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jsluder wrote:
I've found that nearly every location has its own charm, even without large mountains. And from the photos you've posted at various times, it's obvious that you're blessed with an abundance of natural beauty where you live.
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Ofcourse I am not complaining at all, having lived most of my life in a city I can relate to the feeling you get looking out of the window and not believing what you see is real. And we do have some nice spots within easy reach, from small seacliffs a few miles away for a quick evening stroll:

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to the Cliffs of Moher, less than ten miles away for watching the sun set on a nice evening or a walk along the edge:

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Or a good hillwalk up around the Burren, this is around Fanore, fifteen to twenty miles north from here:

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For anything approaching mountains though we have to go down to Kerry, here the Gap of Dunloe, a couple of weeks ago on a trip t oKillarney before the main tourist wave:


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Obviously I get my share of scenery. And I appreciate more than I can tell you but the only snowcapped mountains I get to see are maybe the Connamara mountains in the distance on the odd frosty morning when I take my son to school during the winter (that view from the school makes the day though). I envy you a bit for it and enjoyed the pic you posted.

(I have been running riot with my new digital camera these past few months, will be returning to the old B&W soon now)
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Peter Laban wrote:(I have been running riot with my new digital camera these past few months, will be returning to the old B&W soon now)
Ah, Peter please don't! We're loving the pictures, keep 'em coming.
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I can't go for that new-fangled digital camera stuff. The greatest classical photographers in history used the daguerreotype and that's good enough for me. ;)


Seriously, though..nice pictures, you guys. I'd love to live in a place with such scenery.
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Wanderer wrote: I'd love to live in a place with such scenery.
Don't worry, you seem to fit in quite well where you are

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I think the ease of use and the quality (especially the colours) of the digital stuff is briliant. Some subjects are much nicer the old way, can't beat the texture of a B&W film image.
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Peter Laban wrote:
Wanderer wrote: I'd love to live in a place with such scenery.
Don't worry, you seem to fit in quite well where you are

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I think the ease of use and the quality (especially the colours) of the digital stuff is briliant. Some subjects are much nicer the old way, can't beat the texture of a B&W film image.
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I'm a pro photographer with a digital SLR setup and everything, but my favorite way to shoot is with an old-school needle match SLR and Illford HP-5 black and white film.

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I can not imagine doing a shot like this in colour (it was bad enough I couldn't make it work without the flash):
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or this:

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Peter Laban wrote:I can not imagine doing a shot like this in colour (it was bad enough I couldn't make it work without the flash):
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or this:

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I personally prefer not to use a flash at all when I shoot people. I like to capture the image as I saw it.
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So do I but in that case there just wasn't anything to work with and nothing to change it in mid-film on that occasion either.
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Man, there are two things I really, really miss about Danish nature.

The first is mountains. I love mountains, but the highest point in Denmark is about 500', which doesn't really represent much of an obstacle. It doesn't have to be particularly high mountains though. The British Isles kind of hills is more than enough for me.

(Incidentally, the second kind of nature I miss is deserts. What I wouldn't give for a couple thousand square miles of nice, hot, sandy desert)! :)
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Peter Laban wrote:So do I but in that case there just wasn't anything to work with and nothing to change it in mid-film on that occasion either.
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you can hardly tell you used it. its a great photo either way.
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Wanderer wrote:I'd love to live in a place with such scenery.
That's how I felt for the 4 years I lived in Plano, TX. Since moving to the Pacific Northwest, I find that I really do love living in a place with such scenery! :D

Peter, you're scenic shots are really giving me the itch to see Ireland. (Not that it takes much to give me that particular itch...)
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I.D.10-t wrote:Man could you imagine reading Harry Potter while you were up there?
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Joseph E. Smith wrote:
I.D.10-t wrote:Man could you imagine reading Harry Potter while you were up there?
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Sure!

Imagine it, wouldn't do it. Read=chair w/light, mountain=walk, flute, 'splore...
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