Everything is bigger....

Everything here in the States is bigger. Whether it's the buildings, cars, portions or the smallest size cap they had, that I bought, which is too big for even my giant head. Everything here is bigger.

Wandering

After feeling awful with a lovely case of jet lag (my first time ever too), I decided to get out and explore Philly. I walked, a lot. It was a trip to try and get my bearings really and get an idea of the size of the city and figure out how the streets work here etc.

Met some cool people, like the artist (who's name I forget) who let me take his portrait after a few beers in Tattooed Mom's. I definitely think I'm going to enjoy Philly. A lot.

First shot from Philadelphia

Right so. I am now officially in Philadelphia and it is hot! Like really freakin hot. And the airline decided it was a great idea to put my bag on a later plane. Geniuses. But now I have my stuff and so here is the very first pic from Philly. Taken on the drive from the airport. Shot at 800 iso so it's fairly grainy but there ya go.

Aslan

Went up to Leopardstown last night for the Bulmers Fest concerts they put on every year. This week it was Aslan playing. I've shot quite a few of their shows so it was good to be able to get one last one in before I head to Philadelphia (three weeks and counting). Just a small bunch of the pics, I might put more up again later.

Powerscourt

Been a while since I posted anything. But today went up to Powerscourt and took some shots around the waterfall. I'm heading to America in three weeks for a year (hopefully more, but that'll depend on visa's etc etc) so I'll be shooting like crazy over there. Can't wait. But for now, a shot from today.

500 Photographers

Just thought I'd put this up as it's a great idea. Run by a photographer named Pieter Weisse, 500 Photographers is a blog wherein Peter will be posting 5 photographers, a brief description of their work and they themselves and a sample of their work per week. Also included is usually a video on the photographer or specific work and a link to their site. Check it out.

500 Photographers

Portrait Photography

Two portraits. The first was shot in studio and then post processed to give a look similar to Dragan's work. His work is post processed quite heavily but I've always liked it, having an almost film still quality to it.

The second is a portrait taken of english model Kitty, in Cork. I always loved the lines of her arms and legs, the positioning of her hands and feet. The quality isn't great as I've had to rob the image from my Flickr due to losing all the original images. Lesson being back up, back up, back up everything. But you live and learn...