In work writing this so i cant make it to long, This photo was taken from the balcony of room 304 in Killarney. Spent a few days there last week and it was beautiful, iv been in kerry a few times before but never stayed more than one night. The weather was not so bad but not great for photos...... hope to get back there sometime again this year
enjoy
brian
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Allow me to take you back to the 13th of August, a cold summery morning to join our quest to photograph the elusive Kingfisher. If anyone has experience of kingfishers you will know that they do not land for long espically when they have young to feed. I got to the riverbank just after 6am, covered myself in ferns and grass just above a possible landing site i had identified.
Out of the corner of my eye i seen a little blue flash in my lens, my heart started to race as if it sparked panic and confusion, i pressed the shutter of the camera which sounded like a machine gun in battle, meanwhile doing my best to get him into frame and produce a half respectful effort. After a couple of seconds he disappeared, not a trace.
Eventually my heart re-gained its normal rhythm and using my camera i looked back on my results and smiled to myself.
I took this photo just after 7am. He only landed once in 3 hours of waiting! was it worth it? i think yes! - brian
Out of the corner of my eye i seen a little blue flash in my lens, my heart started to race as if it sparked panic and confusion, i pressed the shutter of the camera which sounded like a machine gun in battle, meanwhile doing my best to get him into frame and produce a half respectful effort. After a couple of seconds he disappeared, not a trace.
Eventually my heart re-gained its normal rhythm and using my camera i looked back on my results and smiled to myself.
I took this photo just after 7am. He only landed once in 3 hours of waiting! was it worth it? i think yes! - brian
in the beginning...
Well were do i start with all of this, to be honest im not sure of an exact reason why i am writing a blog after being so opposed to them for so many years.
In addition to the above im not even sure what i want to achieve or recieve from all of this, i suppose inside me there are things i need to document and maybe the blog will work as a self reflection or a mode of self-therapy. I do hope to cover events that are unfolding on a daily basis and my navigation of the world around me.
So i ask you all to provide me with some feedback and pointers on future posts, when i hit the publish button i have offically opened "life and its workings" - enjoy, brian
In addition to the above im not even sure what i want to achieve or recieve from all of this, i suppose inside me there are things i need to document and maybe the blog will work as a self reflection or a mode of self-therapy. I do hope to cover events that are unfolding on a daily basis and my navigation of the world around me.
So i ask you all to provide me with some feedback and pointers on future posts, when i hit the publish button i have offically opened "life and its workings" - enjoy, brian
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