Move.

When you stand still in one place for too long, you risk having weeds grow around you.  

That's really a terrible analogy, especially for me since I know nothing about gardening.  But what I really wanted to say was that I have moved blogs.  For a while now.  Allan and I are over at http://allanandsocs.wordpress.com

I had intended to write this post so that anyone who may have visited or still visit this site can be redirected accordingly, if they wanted to.  What I didn't expect was that I'd miss this blog.  I've had this for a while, and I'm glad its not going anywhere.  It's nice to look back and remember all the mix of stuff I've written over the years.

But everyone moves on...and since blogs are manifestations of ourselves, we project them on our blogs too and they too, must move on.  

So friends, if you find yourself here and you intended to look back, enjoy.  However, if you found yourself here looking for the latest, please head on over tohttp://allanandsocs.wordpress.com

Allan and I will be waiting to welcome you there :)

first shoot "out"

Last Saturday, I welcomed the even colder weather by going on my first ever field trip for the photography class I was taking.  I got my times all mixed up, and I arrived an hour later.  I thought, great, now I have to make up for it by taking less photos with better quality.  Having gone through the shots, I don't think I did so well.  I do have one or two that I liked, but overall, needs improvement.

Anyhow, sharing photos of the place, Balbriggan Harbour.  It was a nice venue for the shoot, I think.  It wasn't an enormous space that you'd not know where to start, but it had plenty of details of lots of subjects to shoot from.  Here are two that would give an idea of the setting:

Also, as it was a real working harbour, there were fishermen about.  Two of them actually wanted me to take their photos as they thought I was a tourist who was there to sightsee (close but not quite).  One of them kept saying "We're Irish fishermen!" before I took their photo.  Afterwards, the other one told me..."Have you ever asked yourself, what would you say to cheese when you're taking their photo?"  Errrmm...no, I haven't.

two years in Dublin!

A (half) pint of Guinness with the usual suspects on a Monday night to commemorate two years of living in Dublin. After holidays alone, an engagement, a funeral, two weddings, weight gain-loss-gain and several long haul flights, it was fitting to just sit, drink and look back.