Volvo Race Pics and Vids Thread

Just a few pics from my phone taken yesterday out on the bay before/between the races. One of my friends had an SLR with him and took 600pics so will post some more when they are organised.

http://omg.wthax.org/30052009103.jpg

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BrokenArrows

600 pics.

thats like 1 picture a minute for 10 hours.

He must be one triger happy photographer.

Mixupat

3,300 photos already uploaded at Volvo Ocean Race Festival

Six days to go to break Irish record


The Western Development Commission (WDC) in association with photo website Pix.ie has launched a photo competition to highlight the 'Creative West' as the Western Region rapidly becomes Ireland’s hub for the creative industries with over 11,000 jobs in the sector according to a recent WDC survey.

Joanne Grehan, Regional Development Executive of the WDC, said, “This weekend we are expecting over 150,000 people to come to Galway to take part in the Galway Volvo Ocean Race Festival – a record for a tourism event in Ireland. However, we are also trying to break another record, by asking visitors to upload their photos from the event onto the Pix.ie website. At the moment we have over 3,300 images uploaded and we now have another six days to get a further 7,000 onto the website, a process that is ridiculously easy. If we can reach the 10,000 mark Pix.ie tell us that we will create an Irish record, which would be a bit of fun as well as showcasing the fun and craic of the VOR to those, right around the world, who can’t be with us here.

“We’re using this competition to highlight what we call the Creative West, to showcase all the creative industries that are now clustered in the Western Region, making the region Ireland’s creative hub. Our recently published report, “Creative West: The Creative Sector in the Western Region”, showed the Western Region has the potential to create at least an extra 2,000 jobs in the creative sector, which is particularly valuable in these tough economic times.

"The WDC is taking every opportunity to promote the Western Region as a great place to live, work and do business during what will be the largest gathering of people in the region during the entire year. Our highly successful LookWest.ie campaign has identified a very significant number of highly skilled individuals who would love the opportunity to move west,” Ms Grehan added.

The photo competition is open to all. Participants are asked to simply upload their photos, taken during the Galway Volvo Ocean Race Festival to the 6th of June, onto http://pix.ie/go/lookwest. The winners will be chosen by marine sports journalist and photographer David Branigan. Prizes include top of the range digital cameras to a total value of €1,500.

ultain

The colour, something else. nice shot.

BrokenArrows

BrokenArrows wrote: »

600 pics.

thats like 1 picture a minute for 10 hours.

He must be one triger happy photographer.

We were on the water for about 8 hours and were passing the camera around between 4 or 5 of us so was it was in almost constant use.

ValerieR

Here is my meagre and humble contribution, taken today - fab day, fab festival ... Well done to all and keep posting pictures as good as they are ! It's great.

ValerieR

vulcan57

Super pictures there ValerieR.

Few more from the last 2 or 3 days.

vulcan57

Continued

dublinhead

dloob, Thanks for the pictures. I can see myself in one off them!

Mars Bar

ANybody get any pics of the Stonelakes or Saw Doctors?

3fullback

anyone got pics of the fire

holidayhere

I been in the race village for the past three nights.
I need a week off.
Pity I have to go back to work tomorrow.
Galway will never see a week-end like this again.

philboy

holidayhere wrote: »

I been in the race village for the past three nights.
I need a week off.
Pity I have to go back to work tomorrow.
Galway will never see a week-end like this again.

Totally agree, best time Ive had in Galway, beats race wk hands down. Everyone is so much friendlier and there is no trouble at all. Meeting random people the whole time and having a savage laugh all wk. Taking tomoro off, my liver needs it badly.:D

Id say it will be great on thur & Fri nite for Aslan & the stunning.

gary82

Can we keep this thread for photos & videos?

Keep VOR discussion over here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055440339

I aint no mod, but think we're better to keep this on topic. I'll delete this post in a while...

gary82

Found this site for media to get images of the ocean race - here's the Galway Stopover section: http://images.volvooceanrace.org/asset-bank/action/browseItems?categoryId=203&categoryTypeId=1&allCats=0&sortAttributeId=7&sortDescending=false&page=0&pageSize=25

ValerieR

The Galway Hookers Race ... (Monday 1st of June 2009)

Zzippy

Jeez, some fantastic shots here guys. Check flickr for more by other people, some great shots of the Red Arrows in particular.
Here's my humble contribution, some shots from Friday... haze was a bit of a problem but luckily had the polarizing filters with me... probably the best day wind-wise too, the weekend was a good bit calmer.

You can click on the pics to see them in larger size on flickr...

Fey!

Cosmo K

Got up very early this morning....






17 degress, 7am in Galway!




I'd say business is good in No8

foxy_19-89

deadly photos, thanks a mil!

padi89

Great Light Cosmo K, nice photos to have. Fair play for getting up that early in the summer.

LadyMayBelle

smashing photos cosmo, love the first one and fourth ones especially..you ought to stay up dead late and get one of the aftermath to compare and contrast:) !

DonalN

Anyone else get to try out some of the pig on a spit ??

Very tasty it was!!!

Cosmo K

Thanks for all the comments!!!

Someone had enough last night;)

ethernet

Love the early morning ones. Thanks!

ronnie3585

Those early morning ones are brilliant!

This (and Foxy's tanks removal) have been the best threads on the Galway Forum IMO, I've really enjoyed them. Fair play to all that posted!

mrboswell

Some fantastic shots of Galway in general, has been an excellent stopover for the volvo race.

I've a gallery of mine from the in-port race here

I was miles away from the arrows and I only had the wide lens on..:(

Tzetze

Messing around with some effects...

gary82

Tilt shift looks good. I'd make the transition much more gradual though and the vertical one doesn't look right or makes sense.

Ah all the tiny people.

skelliser

from today