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2014: My favourite images – October

Jan
03
2015
by Brendan Ó Sé | Comments Off

October saw me visit Copenhagen for the first time and how I loved the visit. It is one the coolest cities I have ever been to. The people are calm, friendly and also very cool. In the week I was there I managed to get in as much shooting as possible and had some good fortune while doing so. Having cycled all my life, Copenhagen was a delight for me. The guy who I was renting an apartment from left me use of his bike for the week. This allowed me to get around the city with ease and to see as much as possible in a short time.

I really do not think I have ever visited anywhere and come back with so many images that I liked. With the DSLR, I loved these images taken on a sunny evening on the main shopping street in Copenhagen. You can click through to see the large images.

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But the image which I like more than any that I got in Copenhagen has no recognisable features that can link it to the city of Copenhagen. It is a classic bokeads image. I have been doing fewer and fewer of those in recent times, and I do think it is something I need to get back to. I gave this one the title of “The weight of other people”. There is a theme of loneliness in these images, a yearning to be able to hide; hide from others and hide mainly from ourselves.  Other people should keep us buoyant. If they don’t, cut them loose.

October

As I was saying, I was so pleased with the images I got in Copenhagen and those shot with the iPhone were also great. Here are some of my favourites – you can click through to see the large images.

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But the one I like most (even more than this one) again has no recognisable features of Copenhagen, but it is my favourite.

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October

Only two months to go! What will be my overall favourite from 2014?

 

 

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People looking at art

Oct
27
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 5 Comments
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looking at art, a gallery on Flickr.

When Flickr first introduced galleries, I began to curate. Naturally, blur became prominent, but the ones I keep returning to are photographs of people looking at art. I have ten galleries of these.
What is it about images like these that appeals to me? I like the moment of quietness, of contemplation, of trying to see what can be seen.
Hope you like them too.

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Mobiography

Aug
24
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | Comments Off

Am really honoured to have been asked by Mark T Simmons to write about ‘the photograph I am most proud of’ for the wonderful mobiography website. I am really pleased to have been given this opportunity. Thanks again. You can see the image and read about it here.

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Blursuit

Apr
21
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 1 Comment

It is always great pleasure to look through the blur will save the world group. The standard of blur photography there is amazing. Here are 6 of those which grabbed my attention in the past few weeks. Thanks to the amazing photographers for posting and sharing, and of course, inspiring.

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Blursuit

To see more of these artists great work, click through. From left to right – kim by the water – kokorage – alexbworld – zanimo (away) – Sharon Reid2010 – yell saccani

Blur music

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6 Superosity favourites

Apr
21
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | Comments Off

Hello to all. Not posted a selection of my favourites from my Flickr group Superosity for a while. Looking through the pool this 6 stood out for me. Thanks to all the photographers who post to the group. If you click on the links below, you can get to their streams. Thanks.

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6 Superosity Favourites

Thanks to the great photographers for sharing their work. From left to right – StephenCairns – Dave Hoefler – cedric blanchon – Sarah Jarrett – Dan Cronin^ – kaniths

And some music to wash it all down with.

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Bountiful Blur

Mar
31
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | Comments Off

Neglected blur is never a good thing. You got to nurture it, make it feel loved. And in that spirit here are four I love. The group has many more that I am sure you will love. Get over there and save the world. It needs saving….

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Bountiful blur

These are the four photographers – Red Lipgloss – GabyLopez – Marianna Di Ferdinando – serap günay Make sure to check out the rest of their streams – you will love them.

Music

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Just 4

Mar
10
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 1 Comment

Browsing the images posted to Superosity this week, I kept coming back to these four images. I had selected another five (as I have always chosen nine images) for the mosaic, but it just did not look good. And not being one to adhere to rules, I decided to limit it to these four images. Hope you like them. Maybe the photographers can give some background information about them. Thanks to all.

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These people

 

The artists from left to right: the mr gnu | petyrc | monikamm | asleepundercolumnsovlight

Music:

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Nine super superosity images

Mar
03
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 5 Comments

Selecting these images was hard this week. The group pool just gets better and better. I could have chosen nine nine of the best. Here are my favourites for this week. Thanks for posting and sharing. Click through to see the full image on the photographers’ streams. The crop here in the mosaic does not do some the justice they deserve.

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SuperOSity

The photographers are from left to right – ShelSerkin – falsalama – Greg Schmigel – VeronicainMo(By The Twilight) – paolobarzman – falsalama – Gyrd Skraaning jr. – from a 2 b – the mr gnu

And to listen to:

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9 blur images

Feb
24
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 3 Comments

The sun is shining through my window. I have Lenotyne Price playing on Youtube and I am selecting my favourite 9 images from Blur will save the world for this week. Some beautiful blur images this week. Thanks for sharing these in the group.

My favourite images this week

My favourite images this week

From left to right – paolobarzman – Hans Maso – sonia……. – mugijo – Arte Borroso – ηeliʘ – Ade Santora – fotobananas – *Be@te* on/off

This is what I was listening to as I selected these images:

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Putting the super into superosity

Feb
10
2013
by Brendan Ó Sé | 1 Comment

Here you go – 9 of the best images posted to Superosity this week. 9 of my favourites.

Putting the super into Superosity (Feb 10)

Putting the super into Superosity (Feb 10)

To see more of this week’s artists click on their names below – from left to right –

– Frank Fullard – Neil. Moralee – It’s a Wonderful World… – andrè t. – Brian Sergio – supermarketsong –  NKij – proof_by_contradiction – Jimo eyes

Thanks to all for sharing these wonderful images. Keep them coming please.  If you like, why not write a little description/background information about your photograph in the comments below. 

Music to make things even superer

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