Sunny Day in Dublin

After the rain yesterday, it was nice to see sunshine as soon as I stepped outside this morning.

The first stop after breakfast was Kilmainham Gaol, the prison and one of the best things to see in Dublin. The tour is always great and the prison building itself is very interesting.
Unfortunately the main cell block is closed for renovation but it was still worth the visit.

After Kilmainham it was time to just enjoy the weather and go for a walk outside around the Castle and old city.

Dublin is very nice since it's not too big and despite the bank holiday weekend and many tourists didn't feel too crowded.

After walking around it was time to stop off for more Guinness before heading for dinner.

It's been nice to be away from London for a while, I haven't really been out of London for more than a day trip since September last year.
Travelling here by train and ferry was fun and being around Dublin taking photos was a nice change.

Ferry to Dublin

It's a long bank holiday weekend and as usual it starts off with rain. I didn't let the rain stop me from heading to Dublin.

After a rather packed train journey thanks to some cancellations and engineering works I arrived in Holyhead to take the ferry to Dublin.

The ferry was a lot more enjoyable and made for a relaxed journey across the channel. It might take a lot longer than flying and cost the same or more but the train and ferry are much better options to get to Dublin.

Once in Dublin I ended up spending most of the evening in different pubs sampling the local Guinness.

One thing that is great about pubs in Dublin is the live music which is a lot better than the usual unidentifiable background noise you get in bars and pubs in London.

Blue and White

GR, f8.0, 1/125, ISO 100, RAW

My first though was to focus on the blue crane only but something was missing so pointing the camera lower and getting the people in gave a more balanced photo.

The Man with the Blue Gloves

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 200, RAW

One photo that doesn't focus just on the blue theme but it's still present.
I took it while walking back from lunch and did like the light in the station.

Dancing in Blue

GR, f2.8, 1/125, ISO 100, RAW

Been a rainy start to the morning and with the grey skies there wasn't that much blue around to take photos of. During a quick lunchtime walk, I walked through Spitalfields market and saw people dancing. This was a good opportunity to take some photos and I did get something blue in front of my lens.
The weather cleared up and after work I had plenty of opportunity to take photos of something blue.

Blue Ice Cream

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 125, RAW

I happened to come by this guy during my usual lunchtime walk. I wasn't quite in the right place to get the shot but do like it.

Blue and Orange

GR, f8.0, 1/125, ISO 100, RAW

A busy day at work so didn't get to take many photos but took this on my way to work. They had this car on display although it was pretty much hidden away and most people walked past.

In a Sea of Blue

OPO, f2.4, 1/148, ISO 100, RAW

Been a grey and rainy day so I took it easy but did go for a walk and to take some photos with my OnePlus One phone. I ended up mostly with colorful flower photos but it's the nice thing about spring here and a nice contrast to the grey skies today.

I took this photo as RAW in camera, edited it on the OnePlus One with Photo Mate but did post it from my Surface. This time I didn't use Snapseed to process it, although the new version of it is really good.

Training

R-D1, f8.0, 1/446, ISO 200, RAW, 42mm (Ricoh GR f2.8 28mm LTM)

I met with Kesh and Tom at Camera Cafe for a chat and to take some photos around. While photography ended up being a smaller part than anticipated it was still fun.
Since I haven't used it in a while and it fitted well for Camera Cafe I decided to take the Epson R-D1 along with the Ricoh GR lens.

Clouds

GRD, f9.0, 1/1600, ISO 400, JPG b&w

I liked the clouds this morning when getting to London Bridge so the Shard made for a nice enough backdrop although I usually ignore it.

Wall of Graffiti

GRD, f5.6, 1/400, ISO 400, JPG

Unusual for me but a color photo from the GRD I, taken in the most densely graffiti covered area in London around Shoreditch and Brick Lane. While the GRD I is best for black and white photography, the color images are also quite unique and different.

Passing By

GRD, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 400, JPG b&w

Overall not a great day for photography, took only a handful of photos and I ended up deleting most of them. Just didn't see enough of interest today.

Street Reflection

GRD, f5.6, 1/500, ISO 400, JPG b&w

I like reflections, always great for photography especially when the sun is out causing even more reflections.All the glass buildings reflect the sun and surrounding buildings off of each other so it's very nice.

Sign

GRD, f9.0, 1/1250, ISO 400, JPG b&w

Another nice and sunny day so great for a walk during my lunch. It's nice to be next to Brick Lane and Shoreditch as it alolows to escape the City and go to a different area in just a few minutes.

Viewpoints

GRD I, f2.4, 1/50, ISO 400, JPG b&w

Met some friends for a walk and a mini pub crawl along the Southbank today. I decided to take the GRD I with me although it was not to do much photography. We decided to get some culture in and went for a stroll along the Tate Modern.
The building is certainly way more impressive than the art, which for most part shows that you can get away with presenting anything as art as long as you convince someone hat it is or here is a deeper meaning to it.

Brookwood Walk

A nice day and a very good reason to get out of London. There was a meetup walk in Brookwod so I took the GRD I with the 21mm lens along for the walk.

This was not really a photography meetup so the walk was quite brisk, too brisk at times but I still had time to take some photos along the way and enjoy the scenery.

The walk started at Brookwood cemetery, which as I found out had it's own train line from London Waterloo.

It lead across fields, through some woodlands and farms back to Brookwood.

The group was quite large and it was a nice walk but the pace was a bit too fast to really enjoy the scenery properly.

Different Neighbours

GR, f8.0, 1/180, ISO 100, RAW

The Lloyd's building is pretty cool, I like industrial designs so this building is prefect for me. It does stand out in between all the glass buildings that seem to be quite popular now but look a bit boring.

The Tower

GR, f8.0, 1/250, ISO 100, RAW

While not as nice and warm as yesterday it's still been nice to walk around during lunch and take some photos.  Another architecture photo from London to get a bit of a break from people photos.

Walk the Dog

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 100, RAW

Another great and sunny day in London so I made the most out of it during my lunch break and headed to Brick Lane and a park there to enjoy the sunshine away from all the City people but in between all the hipsters and vintage fans.

Shootout

GR, f6.3, 1/320, ISO 100, RAW

Another nice and sunny day in London and not necessary a day where you want to be in the office, still I did enjoy my lunch at the Barbican and a nice walk to London Bridge after work.
Having the GR is great, a really capable camera in a very small package so it's excellent to carry around every day. It was the same with the GRDs but due to the APS sensor of the GR, there's even less reason to be looking for any other camera.