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Light on Leaf and Land

November 17, 2008 by 1 Comment

Light on Leaf and Land is the title of a new photography exhibition by John Mernin that will take place during November 2008. It will feature a collection of unique photographs from around County Waterford (Ireland) and beyond, each with the theme that inspired the title of the exhibition, Light.

The exhibition itself will be launched on Friday, 21st November at 9pm in Dowers Bar, Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford and will go on display at Fisherman’s Hall, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford, from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 22nd and 29th of November 2008. Several mounted prints are available for purchase and are priced at €30 (with a €5 donation to the Carbally Community Centre).

So, if you fancy doing something different for an hour or so over the coming weeks, why not drop by and lend your support.

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World’s Longest Domain Name

February 8, 2008 by 0 Comments

On a recent visit to Wales, Joe Cashin took a great photograph of a Volvo Car Sales showroom in the town with the longest name in Britain

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Whilst I had heard of this town before, I did not realise that it holds the record for the longest Internet domain name in the world, which is:

http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf.co.uk

Upon visiting this site I learned that the longest domain name supported by the Internet (excluding the suffix) is 63 characters and amazingly the above domain name has exactly this many letters. However, if you look closely you will see that the domain name above actually contains and additional 5 letters (uchaf). This is because the domain represents the upper/older part of the village and “uchaf” is the Welsh for “higher” or “upper”.

It’s just a shame that they didn’t put a little more effort into the website.

Photography - Waterford

Over The Edge: Photography Exhibition

November 13, 2007 by 1 Comment

Over the Edge is the title a new photography exhibition that will run in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford during November 2007.It features a collection of photographs taken by John Mernin during a boat journey from Dunmore East to Brownstown Head, County Waterford ( off the South East coast of Ireland).

The exhibition will take place at the Fisherman’s Hall in Dunmore East on Saturday, November 17th and Saturday, November 24th, from 11am – 4pm on both days. Several mounted prints are available for purchase and are priced at €30 (€5 of which will be donated to the Dunmore East Sea Scouts).

So, if you fancy doing something different for an hour or so over the coming weeks, why not drop by and lend your support.

Photography - Waterford

Landscapes and a little more

May 30, 2007 by 0 Comments

If you have some spare time during the month of June, perhaps you would like to go along and see an exhibition of photographs by John Mernin. The exhibition is entitled Landscapes and a little more and features a selection of his personal favourites from around Waterford (and Ireland) spanning a period of several years.

The exhibition was also featured a recent edition of Amateur Photographer.
It is being held at the Waterford City Council Central Library (Lady Lane, Waterford) from 2nd-30th June 2007.

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Camera Found in Glendalough

April 26, 2007 by 0 Comments

A friend of mine recently found an Olympus Digital Camera in Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and is trying to trace the owner. It was found on Wednesday, April 18th 2007. If you think it might be yours (or someone you know) click here to find out more.

He has also sent the serial number to Olympus in case the owner had registered it but has not yet received a reply.