This is a preview as the exhibition does not begin until next Thursday [1 September 2022]
Sculpture in Context is the longest running, most prestigious sculpture exhibition in Ireland. Staged annually in the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, this unique exhibition showcases the inspiring and extraordinary work of both established and emerging artists throughout the magnificent 50 acres of landscaped gardens located in Glasnevin, just three kilometres from Dublin City Centre.
The first good camera that I purchased was the Canon 5D and to the best of my knowledge it was delivered in January 2006. Before that I had a Sigma DSLR and it was a disaster.
I am going through a phase of using old DSLR cameras, mainly because I have a collection of Canon FE mount lenses. Today I used a Canon 1Ds MkIII. This body was purchased about 15 years and there was an auto-focus problem which I did not discover for about a year after buying the camera because I had thought that my lack of skill and knowledge was the problem. At the time I had a Canon 5D which I used rather than the 1DS but I eventually switched to Sony mirrorless. I sold the 5D at a very good price but no one was interested in the 1Ds. A few years ago a friend offered me a number of Canon EF lenses at a very good price so I purchased them. A few weeks later my local dealer offered me a slightly used Voigtlander 40mm pancake lens at an amazing price and I soon discovered that I really liked it so I began using the 1Ds in manual mode. The one major problem was that the camera had no GPS capability which makes it somewhat unattractive for me when I travel.
Today my dealer contacted me to inform me that a customer wished to trade in a Canon 5D III that was never used [it was a prize] because he was a Fuji user. I had a look at the camera today and it looked brand new so I purchased it at a very good price on condition that a GPS unit was included [it is due to arrive later this week].
I will visit Kilkenny in two weeks and I will depend on the Canon 5D III.
