About me..


Hi there!...
My name is David Kennedy and welcome to my photography blog.

My interest in photography was renewed with passion during an amazing trip which I undertook in 2007. I had purchased my first digital SLR camera in years while on a few days stop-over in Hong Kong en-route to Australia for a month.

I had left my "small steps first" policy at home and threw caution to the wind, jumped in at the deep end and purchased a Nikon D3 12 Megapixel camera. Since then I have become hooked on photography. Of course buying a camera does not stop here , being a tech/gadget must have victim, I succumbed early to the dreaded "NAS" disease (Nikon acquisition syndrome) and have... well let's say, spent waaaay too much money on Lens and stuff!!

To try and define my particular style of photography I would have to say that there is not any one specific element, just what my eye finds interesting and if there is a story behind the image.

So while I maintain a keen interest in photography, I also feel the need to improve my skills and understanding of the subject. Recently, with some nervous trepidation I have returned to education after a 31 year absence ...WOW!.. where did they go!.. that was way too fast for my liking. I am currently undertaking a Diploma/BA in photographic media at Griffith College Dublin. It has turned my opinions and understanding on photography upside down.
Photography now is more then taking a snapshot. I am now in search of the elusive artistic gene which I know is in me somewhere! One can learn a lot from photography's fascinating development down through it's history and of course the many famous photographers whose work continues to inspire the new photographers of today. Sometimes I have a tendency to think my photography is good and I am soon brought back down to earth by visiting the library to research some photographers that are on my reading list in college.

At least I getting the inspiration to improve!

My favorite at the moment is the remarkably talented and exceptional Mary Ellen Mark. Her style of black & white images recording many of the social issues faced by people who are left outside the borders of America's society are truly powerful and thought provoking. I look forward to this new learning experience ahead to improve my photographic ability and to find my inner artistry!

I hope you enjoy my "Random Image" from time to time

Thanks for stopping by.....

Friday, 14 October 2011

Are we there yet ?

Nikon D3 F3.2 @1/200 27mm

On occasion, I have had the pleasure of my niece and nephew staying with us for what is affectionately know these days as a "sleepover".


For the parents I can only imagine this to be known as the "handover".


 I always look forward to every visit by getting a reasonable amount of sleep the day before and reading the encyclopedia Britannica from cover to cover to ensure I have some chance of answering the rapid machine gun like questions that lurk in the mind  of a four year old.


 I kid you not... "Where does the rain come from"? and "why is a cow black and white"?


These are some of the questions that spring to mind.


 Anyway, back to the image above, we all had a very enjoyable day out visiting the park and playing around for most of the afternoon.


As a four year old, the last thing you want to do is go home by being strapped into a car for a hour's drive! This particular day a small disagreement regarding  "CARS" the movie broke out in the rear.


Just to clarify the image above... they did not land knockout blows on each other!


I persuaded both of them that the answer to their difference of opinion was to be found by listening attentively to the radio.

So I turned on the radio and introduced them to wonderful world of politics... 


10 seconds into a panel discussing a recent robust defence by Enda Kenny on future government policies and the leader debates on the implications of the IMF deal ...  and we are done.


 My sincere thanks to radio one and Mr. Kenny! 


And my question now is ... "Are we there yet"?
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