Elaine & Matthew's wedding at Islandeady church & Knockranny House Hotel, Westport, Mayo.

Back at St. Patrick's church in Islandeady this time for Elaine & Matthew's wedding. It was wet at times, windy and quite chilly too.  But I guess we wouldnt have got such a dramatic photo of them outside Knockranny House Hotel with Croagh Patrick in the background. We were lucky enough to have a few minutes clearing of the clouds to get this as the sun was just about to go down.

Ive done so much photography for weddings around Westport where we wanted to get Croagh Patrick in the background and each time it comes out so different. Probably down to the different times of day, year & weather.

Fair play to Elaine & Matthew, a really lovely couple to work with. 

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Elinchrome Ranger RX Speed AS and Elinchrom Quadra RX Pro Kit

Ive been looking at investing in a good set of portable lighting equipment for a while now for location work. As a user of Elinchrom equipment I was excited to see their new range of portable lighting (the Quadra RX kit). The only problem was that I couldnt decide whether to go with the ultra portable Ranger Quadra RX kit or its much bigger and powerful (and expensive) sister, the Ranger RX Speed. 400Watts or 1100Watts?? The Quadra kit would be perfect for most jobs but lacked the power needed to overpower the sky if I needed to darken it for a real dramatic photo.

Anyway, how happy was I when the company that I usually buy my lighting gear off had a used Ranger RX speed kit for half its normal price (€2300). In the end I decided to go ahead and buy both kits.

Below you will see A photo without using any lights and then another photo with the Rangers on full power. These were all taken in the middle of the day.

Really looking forward to using them proper.





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