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You may have noticed I have been a little quiet on the photography front, but expecting a baby will do this to you. Thankfully I can introduce you to my son Atticus Alexander Neely Hall. Baby Atticus My Son by -Derek Hall- The Force Is Strong With This One by -Derek Hall-

Recently I added a Nikon 85mm macro lens to my range of lens. I've been looking forward to experimenting with up close images. I am sure many if you here already enjoy using similar lens, but this is a new area for me. Incredible Weekend In Vegas. by -Derek Hall- Here is sets of shots taken...

It still amazes me how popular the Beatles were and still are today. On Flickr my most popular image is a photo I took of the White Album to express the theme White Space. Immediate it was explored on Flickr and currently has over 19,000 views. Incredible, considering it's an image of a CD and...

My friend asked me would i take some pictures at his ordination on Sunday in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, as he became one of the first Permanent Deacons in Ireland. I wasn’t sure I was up for the task, but because he asked me, I gave it a go. I guess it's much like a wedding, but you are...

I guess I love snapping images in every Starbucks stores I have ever visited, from cups to signage and everything in between. It is a great space to capture people activity, cool store design and natural light through the large windows. Here is a link to the full collection on Flickr...

Some of you here on the forum might have guessed that I live in the north of Ireland. Often a place known for all the wrong reasons, but I thought I might share some of the country that I have captured through the lens. I have a growing collection on Flickr on this link -...

As I have mention before in our threads I enter a weekly theme on Flickr in a group called #FlickrFriday. It has been very helpful for challenging my abilities and forcing me to try new things. Here is my previous submissions: http://www.flickr.com/photos/derekhall/sets/72157632724384807 The...

I have been a week in Rwanda, taking the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to visit some projects of my NGO, Tearfund. I am here for another week with some clergy who just arrived tonight. As some of you already know I decided not to taken my Nikon d5200 and instead choose to only...

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This week #FlickrFriday theme is #DoubleExposure and I'm delighted to discover my D5200 has a setting for this. Although its still quite tricky, I've had a lot of fun tonight getting used to it. In the meantime I ended up with this self-portrait (no one to model) about my favorite book. I think...

Last night I met a gentleman while trying to take a landscape picture in my local park, over looking the shore. Loudly from a distance he approached me and forcefully suggested i take his picture, as I would never get a picture of an Irishman like him. After our long conversation I believe that...

Some flowers just stand out nicely against the background.

Each weekend I participant in a themed challenge on Flickr called #FlickrFriday and it has helped me to develop and push myself. On Friday the theme was announced as 'On The Waterfront' and we have until Wednesday night to interpret the title and submit one picture taken after the announcement...

I thought I would post a blog entry about my thoughts on searching for the right travel camera. Thanks for all your help here. http://whitecanvasimages.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/finding-the-right-travel-camera/

To everyone who contributed to this thread with sound advice and recommendations I wanted to say a big thank you. It was very useful in helping me to explore the various options and work out which suited my requirements best. In the end I decided to go with the Fujifilm X20 as it met most of...

Hi I'm relatively new to site, but I hoped with so many experts you might be able to give me some advice. I travel quite a bit in the developing world with my work and would love to capture some of what I see. So I can use it for talks, etc when I come home. However I'm not keen on dragging my...

I was wondering if any here has been participating in #FlickrFriday theme challenges? I've found it quite helpful for providing a weekend challenge each week and enjoy seeing if my submission is good enough to be featured on the Flickr Blog. Here is last weeks featured submission for theme...

Great to discover this thread. I got my d5100 at the end of last year and its been a slow process of learning but I've found Flickr challenges a good way of learning and making myself try new things. To see my progress I blog some of my work and link it to various photos on Flickr that I'm proud...