Rick.

Time-Lapses are a beautiful and modern interpretation of our world in motion.  It has become common place in cinematography and some pioneers have travelled the world capturing our cityscapes with extreme dedication.  We decided to do our own time-lapse piece in Belfast city, with a difference.

This poses a number of issues from a technical perspective not to mention the obvious sleep deprivation involved in being the human subject (sat stationary for the duration of the time) and the photographer/cameraman.  Marty decided to put himself forward for the challenge and we set about organising it.  We are still awaiting confirmation for the location but the image above will give you an idea of the proposed backdrop.

We will be dedicating this piece to help raise funds for both countries and all money will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee justgiving.com/belfast4haiti

Below is a trailer for the piece.  Enjoy!

Rick.

In the chilling conditions over here I took a trip down to Lough Neagh and was surprised to see the shores frozen solid. I was interested in knowing just how solid the ice was and like any curious cat I thought about venturing out a few steps but instead, Bonner a local black labrador did the honours and for a moment I too was frozen to the spot watching him come over to greet us! He crossed the gut without incident much to my relief and his owner Jack just laughed at me. Jack is twelve and without fear . . . I remember when I was invincible too. This is a 13 sec exposure late in the evening.

Went to see The Road tonight with Viggo Mortensen and Charlise Theron. This scene shot a few nights ago reminded me of it. It’s like a fire in the distance.

Enjoy

A night exposure of a local railway track close to home. A van came down the road at the end of a long exposure which threatened to ruin a 40min exposure but I shut off quick enough and it actually helped expose the signpost.

I caught this boat docked late one night. I loved the light patterns and ominous sky.

Went back to shoot Corbet Lough. This was taken at 7:45pm. I dodged a little light back into the boat and the jetty.

Silence is golden.

Shot at 9:45pm at the Devil’s Elbow at the Bann Foot. I used a flash to enhance the foreground in this shot. The exposure as 3 mins roughly. As I stood there car after car pulled up and turned away. I think I might have been in the “Love” spot!

I decided to take a drive into the city last night to find a little inspiration and I came across the Queen’s Bridge in Belfast. It was a grey and dull night but I wanted to capture belfast in its own little doom and gloom because that’s how most of us remember it. We don’t get blistering summers or even warm ones most of the time so this was a shot of belfast in a bad mood. I chose the bridge because of it’s bright lights and vintage feel.