O’Briens Dublin Wine Fair – Spring 2017
O'Briens Dublin Wine Fair I was invited along to the O'Briens Dublin Wine Fair the other week, an event I have been to in the past and enjoy very much. It's great value for money
Facebook – An Internet within the Internet
Facebook OK we all use Facebook these days. As a species, a massive percentage of humans on this planet use Facebook. As of April 2017, 1.86 Billion of us use the social media platform. That's
Cheap Belts – A False Economy
I'm not a fashion blogger and never will be. I don't do "fashion" really. However when it comes to practicality, I might add the odd clothing related story to this blog of random shite. When
Night Photography – Trying to Capture the Milky Way – Part One
Last week, I headed to Glendalough in the evening to try some night photography. It was a clear evening as I drove south. I had read that Glendalough/Laragh has perhaps the darkest skies closest to Dublin
Photography: Mounting Your Prints for Competitions
I'm at the stage now where it's time to start properly mounting my photos for competitions. Tonight is the final of the Mullingar Camera Club competition. I had already submitted some images a few months
The White Rabbit Project – It’s Not Supposed to be Mythbusters
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking for a show to watch during lunchtime at work and came across The White Rabbit Project. It has the familiar support team from Mythbusters so I was intrigued.
I like Tannins in Wine
On Wednesday at my wine course, we covered The America's both North and South. I find most North American wines too sweet. Most of the wines we had from Argentina and Chile were reds and
Winning at Flickr
I have been on Flickr for years but only in the last year have I really tried to make use of it for proper photography rather than just somewhere to store snaps. Their excellent free
Searsons Wine Tasting Event
On Monday, I headed along to the Searsons/Tindal Wine Tasting at the Marker Hotel. I was there last year too. It's great value at €15 and runs from 6pm until 9pm. It wasn't quite as
A Weekend of Photography
Back in December, I wrote about some filters I purchased for my camera. Since then, I have used them a few times while trying to learn how best to use them. The circular polariser is