Ha’Penny and the Spire

Did you know: The Ha’Penny bridge isn’t actually called the Ha’Penny bridge… it’s called the Liffey Bridge, that is its’ official name, and it was originally called the Wellington Bridge. The name Ha’Penny bridge was just what it was commonly and unofficially called by the public. Since then, that stuck.

I’ve always tried to shoot the Liffey (Ha’Penny) bridge in its’ entirety, but this time I wanted to do something different. I liked the scene with the spire in the background and the illuminated buildings.

 

Dublin Bridges

This is a shot i have taken before. But never this close up. I’ve had my 200mm for a while but never seemed to use it here, or maybe it’s just been a while since I was shooting this scene and had the 200mm with me? I don’t know.. but anyway, I had it now and decided to give it a go as I was getting tired with the wider angle scenes… So anyway, I am astounded with the amount of foreshortening that is acheived in the shot! The IFSC looks like it’s on top of O’Connel bridge! and the distance between the bridges just becomes irrelevant! As unfortunate as it is, I love the slight symettry achieved with the two homeless people sitting on either bridge. It’s sad, but the sight of a homeless person sitting in the middle of these bridges has become slightly iconic as a scene in Dublin. I like the close crop in this shot, what are your thoughts?

click image to view on flickr… and nice large version on 500px here

Arlington Hotel

Check out the shot on 500px here for a nice large version

Jurys Inn, Sean O’Casey Bridge, Convention Centre and Samuel Beckett Bridge, Dublin

I didn’t know the name of the pedestrian bridge in this shot, now I do, the Sean O’Casey Bridge. I had to look it up, it was designed by architect Cyril O’Neill and O’Connor Sutton Cronin Consulting Engineers. It was built in 2005 and won a Pedestrian Bridge award. It was opened by Bertie Ahern in July 2005. Now for ya, something ya didn’t know!

A 3 image picture, 3 raw conversions, 25s, f18, iso 100

Don’t put up with this pitifully small image that flickr provides though.. check it out here on 500px to see a nice bigger version…

Flip ultra HD Dublin

Testing a Flip camera for a while around Dublin.