martys-views

Hi All

My name is Martin but most call me Marty .Born in Dublin City Ireland and i have lived here all my life .I love Dublin and its peoples and i am a true "Dub" or "Dubliner" as us natives like to be called but i am also an Irishman that loves my country, its history,culture  and all it stands for . i welcome all peoples to my country and love chatting or having the odd beer now  and then with them it sure makes intresting conversation and of course new friendships formed

i like a little of everything  from shows to movies ,events etc but my main intrest is photography ,i took it up as a hobbey about 2 and a half years ago only knowing then where the click button is on a camera .but since then i have mostly been self thaught by going on to photosites and learning from other photographers or meeeting some out and about on the streets of Dublin and i am still learning and i do not mind in the least helping others to get started in photography  because it has given me so much pleasure and enjoyment since i started .my only regret is that i did not have an intrest in photography earlier in my life as i have been to so many beautiful places ..but i plan to rectify that from now on .As yet i have not decided what branch of Photography  prefer for i like them all so on this site you the viewer will see a fairly wide selection of photos  that i have taken .

 i have one thing i must say ..i like viewing other photographers  works and i will always leave a comment about what i like or see in the photos i view .so i would appreciate it if you will show me the same respect ,and of course  constructive  comments are most welcome by me .

Thanks for viewing my profile and my photos .i hope you have enjoyed your visit  and drop in often  chees marty

At present here is the camera equipment i use

Canon eos 7d  as from feb 2011

canon 350d (sold to a beginer in 20110) and canon 450d cameras  each with an 18-55m kit lens  with stabilizer .

canon EF 100MM F2.8L Macro IS USM

Canon EF 50MM F1.8 II

Tamron SP AF 90MM F2.8 MACRO 1:1 Di..model 272EE ......CANON FIT

TAMRON af 70-300mm f4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 Di..model A17E.....CANON FIT

Tamron  SP 70-300MM F4-5.6 Di VC USD

Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 Aspherical  AT-X 116 PRO DX

kenko  automatic extension tube set DG  FOR CANON EOS EF/EFS

FLASH .....CANON SPEEDLITE 430 EX 11

KIT LENS EXTENSION ........DIGITAL KING AF DSW PRO 0.7

FOR PHOTO EDITING I USE  ..PHOTOSHOP CS5 EXTENDED.

                                           PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8.

                                            LIGHTROOM 2.

                                           PICASSA 3..WHICH IS FREE FROM GOOGLE

                                             FOR HDR WORK I USE PHOTOMATIX PRO 7