An American Cill Chainnigh Does Dublin: Summer times in Ireland's capital: Photography (Part I

As mentioned in my previous blog from my time in Argentina, I very much enjoy taking pictures, but have never really considered myself a 'photographer.' I have yet to upgrade to anything of the likes of a DSLR, but am more than pleased with my camera I have come to know, love and trust: a Canon PowerShot G11. It has a really nice LCD viewing screen so I more than often don't even have to look through the viewfinder. I know people who can talk up all the other technical stuff for days, and I know more or less about it, but I also just like the simplicity of point-and-shoot ability to get great shots. Note, however, that the following pictures I am about to show you have also been edited using Photoshop CS5, because I usually edit my photos before presenting them anywhere online (and by that I mean Facebook and these blogs). I like to use my digital camera, my iPhone (including fun apps like Hipstamatic and Instagram) and especially, film cameras: my mother's Pentax k1000 purchased in 1980 and my Diana camera (not an original that uses 120 film, but rather the remake by Lomography, which is proving to be just as fun and more convenient allowing 35 mm film... I unfortunately did not bring it with me on this trip!). When I take more photos and get my rolls of film developed, I will definitely put them up on here.

But for this first post of my photos, they will all be from my weekend trip to the region of Connemara and the Burren. I unfortunately did not check the battery life on my camera before heading out, so it lasted only a bit of time in Galway / Inishbofin, where I got to sneak some shots in other locations here and there. Because of this lack of preparation, my iPhone was my main source for taking photographs. I generally don't use it as my main camera, but I must say that having to use it on this trip sort of reinforced my trust in the device's camera. It can really take some nice shots!! Sorry for the scroll-y manner of this post... if you click on a photo to see a the full size, however, it opens a set that is easier to click through. Here are a few of my favourites from my trip...

Taken with my Canon: