John Rodgers

https://www.instagram.com/jrodg_photos/ Just a few pics of Ireland.

What if the artist is selling prints or he is selling images of his artwork online? you can put a lot of your own creativity into photographing a building , but when you walk up to a mureal and shoot it straight on. Well your just a button pressing monkey....

It could affect your upload rating. I take them for my own personal pleasure but I don't upload them. I wouldn't feel comfortable making money off someone else's artistic creation.

well done!

HI Russel , thanks I know of the bellvelly smokehouse in Cobh and I believe they have a store in the English market. https://www.frankhederman.com ? I would also agree with your choice of the beara and west Cork, Spent many a summer holiday there as a child.

So I am taking the family to Spain for a couple of weeks and was wondering what all you knowlegable folks here would recommend seeing and photographing. I am staying in a couple of places near Avila and Segovia, I particularly love small towns with lots of character as well as old churches and castles. cheers

As others mentioned cork city and the surrounding area is not to be missed, it is very compact with lots to see and photograph such as the English market , st fin barres cathedral, shandon, cork gaol and even an Elizabethan fort if you look hard enough:) , Spike and fota island as well as Blarney castle are very close to the city. Probably my favourite place in the world. further up my way are the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren , Bunratty castle and folk park all worth seeing too. Just don't drive yourself mad trying to fit everything in, so much to see...

nice shots,

Thanks Mark, its appreciated, and yes I do shoot raw and manual to ensure I do not clip either end of the histogram, but perhaps I need to adjust the tonal curve to bring out more shadow detail as Wim also mentioned . Save my preferences for my own website.

Hi Spacecadet I think you miss my point. I traveled the world as a professional photographer for 10 years photographing things I didn't enjoy and it killed any passion for taking pictures, of course I would like to sell my images but that is my lowest priority. Now that I am enjoying taking photos again, all I want to do is take the best photographs I can of what I want and to continually improve.

Thanks!

Not aiming for anything really, just photographing what I want and the buyers can take it or leave it. Great collection by the way.

Not as well checked as micro it seems, but for the record I don't upload to micro anymore and I am much more scrupulous with my submissions. And yes they are that dark by choice, I like them that way. I guess you are saying that will go against me in regards to sales?

Some good points Wim and I have read a couple of books on Bullfighting so I know a little of the skill and process involved, but I guess that is the juxtaposition of it. Even the bullfighting aficionado Hemingway admitted that it is a cruel sport.

Welcome and good luck.