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• 747 crash is captured on video
  on May 2, 2013 in In The News 747 747 Bagram Air Base 747 crash 747 Crash Afghanistan 747 crashes Afghanistan Afghanistan 747 Crash Air Crash Air Crash Investigation Aircraft aircraft crashing aircrash amazing April 29 April 29 747 Crash Bagram Bagram Air Base Bagram Air Base Crash Boeing 747 cargo jetm cargo jet crash Crash dramatic Dubai National Air Cargo stall video 747 crash
  This dramatic crash of a Boeing-747 cargo jet was captured as it took off from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on April 29. The boeing 747 was a cargo jet and was operated by National Air Cargo. The 747 was en-route from Bagram to Dubai. The take off...
• Roger Taylor on Facebook
  on Apr 23, 2013 in Roger Taylor News Drummer Facebook Roger Roger Taylor Facebook Roger Taylor on Facebook taylor
  If you didn’t already know, Roger Taylor is on Facebook with regular updates on his new projects. Visit http://www.facebook.com/rogertaylor for details and to follow his facebook updates...
• Open Call Auditions for We Will Rock You US Tour
  on Apr 10, 2013 in General Queen News We Will Rock You News Auditions LA New York Orlando Queen Auditions Rock You Tour Tour US Us Tour US Tour Auditions US Tour Dates USA We Will Rock You We Will Rock You Auditions We Will Rock You US Tour We Will Rock You USA
  Are you a singer? Do you want to start in We Will Rock You, the Stageshow? There are Open Call Auditions for the We Will Rock You US Tour. Details for the auditions are as...
• Morning Photography – Swans on the Lake
  on Jan 30, 2013 in Landscape Photography Early Morning Photography Gold Hour Golden Hour Golden Hour Photography Morning Morning Photography Photography in the Golden Hour Photoshop Layers Swans Swans on Lake The Golden Hour
  Morning can be a particularly good time to take photos. More and more I am refraining from taking photos between 11am and 4pm as the colours are just washed out by the strong overhead sun (unless of course the sun is not an issue and you have some in...
• 10 things to Remember before or during your Photography shoot
  on Jan 16, 2013 in Photography & Camera Settings 10 Photography Advice Auto-Focus Before Camera Bag Camera Settings Card Readers Changing Camera Lens Clean Camera Lens Clean Lens Drink During f/8 Food Hot Image Stabilization IS ISO100 Keep Warm Lens Lens Clean Lens Ready Memory Card Full Memory Cards No Card Photo Photo Shoot Photography Items Photography Tips Photoshoot Remember Reset Camera Settings USB Cables Winter Photo Shoot Zipped
  This is my 6th year using a DSLR and my 12th year of using a digital camera and over this time I have learned a few photography lessons … some, the hard way! This post has 10 things to remember before you start taking photos, either on a photo...
• Experimenting with ND Filters and Long Exposures
  on Jan 10, 2013 in Landscape Photography Photography & Camera Settings 24-105 Canon L Lens Attach Cable Release Attach Filter Holder BULB mode Cable Release Capturing waves Carrick Camera Club Chimping Clean ND Filters Co. Waterford Filter Holder Focusing Camera with ND Filters Focusing the Camera with Filters How to use ND Filders How to use ND Filters How to use ND Filters for Long Exposures How to use ND Grad Filters Insert ND filters Kilfarrasy Beach Long Exposure Waves Long Exposures Long Exposures for Waves and Rocks M Mode M Mode on Camera Makign Waves Misty Manual Mode Misty Waves ND Filter Holder ND Filters ND Grad Filter ND Grad Filters Rocks Seascape Sunset Tramore Turn of Image Stabalisation Turn off Auto-Focus Using ND Filters Waterford Waves Waves Long Exposure
  Having recently purchased some ND filters I had being longing to try them out for quite some time. I decided to try the seascape at sunset style with the waves crashing across the rocks. The waves become misty and it looks quite nice but I had never...
• 3 Photography Myths Discussed
  on Jan 6, 2013 in Photography & Camera Settings Better Camera Better camera for better photos Better Photos DSLR I need a better camera I need to upgrade iPhone Camera iPhone Photography Just Photoshop it Just push the button Myths about Photography photographers Photography is Easy Photography Myth Photography Myths PhotoShop Photoshop it stunning images You need a better camera
    With the reduction in price of DSLR cameras, may people have DSLR cameras, have the interest in photography but have ideas or “a little knowledge” and as a result photography myths are created. This blog post discusses 3 of these p...
• 2012 Photography Year in Review
  on Jan 1, 2013 in Shane McDonald 2012 2013 500px and waterford red iron bridge aperture blur background Ardmore Pattern Festival Best Photographs of 2012 Blog Blur Background Calendars Facebook Flickr Floating Crane Happy New Year How to Blur Background Landscape Landscape Photography Blog Morris Oil Most Popular photoblog Photoblog Stats Photography Photography Year in Review Project 52 Project52 Social Media Toronto Canada Twitter Waterford City Website Traffic WordPress Year in Review
  With 2012 now over, I am having a look back at the photoblog, it’s traffic and what posts were the most popular during 2012. I got the WordPress email which had some very interesting stats. I have combined this report with some from Google Anal...
• Montreal, Evening Street Scene
  on Dec 28, 2012 in Night Photography Travel Photography Canada Evening Evening Photo Evening Photography Montreal Montreal Canada Montreal Street Night Old Montreal Street Street View
  I thought I had finished posting photos of Canada when I found this one. I thought that the photo had potential so after a bit of editing I ended up with a version I was happy with. The shot itself was one which I took while walking past this area. S...
• Social Media & Photography Sharing
  on Dec 28, 2012 in Photography 500px Facebook Photo Facebook photoblog facebook Photography Flickr Photoblog Photography Social Media Shane McDonald 500px Shane McDonald Photography Shanes Facebook Twitter
  As you may know I have a photography blog at www.shanemcdonald.me but I also share a lot of this content online via Twitter, Flickr, Facebook and only recently the site at 500px which I have been slightly addicted to. If you wish to follow any of the...
• Win a copy of “Freddie & Me”: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
  on Dec 26, 2012 in Queen Related Competitions Book Book Competition Competition Contest email email competition facebook Contest Freddie & Me Freddie and Me Online Queen Queen Contest twitter contest Win Win a Book Win a Copy
  Freddie & Me is a very well illustrated graphic novel narrating one Queen fans journey through adolescence, that queen fan was Mike Dawson and YOU can win a copy. Freddie & Me is one which...
• Cockpit view of Boeing 747 Landing at Kai Tak, Hong Kong
  on Dec 26, 2012 in Travel 737 737-800 Boeing 747 Chek Lap Kok Flight Simulator Hong Kong Hong Kong International International Airport kai Tak Video YouTube
  This is a great video of a Boeing 747 landing at the now decommissioned Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong. I actually flew from Hong Kong International (Chek Lap Kok) to Kai Tak and landed a 737-800 back in April 2011 which was brilliant and in this video...
• Win a copy of “Freddie & Me” : A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
  on Dec 26, 2012 in Queen Related Competitions Book Book Competition Competition Contest email email competition facebook Contest Freddie & Me Freddie and Me Online Queen Queen Contest twitter contest Win Win a Book Win a Copy
  Freddie & Me is a very well illustrated graphic novel narrating one Queen fans journey through adolescence, that queen fan was Mike Dawson and YOU can win a copy!! Freddie & Me is one which...
• Winter Scenes and Frosty Mornings
  on Dec 24, 2012 in Landscape Photography Early Morning Photography Fog Frost Frosty Morning Frosty Spiders Web Morning Frost Morning Photography Photos of Fog Photos of Frost Photos of Sunrise Spiders Web Winter Scene
  Frosty mornings bring with it some lovely scenes which are great to photograph. Normally you will get crisp mornings, sometimes fog and you might also get an impressive sunrise, made even more impressive if there are some nice clouds in the sky at th...
• Funniest Christmas Song Ever
  on Dec 14, 2012 in Funny Videos Christmas Song Dominic The Donkey Dominik The Donkey Domink Donkey YouTube Domink The Donkey Funniest Funniest Christmas Song Funny Video Video YouTube YouTube Video
  I heard this on Beat FM this morning having heard it once before. It is called Domink the Donkey. Do yourself a favour and have a listen, I think its hilarious but you will either love it or hate it. <iframe width=”505″ height=”...
• View of Vieux-Québec (Old Quebec)
  on Dec 12, 2012 in Travel Photography Castle Chateau Cropping Cropping Photo Old Quebec Uses of Cropping a Photo Vieux-Québec View
  Old Quebec is a very picturesque area with much to see and on a good day, has plenty to keep a photographer busy. I liked the sky in this, early in the day, before 10am so the sun wasn’t too high. The original is a lot wider than this but I hea...
• Quebec Boardwalk by Night
  on Dec 5, 2012 in Photo of the Week Travel Photography Boardwalk Canada Château Frontenac Chateau Haldimand Old Quebec Quebec Quebec Photography Vieux-Québec
  One of the main features of Old Quebec is The Château Frontenac and the vast boardwalk which sits in front of it. The boardwalk is a very busy thoroughfare during the day and especially at night. The dominant Château Frontenac is a now a luxury hot...
• Freddie Mercury – 5th September 1946 – 24th November 1991
  on Nov 23, 2012 in Freddie Mercury News 1991 24 24th AIDS Anniversary Comments Died Freddie November November 24
  On this day in 1991, 24th November, Freddie Mercury died at his home in London. The world had lost its best Rock Frontman. 21 Years on we still Remember Freddie … Freddie Mercury – Lover...
• Chinese Gardens in Montreal Botanical Gardens
  on Nov 20, 2012 in Project52 Travel Photography 4101 Rue Sherbrooke Est Botanical Gardens Canada Canadian Chinese Gardens Chinese Gardens Chinese Gardens Montreal Garden Gardens Photo Montreal Montréal Botanical Garden Montreal Botanical Gardens Montréal Photography QC H1X 2B2
  If you are in Montreal you must visit the Montreal Botanical Gardens. Highlight of these amazing gardens was the Chinese gardens and buildings. The vivid colours were striking with Greens and the reds from the buildings. In order not to white out the...
• Fantastic Christmas advert from John Lewis
  on Nov 12, 2012 in TV Advert Christmas Advert John Lewis Snowman
  This is a lovely, well thought out advert from John Lewis which is for Christmas Season 2012. It outlines the journey of a snowman but I won’t spoil the ending – take a look. x...

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