Memory of summer past

Today is a miserably wet and cold day, in fact it’s so bad I hear the Street Performers Championships in Cork were cancelled. They are on again next week in Dublin so I hope the weather improves. To make up for the dreary grey day I thought I’d post a picture from last weekend when it was sunny and warm in St Stephens Green.

4 Years


Four years ago last week I met my fiancee at the Irish Blog Awards. We get married this August so it would have been nice to go to the awards again this year but unfortunately its not possible. Maybe we’ll go in 2012 after the wedding.

I picked up some flowers for her and after she put them in a vase I sneaked a couple of photos. The new 24-70 2.8 lens does produce a nice depth of field but when it’s that narrow it’s a real pain to keep the focus steady hand held. I’ll be taking photos at a wedding in a few weeks so I’ll have to develop a firm stance.

Continue reading