March 10, 2008
When the Levee breaks
The Spanish Arch looked a bit post-apocalyptic this morning at around 6.50am. And by that, I mean post-apocalyptic in the "I Am Legend" / nobody about sense rather than the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"/ bodies in the street effect that one sees during Race Week.
Met Eireann predicted storms and flooding over the weekend but we were spared most of it in Galway. Until this morning. A combination of a full tide, and a lot of floodwater coming from the Corrib meant that the sea began to slop over the quay wall at the Spanish Arch. The City Council clearly weren't expecting it either - normally, they fence off the edge of the quay during floods, but there was no sign of any council workers this morning. A few more pictures in the Spanish Arch gallery here, and a video of waves crashing against Silver Strand yesterday afternoon [I'm experimenting with short video clips since I got the G9 - listen to this one with the sound off - it's just wind noise].
UPDATE: March 12. It was much wilder last night. Along Salthill Promenade, a ferocious wind, accompanied by the odd shower of hail and sleet, kept most people off the Prom. But not everyone. I'd hoped to put together a montage of video clips of the storm but thanks to an unsavoury incident between Windows Vista and Adobe Premiere Elements, no editing was possible. It's not exactly Cloverfield, but this clip should give you an idea of what it was like (as a bonus, it shows me getting my comeuppance.
Posted by monasset at March 10, 2008 11:32 PM
Aren't those newish buildings behind the fisheries tower awful? Shame how really poor architecture has blighted this once lovely part of Galway.
Posted by: sean at March 11, 2008 12:02 AMAren't those newish buildings behind the fisheries tower awful? Shame how really poor architecture has blighted this once lovely part of Galway.
Posted by: sean at March 11, 2008 12:02 AMWhat do you think of the G9?
I was planning on getting a G7 last year, but compromised on a Panasonic TZ3; great 10x zoom, $200 less than the G7. But pictures looks feathery when U zoom in, and night shots have wayyyy to much noise, and it seems to have a hard time with scenses with a lot of contrast.
I'm thinking of moving back to a Canon (used to use an auld Canon S200).
Sean: aye, shame indeed about the old buildings, it seems to be all to common in Ireland for the old to be replaced with modern buildings that will look dated in a few years.
Posted by: Mick T. at March 11, 2008 03:06 AMI think the G9 is great. I used to have a G3 4 years ago and it was just as good, for its time. I'm hoping to out together a review of the G9 (comparing it to a DSLR)later in the month.
The G9 has practically every function that you would associate with an SLR, apart from the interchangeable lens. The picture above was taken in very low light at about 1/20 sec and at ISO800 or ISO1000.
RE:the buildings, they DO stand out, all right. I'd love to wake up to the view from their windows every morning, though.
BR,
John
I'm sure the view from there is brillant!:)
Good to know you recommend the G9. I might start keeping my eye on the price and treat myself for my birthday. :)
Posted by: Mick T at March 13, 2008 06:07 AM