Draw Breath

How flattering that the photoblog has been (very long!) longlisted for the Irish Blog Awards photoblogs category. I'm not sure about how the nomination process works, and I think I have as much chance of making the shortlist as I have of becoming a Ireland's next top hairstyle model, but it's most gratifying nonetheless!

Anyway, the link gave me the opportunity to explore a whole load of Irish photoblogs I had never encountered before. As is obvious from my own blog I'm increasingly interested in digital manipulation. And there's plenty of that about. Check out the spectacular blogs Captures Light and Latchiko (who has a very technically impressive site by the way). Also, Skyroad and Darren Greene are amazing talents. Should they be shortlisted I shall be voting for one of them.

Ah – so that's what's wrong with this place. Too much north/southery

It's just dawned on me that '…ery' words are to Northern Ireland hectoring what '…ism' words are to members of the Socialist Workers' Party. But is it possible to be a north/southeryist and thus be anathema on all fronts?