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Our last trip before the world went belly up

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I have always loved black and white photography. Using only shadows and lines to create depth, contrast to create structure. It’s my favourite way to see the world.

Light and shadow

Even photos that end up being in colour: I usually shoot everything in black and white (I shoot RAW, so only the preview is black and white in reality). When I get rid of colour I can focus on composition, it makes me feel focused and able to find new angles.

Lisbon is a city that suits black and white well. It’s a city of contrast, lights and shadows, new and old.

It was also the last destination of our trips, before the world shut down.

Unfortunately we didn’t get to visit it thoroughly, the landscape of rolling hills and narrow lanes was ill suited for my then pregnant wife.

Alas! I am afraid we’ll have to go back and finish the job… 😀

Also, not all photos end up in black and white 😛

Pride 2018 – late is better than never…

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Oooh boy, it’s been a while! Almost 5 months!

I have some catching up to do, and I have decided to start from the Dublin Pride Parade, held last summer (I know it’s been a while, but I did get a few good pics from that one 😉 ).

The day was nice and bright (a bit too hot if you ask me), and the parade was as crowded as ever!

A great crowd of happy, proud people:

And of course, you can always spot the Italians! 😀

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You can always spot the Italians…

Homeless demonstration

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The housing crisis in Dublin is getting worse and worse… It even managed to unite a good chunk of the population, which rallied to protest against the insane situation that we’re living.

Th enumber of homeless people in the city is reaching astonishing levels…

Let’s pray the government finds a solution soon. For all people in the country…

Bray air display 2017

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Mad day!

DART on the brink of collapse, thousands and thousands of people and air acrobatics! Last Sunday, Bray  was this and much more…

And not only the skies were interesting: th epeople there were an interesting subject too 🙂

It was a pity we missed the start, but getting there had not been easy…

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Give me something to remember

St. Patrick’s day in Dublin

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What happens when you mix Dublin, St. Patrick’s day and a bunch of people from all over the world? That’s right: an Multicultural Consortium of Drinkers (MCD©).

It was also the first time I left my film cameras at home since last year 🙂

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Green
Face
Vendetta?
Phones
Spikes
Food
Moving leprechaun
Hug
Call
Smile
Hair
Flag

And, as usual, we missed the parade because we were late… We only managed to get a glimpse of it on TV 😦 … in a pub 🙂 …

More green
Fountain
Moustache
On the shoulders of giants
Patrick? Is that ayou?

And for yet another year, there were no casualties in our MCD… 😀

Women’s march and US embassy

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A couple of interesting events took place over the last few weeks: the Women’s march in Dublin – coinciding with similar marches all over the globe – and a evening protest outside the US embassy against the so called “Muslim Ban”.

Apparently some of the latest choices in American policy are not well regarded in Ireland…

Women’s march

Patriarchy Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Not Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Revenge of the kittens Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Red Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Marching dogs Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Resist Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Trumping Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Dump Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Against patriarchy Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Shame Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Resistance Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Respect Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
One struggle Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
No walls Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Actual Zenza Bronica SQ-A – Ilford HP5+
Don’t give up Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Respect 2 Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)
Grab Canon FTb – Kodak Gold 100 (Expired 2004)

 

US embassy

Stand with refugees Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
I can show you the world Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Very Irish Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Gaze Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Memories Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Resisting 2 Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Resisting Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Anti-racism Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Disobey, please Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Untitled Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Bystanding Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Enthusiasm Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Interview Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
History Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Don’t play with lives Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Migration Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
No craic Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)
Girl Canon FTb – Ilford Delta 3200 (pushed 6400)

I shot a few rolls at both events, but a couple of pictures really struck me when I saw them:

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I’m with her

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Peace, love and solidarity

 

Back to film

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Sometimes it’s good to go back. Let go of all the modern technology and return to the basics. I started shooting pictures using film (well, it was 1995…) and I have kept using film well into the first decade of 2000. I only switched to digital 7-8 years ago, but every now and then I like to back to film. That’s what I have mostrly been doing for the past few weeks and I forgot how fun it can be 🙂

Slowing down, thinking more about the composition, metering to get a good exposure, waiting for the right moment and *click*.

The quays. Canon FTb, HP5+.
Walking the dog. Canon FTb, HP5+.
Connolly station. Canon FTb, HP5+.
Connolly station 2. Canon FTb, HP5+.
Gotcha back. Canon FTb, HP5+.

No spray and pray, no do-overs… Ok, some film can be quite forgiving, but you can’t get it too far off the target or you lose everything.

I have also got my hands on an old MF Zenza Bronica and I really like shooting with it 🙂

Poolbeg chimneys from Clontarf. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Poolbeg chimneys from Clontarf 2. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Dublin bay. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Dublin bay, Bull Island. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Men’s shelter, Bull Island. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Wooden bridge at dawn, Bull Island. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
St. Patrick’s cathedral. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Bell tower, Trinity college. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Three girls, O’Connell street. Zenza Bronica SQ-A
Ha’penny bridge. Zenza Bronica SQ-A

Besides, I love the square format 😀

 

A sleepless night

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What can you do when you wake up at 3 am and you’re hopelessly wide awake?

Realizing that getting any sleep was hopeless, I headed out into the night to get some night pics of Dublin. It was, obviously, raining :/ …

Four Courts
Ha’penny bridge
First opening

All in all, I can think of worse ways of starting a day. I got to the office at 6.30, but at least I got this:

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Love Dublin