Belfast is lucky to have two markets over the Christmas period, St. George’s Market that’s there all the time and the Continental Christmas Market that sets up in the grounds of the City Hall from Late November until a few days before Christmas.
I was at both this year, as I am most years and as I usually show a few images from the Continental Market I thought that this year I would show some from St. George’s Market. Continue reading “Christmas Markets”
A bit late to the press, these photographs were taken on the run up to Christmas.
I used a little Sony RX100 camera set on Night Scene mode. When set to this mode the camera takes a number of photographs and then merges them to give a sharp image. Continue reading “Christmas”
As winter closes in and Christmas draws ever closer you can feel the good will and excitement in the city even as the weather gets colder and the rain heavier.
There has been snow on higher ground on the outskirts but I haven’t heard talk of a White Christmas as yet.
The Christmas Market is in the grounds of the City hall and getting busier by the day while the shops echo to the sound of Christmas music and the bars and restaurants cope with Christmas functions. Continue reading “Belfast again”
My first post in 2015. The Christmas decorations down and we’re into a new year. I’ve broken too many new year resolutions in the past to bother with them any more other than to form some vague plans, but no targets.
My main aim is to be more productive, simply to produce more images, keep on top of the post processing and not to be tempted by the latest gear. I’ve written previously, as have many others, about ditching my DSLR’s and moving to smaller compact system cameras and many, more decisive or wealthy than me, have made the move. The main attraction pushed seems to be the weight, or rather lack of it. Resist the temptation, read about the different compact system cameras long enough, time passes and you realise that these are cameras, just cameras. A hod of bricks is heavy, a pick is heavy but a DSLR isn’t. Thus I hope to resist the temptation and avoid any major camera purchases in 2015. Time will tell.
I’ve included some pictures of Christmas decorations (I felt I had to do it) and a photograph of Bangor Marina in the winter sunshine.
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The Christmas Market is set up in the grounds of the City Hall each year and runs from early November until a few days before Christmas. Ever popular, at the busiest times this year there has been a queuing system introduced to prevent over crowding. The main attractions are probably the food stalls that offer a wide range of cuisine although with the beer tents that are always busy, clothing stalls and a Santa’s Grotto for the kids, there’s something for everyone. Continue reading “Belfast Christmas Market”
