The swans they are a coming Swans rush to the bank of the Lough looking for bread from the crazy guy hanging over the water with a large black object… This shows off one of my favourite night-time techniques. Long exposure with a flash. The long exposure captures the background while the flash illuminates the [...]
2007Tue16Jan
The swans they are a coming
Filed in Abstract, Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, The Lough, Urban
2007Mon15Jan
The Moonlit Shipyards
Filed in Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, River, Sigma 18-200, Sky, WaterThe Moonlit Shipyards The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky. This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November. FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing: Flickr’s exif [...]
2007Thu11Jan
Panoramic Traffic Lights
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Panoramic, Photos, Sigma 10-20, VehiclesPanoramic Traffic Lights Traffic along the Mallow Road hurries past on a cold and foggy December night. This was taken from the bridge near Rathpeacon and Killeens. The bridge itself as you can see from the map above is much wider than the one in this picture but I wasn’t going to stand in the [...]
2007Mon08Jan
Leading lines and bright lights
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, South Mall, Street, UrbanLeading lines and bright lights Studs on the ground lead down to the traffic lights on the South Mall, Cork. In this long exposure shot a couple of cars passed by providing a nice light trail in the background. The twinkling of the street lighting is from the narrow aperture. Setting the aperture as small [...]
2006Sun31Dec
City Hall at night
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanCity Hall at night Cork City Hall at night as viewed from across the river. It was all lit up for the Modern Homes Exhibition and as it was such a calm night the reflection on the River Lee was beautiful. If you watch the RTE news at 6pm or 9pm tonight, watch out for [...]
2006Thu28Dec
Enjoy diet Coke
Filed in Advertising, California, Canon 20D, Lights, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, United States, Urban, VehiclesEnjoy diet Coke A sign blazes it’s message above our heads in San Francisco. The Diet Coke logo could be seen from the end of the street so I had to snap it as we got closer!
2006Wed20Dec
Christmas Street Lights
Filed in Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Mallow, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanChristmas Street Lights The Christmas lights in Mallow, Co. Cork illuminate the streets with a lovely cheerful glow. A passing car provides another source of light in this long exposure shot on the main street of the town.
2006Tue19Dec
Chistmas Tree Lights
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Mallow, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Trees, UrbanChistmas Tree Lights St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mallow is lit up by the lights of the Christmas tree in the church grounds. The camera club social night was in Mallow last night and after a great meal myself and Jacinta left the rest to prop up the bar! I had my camera with me [...]
2006Mon13Nov
Pier 38, San Francisco
Filed in California, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Reflections, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, WaterPier 38, San Francisco Pier 38 is where True Ventures have their San Francisco office. It was the location of a great post-WordCamp party last August. It was such a beautiful night I had to take a shot of the moon and lights reflecting in the water.
2006Tue24Oct
The Golden Bay Bridge in San Francisco
Filed in Architecture, California, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Reflections, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, Urban, WaterThe Golden Bay Bridge in San Francisco The Bay Bridge in San Francisco all lit up at night. The lighting on the bridge casts a golden glow over the water that is beautiful to watch and photograph. More on Wikipedia. Niall Kennedy walked with myself and Bryan Veloso around the Ferry Building on the night [...]
