The North West 200 motorcycle races at Portrush are Northern Ireland’s largest annual sporting event and usually attract over 150000 people. Watching motorbike races and spending time with friends and family. What’s not to like? And there’s a beach.
Author Archives: J Orr
Ducks in a Row
Three Mallard Drakes chilling at Castle Espie WWT Centre.
The Quoile
The Quoile River, Downpatrick
Festival of Fools
A celebration of street entertainment over the Mayday holiday weekend. The festival is the largest comedy and street theatre festival in the country, taking place mostly in Cathedral Quarter but also throughout the city. It was a dull wet day and I have desaturated some of the colours to add atmosphere.
SoundYard
The SoundYard is created from metal tubes and reproduces noises similar to the sounds that would have emanated from the Harland and Wolff Shipyard. It can be found on the river side of SSE Arena.
New lens
Trying out the Panasonic 20mm 1.7 lens by photographing the Salmon of Knowledge or ‘Big Fish’ at Donegall Quay. Although new to me the lens was bought second hand from MPB. This is the second lens I’ve bought from them and they’ve both been fine. They seem to grade their stock modestly as both lenses …
Hot Lips
Above the door of the Blackbox in Hill Street, Belfast. Not Photoshopped.
Antrim Coast Road
The Antrim Coast Road on a Spring day