Kells - A Portrait of A Community

Kells, A quaint, picturesque village in the heart of the Kilkenny countryside. Set on the banks of the Kings river and back drop to the 12th Century Augustine priory. I spent the summer taking photos of this wonderful place so this blog has been a few months in the making, I want the photos to do the talking in this one. Fore the techies and photographers like me all images were captured using a Hasselblad 500C/M with various types of film both in date and expired.  All images viable for print on request. 

Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8 on Fuji Provia 100F

Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8 on Fuji Provia 100F

Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8 on Fuji Provia 100F

Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8 on Fuji Provia 100F

The river walk, Kells Co.Kilkenny. such a beuituf place to live. Check out my latests blogs over at www.photocps.ie/blog Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8T* on Lomography Colour Negitive Film

The thatch cottage in kells, Co Kilkenny, Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M with zeiss 80mm F2.8T* Planer lens using Lomography Colour negitive film.

The sheep grazing in the fields around kells, Co. Kilkenny Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

The old cemetery in Kells, Co. Kilkenny. Next to the 11th century priory Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Taken on a Hasselblad 500C/M using Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f2.8 on Fuji Provia 100F

The Church in the Priory ruin, Kells, Co. Kilkenny Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

The weir at the mill in Kells, Co. kilkenny. Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

The Tatch cottage, Kells Village, Killenny. Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Taken using a Hasselblad 500C/M and Zeiss Planer 80mm ƒ2.8T* on Kodak Ektar 100 film.

Portrait of an Crafts Woman - Pauline - Mill House Design

While I was over at the Mill House shooting with Paul, I took some time to Also Shoot Pauline at work, crafting another one of her designs.  A small insight into the Mill House Design Studio's creative process. First designing that pattern, then working out the stitches andThe setting up and of the machines are arts in themselves which Pauline made look exceptionally easy.  Then it begins the actual knitting, with a loud clicking of needles as the machine comes to life and a design emerges.

While shooting I decided to take some analog shots on my MamiyaM645 using some Kodak Tri-X monochromatic film, the results of the film shots have a much nicer feeling then the digital equivalents. Below are a few of the shots both analog and digital

The Walls Play the Red Shed

Shooting a gig at the red shed is always a challenge, the small venue, the limited lighting really creates challenges, but unlike many gigs you can literally sit on the stage with the artists. Shooting with two lenses a 50mm and 70-200 let me get some fantastic shots, along with covering the artist, I covered the venue, as I said it is small but this make it fantastic to get shots that portray the atmosphere of the night.

Playing at the Red Shed Session this time was The Walls and Inni-K, Both put on a show well with seeing, keeping the atmosphere and crowed alive.  Along with the hosts putting on some fantastic food, for all the guests. The Red Shed really is a must see gig if you can ever get to it, tickets sell fast in anticipation of the show, which never fails to please.

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