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Late Night Bowling

marydoll — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:47:06 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: First time I've seen this location lit up like this, only had a phone with me!

Roll out the barrel

marydoll — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:32:03 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Weeks ago I promised Brian (the man in blue) I'd take photographs for him of the start of his new project. He is an 89 year old artist and had decided to paint this barrel for a gardening group. Barrel had to be moved to his new workshop, the 3 'young' people were among a group moving it. Before going into the building they discovered it was leaking a little whiskey!!!! This is going to be an interesting paint job!!

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From a different angle

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:51:26 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I had to change my viewpoint as someone stood up, in front of me blocking me!! This was taken down on the promenade.

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Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:48:15 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I kept missing the stick being thrown up - this was a fluke!! I used a high ISO of between 640 and 800 as it was a dull day.

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Tullylagan Pipe Band

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:44:57 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: The bands paraded on the West Promenade, years ago they paraded around the town but not this year! They paraded showing off the prizes. Crowds gathered to watch.

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Drumlough

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:41:55 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just like the reflection, of the drummer, on the drum.

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Concentration

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:39:25 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Difficult to capture the stick been thrown as I never knew when it was going to happen.

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Flying Sticks

marydoll — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:37:08 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Pipe Band Competition returned to our town on Saturday but to a different location. These were the young ones in competition.

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Fisherman returning

marydoll — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:13:14 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Fisherman returning to Port in rough seas.

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Band Parade

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:50:39 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: On Saturday night a local band held a band parade around town, it had received so much publicity because of the golf being on around the same time. This is a phone shot, as I didn't wish to carry a camera, too many around. There were approx 80 bands parading!

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Nathan Carter Singing

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:45:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: This guy is a famous singer here in NI and in Scotland, he was singing at an open air radio concert. I had taken my long lens with me (to see if there were any dolphins!), so I took this shot. About an hour before this I had been in a caf� for lunch and he came in for lunch too! His most famous song is Wagon Wheel!!

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For Maureen

davet47 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:54:39 +0100

by: davet47

Description: That's a fair crop from its original size! Your setting are kk but I'd have used a faster shutter speed as at 400mm on a Canon you're using the equivalent of 640mm so any movement will be magnified. Remember the old 1/effective focal length= shutter speed so this should have been 1/600. This is just a general rule though-depends how shaky you are! All I've done with your pic is lightened it a little, small amount of contrast, and a light sharpening. Even at download file size it will print A4- I tried it! Hope this helps. Dave

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Original for Dave

marydoll — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:31:33 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: F8 1/400sec ISO 160 Exp .03 - size 6000 x 4000 5.9 mls 350 dpi. The cropped size is 2291/1566, I just cropped the photograph to make the characters stand out. You can tell I haven't a clue what I'm doing with photography, even at this late stage in life!!

Tommy Fleetwood

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I was about to go home, when I decided to take one more look at the practice area. I'd gone to the event in the hope of seeing Tommy Fleetwood and lo there he was. When he finished his practice he came round everyone signing autographs and I was able to take this photograph. So it pays to stick around at events, I went home very happy.

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Tom McKibben and Niall Horan

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:24:49 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Tom McKibben is a Northern Ireland Golfer, just starting out. Niall Horan is or was a singer with the group One Direction, a boy band! I hadn't a clue who he was when I took the photograph. I was some distance away and this is heavily cropped, taken with the R6 and 100-400 lens which I'm beginning to like. I'd appreciate your opinion about the quality of a big a crop, if you know what I mean.

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Golfer

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:18:50 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just like this shot, for some reason. I haven't a clue who he is!!

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Darren and Rory

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:14:09 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Again, from a long distance away, not really sharp but I was happy.

Rory at Portrush

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:11:19 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I had a day out at the Golf Practice sessions. I used the Panasonic, I didn't want my R6 confiscated, not sure if it was allowed there! They did have a Nikon look out tent and flew a Nikon flag around the course! I took this shot from a long distance away and wasn't too sure if it would be ok. Not a great shot but I was happy.

Golfers watch where the ball went to

marydoll — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:58:45 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I haven't a clue who these golfers are! I hung around until this took place, previously I'd been a place where I couldn't see their faces. Difficult to know where to stand at events, although I should have watched where the official photographers were!! The 100-400 lens may have been the wrong choice but I like how close it reached.

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Group photograph

marydoll — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:30:19 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I wish I'd been in a better position to take this photograph! The 105mm was just not close enough to take this!

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Davy Todd

marydoll — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:24:58 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Another favourite in this part of the world. I'm sure guys on this site are not interested in pics of these guys but I just enjoyed trying to photograph them, it's not easy as there was a big crowd at the event.

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Paul Jordon

marydoll — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:21:18 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Motor cyclist at the North West 200 - I'm not able to take pics of them on their bikes, they move too fast for me. So Meet the Riders is an alternative for me!!

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Peter Hickman

marydoll — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:18:16 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: One of the most popular motor bikers here in Northern Ireland, a great character with nerves of steel.

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One Year on

davet47 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:49:30 +0100

by: davet47

Description: I thought I'd post this B&W version of my wife Pat (Elf 29) on the first anniversary of her psssing on 11/04/24.

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Lens Envy

marydoll — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:27:31 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: I spotted this guy, with a big lens down by the rocks, probably getting great shots of the Oyster Catchers, Turnstones and Gulls. I was really very jealous.

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Puzzled

marydoll — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:09:17 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: This photograph is blurry as I didn't want this couple to see me taking their photograph. When I passed them the guy was putting a weight on the camera. He was putting a string over the lens, which puzzled me as I've only ever read that to put a weight on a camera, add it to the tripod! I've been told it's like a plum line rather than a weight. Just thought I'd ask, if anyone knows. I think they are surveying the area, so a plum line is most likely.

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Caught

marydoll — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 21:30:50 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: These guys were taking pics and allowed me to take one of them - I believe they were going fishing. It is just a phone pic.

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Nov.5th 2024

sassan — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:13:01 +0000

by: sassan

Description: Finally & this is The Election Day! COME WHAT MAY, and whatever happens or whoever comes for the next four years is welcomed. However, hope, sanity, morality, justice, and peace always prevail.

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Hannah Waves at Crowds

marydoll — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:40:32 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I think Hannah has just realised how many people have turned out to see her. Olympic Gold Medallist for the GB Rowing Team 2024, comes from Coleraine and is a bright bubbly person. Hannah's homecoming event.

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Hannah Scott arriving at Coleraine

marydoll — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:36:48 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Hannah arrived in a sports car from a local car dealership. I liked the way the driver was smiling towards the camera. I wasn't supposed to be there but as this was a public footpath thought it was ok and no one challenged me!! It was a great day. I took the Canon 7d with me as the lens on it has a longer reach, so I could get a bit closer.

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Two Olympic Gold Medallists

marydoll — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:32:09 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Dame Mary Peters and Hannah Scott both Gold Medallists. Mary quite a few years ago and Hannah this year. Hannah was part of the GB Rowing Team and comes from Coleraine. Alan Simpson, a local personality, was interviewing the girls.

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Waiting for Dame Mary

marydoll — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:28:17 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Olympic GB Gold Medallist, Hannah Scott, part of the woman's Rowing Team for GB was welcomed back to Coleraine, N Ireland on 14th August. There was a Reception for her and a large crowd gathered to cheer and welcome her. Dame Mary Peters attended to, she had won a Gold Medals about 25 yrs ago. We went to see Hannah and I took my camera to take a few pics of this historic occasion.

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How Quintessentially English!

miketoll — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 10:19:14 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: I couldn't resist taking this shot of the game of Croquet on the lawn of the Bishops Palace overlooked by the side elevation of the Cathedral. In full whites too! Somehow just so English

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Old Man In Park

mbkamrani — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:08:04 +0100

by: mbkamrani

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Jeremy McWilliams

marydoll — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:26:10 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Jeremy McWilliams was signing autographs. In this photograph he is talking to a disabled man and telling him that he remembers him from another event and named it. The disabled guy was absolutely delighted that he'd been remembered. They motorbike guys are so genuine.

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Meet the Riders 2024

marydoll — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:21:15 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: First time out with the camera in weeks. Never thought I could make it to NW200 Meet the Riders this year, but managed a few shots last Friday. Sad thing is, if I'd stayed at home I'd have been rested for the biggest show of the Northern Lights!! After standing in the afternoon, my legs refused to let me go out at night!!!

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Ladies on a Bench

PaulieT — Fri, 10 May 2024 12:24:37 +0100

by: PaulieT

Description: In image that Stan recently published here, reminded me about this images, so I had the share it. My image was made at the Johnson Sculpture Garden in Trenton, NJ USA. I made this picture 10 years ago using a digital camera that was not very good. But the image is worth sharing, because of the surprise.

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RIP Pat (Elf29)

davet47 — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 08:29:47 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Sadly my wife of 55 years has passed away from the cancer that was undiagnosed for 5 months.

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Old Man in his house

mbkamrani — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:08:15 +0000

by: mbkamrani

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Moon-Gazer

marydoll — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:21:42 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: Sometimes I let him have the camera and he sneaks up behind to get a shot!!

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Mr Relaxed

marydoll — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:27:23 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: I was out today in a big warm coat, woollen hat and layers of clothes. Alan was out in his shorts, enjoying this beautiful day - he didn't stop long - he was on his way home wondering if he should go out on a Paddle board to enjoy the sea!!! I'm getting too old!!

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The Surfer

marydoll — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:10:12 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: This guy was just finished surfing and then he went for a swim without his wet suit! He did have trunks on!

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Photography Exhibition

marydoll — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:20:40 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: I travelled to Holywood (near Belfast) to a Photography Exhibition in Holywood library. One of my Aurora photographs was on show there - the exhibition was part of The Commissioner for Northern Ireland photographic competition.

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Xmas is around the corner

robski — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:09:48 +0000

by: robski

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My best mates

blackadder — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:06:29 +0000

by: blackadder

Description: 50 ith anniversary shot. archive

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Happier times

blackadder — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:04:06 +0000

by: blackadder

Description: Mum and Dad some 15 years ago fro archives

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RNLI Guys

marydoll — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:18:31 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: Our local RNLI at the War Memorial this morning

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Respect - a moment in time

marydoll — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:58:40 +0000

by: marydoll

Description: A friend asked me to take pics at War Memorial this morning. These young people were placing a cross in the small cross box. With the state of the world, I hope they never have to serve. I used to 7d as I thought the reach would be better but missed the IBIS of the R6.

Victorian "pavement princesses"

blackadder — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 10:02:42 +0100

by: blackadder

Description: A pair of Victorian "pavement princesses" plying their trade. Archive shot. I am having to post archive shots because of all my hospital tests and body attachments have temporarily barred me from driving or going out. Sorry.

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Victorian Fish seller

blackadder — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 09:57:37 +0100

by: blackadder

Description: A Victorian fish seller, archive shot

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