know I've been working hard in hopes of transitioning completely to photography as a full time job. Thanks to the fantastic people here on G+ I've come so far in such a short time. Now comes the next step, and that's where I need your help. I badly need to upgrade my rig before I can finally take that leap, so what I want to to do is offer a special rate on prints to my favorite bunch of people in the world. I've gained so many followers here thanks to the love I received from the core group of us that have been here since the beginning that if a mere 1-2% of you bought one print each at $20 it would cover everything I need to dedicate myself completely to my passion. That seems very doable to me. I promise to you that every cent I... more »

2012-02-17 22:21:06 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 36 +1s)

I had lunch today with fellow Colorado photographer and friend +Colby Brown (you've probably never heard of him). Great guy and great photographer! He incourged me to get a G+ account months ago and he is the reason I am on here now. I am extremely glad he did. Great community, and great place to be inspired!

Moraine Lake

Shot with the new Nikon D4!!

(kidding)

2012-02-17 21:31:33 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Perfect.

2012-02-16 15:17:20 (42 comments, 0 reshares, 50 +1s)

It's the roar of the ocean, the crashing of the waves that keeps my heart beating.

My favourite day of the week #longexposurethursday by +Francesco Gola & +Le Quoc also #thirstythursdaypics by +Mark Esguerra & +Giuseppe Basile

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who have commented and interacted with me here. You're all amazing. I haven't been having the easiest time lately but your kind words and support have been more helpful than I can say. So thank you very very much. I'm very happy to be part of this great community with such lovely and talented people. :)

This is the beautiful Donegal coastline. Carrickabraghy castle on the Isle of Doagh. The tide was super low that day, I'd love to see it high!

#donegal #ireland #carrickabraghy #plusphotoextract

P.S - I forgot to say that my last 3 photos were taken... more »

2012-02-16 12:54:12 (58 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Bacon or porridge?

2012-02-15 19:33:29 (47 comments, 2 reshares, 60 +1s)

My head's in the clouds

It's not what I wanted or expected, not at all, not even close but I have a lovely memory of sitting there with the water flowing and the clouds rolling in. And then sinking in the mud. Perfect.

Lightroom 3 deal

BH photo is doing a deal on Lighroom 3 for anybody who's interested!
It's going for $69.95 which is a saving of $200

Get it here http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/720705-REG/Adobe_65081059_Photoshop_Lightroom_3_Software.html

I was jumping at the chance but because I live in Ireland my total was $174 because of taxes and shipping which is eh not so affordable right now :P
So if anybody sees a good deal on a download version please let me know!

#WaterfallWednesday by +Eric Leslie
#bwlandscapewednesday by +Francesco Gallarotti
... more »

2012-02-14 22:12:56 (35 comments, 2 reshares, 59 +1s)

Absence makes the heart grow fonder (maybe).
Happy Valentine's Day everyone (not that I'm into it, heh heh)

I'm sick today, so I'm in bed.. What did you all do today? :)

#treetuesday by +Christina Lawrie
#donegal #ireland

2012-02-09 21:47:20 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Taking a little break from here..Take care everyone. Slán go fóill agus oíche mhaith mo chairde :)