Fáilte from Galway, Ireland

dinneenp · 02-21-2012, 08:15 AM

Hi,
I joined a while back but never introduced myself. So here goes-
I'm Patrick Dinneen (36), from Cork but living in Galway, West Ireland.
Most of the photos I take are taken from around Galway and are an eclectic mix- anything that catches my eye.I often try to take shots that are a bit different from the norm, espically if it's a often shot landmark etc.
I love photography and am trying out as much new stuff as I can- sport, doing 2 weddings this year, macro (just got a macro lens). I enjoy just going out equipt with my camera and seeing what I can capture.

I got a Panasonic FZ-28 a few years back, liked it a lot (expect for low light and lack of bokeh). Along came my kids and it was a good excue to upgrade to a DSLR.So now I shoot mainly with a Pentax K-7. I'll upgrade to a K-5 when money allows.
Lenses I have are:
Sigma 70-200 f2.8
Pentax 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro
Tamron 18-50 2.8
Sigma 30mm f1.4

I have a photoblog/website where I put up my favorite photos in galleries and general stuff in the blog section- http://www.photoblog.ie/ Please have a look and give me feedback on it; I'm still tweeking it....

Here's my Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacork
Finally I tweet infrequently; mainly interesting photography links, photos etc- http://twitter.com/pacork

Anyway, that's me.
Cheers,
Pa.

snappychappy · 02-21-2012, 09:16 AM

Hello Patrick from Yorkshire. Had a look at your flickr stream very varied shot's there, I like a lot of them, as you say, "very eclectic", but that's a good thing. Got round to saying hello than after 110 post's.

welcome to the forums.

**Arn** · 02-21-2012, 04:53 PM

Welcome to the forum, Patrick. We loved visiting your area a few years back - really like your foggy tree shot form Galway.

dinneenp · 02-22-2012, 05:08 AM

Thanks for the comments.
I have 2 young kids so don't get out as often as I'd like to photographing. Maybe that's why I shoot anything and everything I see rather than focusing on one area.

02-21-2012, 08:15 AM	#1
dinneenp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: ireland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 166	Fáilte from Galway, Ireland Hi, I joined a while back but never introduced myself. So here goes- I'm Patrick Dinneen (36), from Cork but living in Galway, West Ireland. Most of the photos I take are taken from around Galway and are an eclectic mix- anything that catches my eye.I often try to take shots that are a bit different from the norm, espically if it's a often shot landmark etc. I love photography and am trying out as much new stuff as I can- sport, doing 2 weddings this year, macro (just got a macro lens). I enjoy just going out equipt with my camera and seeing what I can capture. I got a Panasonic FZ-28 a few years back, liked it a lot (expect for low light and lack of bokeh). Along came my kids and it was a good excue to upgrade to a DSLR.So now I shoot mainly with a Pentax K-7. I'll upgrade to a K-5 when money allows. Lenses I have are: Sigma 70-200 f2.8 Pentax 100mm f2.8 1:1 macro Tamron 18-50 2.8 Sigma 30mm f1.4 I have a photoblog/website where I put up my favorite photos in galleries and general stuff in the blog section- http://www.photoblog.ie/ Please have a look and give me feedback on it; I'm still tweeking it.... Here's my Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacork Finally I tweet infrequently; mainly interesting photography links, photos etc- http://twitter.com/pacork Anyway, that's me. Cheers, Pa.

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02-21-2012, 09:16 AM	#2
snappychappy Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,636	Hello Patrick from Yorkshire. Had a look at your flickr stream very varied shot's there, I like a lot of them, as you say, "very eclectic", but that's a good thing. Got round to saying hello than after 110 post's. welcome to the forums.

02-21-2012, 04:53 PM	#3
Arn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Parksville Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,497	Welcome to the forum, Patrick. We loved visiting your area a few years back - really like your foggy tree shot form Galway.

02-22-2012, 05:08 AM	#4
dinneenp Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: ireland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 166 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments. I have 2 young kids so don't get out as often as I'd like to photographing. Maybe that's why I shoot anything and everything I see rather than focusing on one area.