Hello! and welcome to my website Wicklow Maritime
The website is my photo diary about ships and maritime activity at Wicklow Port and along the beautiful Wicklow coastline. It started as a Hobby site and went live on 1st January 2003, in the early days l mostly covered coasters calling to Wicklow port, but over the years l have added Aviation and Railway activity to the mix, and a page dedicated to my brother Pat Dover’s excellent paintings.
The early photographs uploaded were scanned 35mm film prints, but with the introduction of digital cameras the format soon changed, and l was able to upload Jpeg digital photos directly to the site. My first digital camera in 2002 was a basic point and shoot model, but it served its purpose very well. In 2009 I moved from film to full digital SLR photography with the purchase of an entry level Canon DSLR camera, I still use it today and am quite happy with the photos.
I have no background in any type of computer programming, but I learned how to use Microsoft and Adobe software thanks to the excellent Frontpage & Dreamweaver for dummies books! – Thankfully l now have Youtube tutorials when l encounter WordPress problems.
I hope you enjoy visiting the site and check out our Social Media pages too
Tommy Dover