Shandon Above the Shopfronts
Cork’s Pope Quay packs more character into two hundred metres than most cities manage in a mile. I was standing on the south bank with the River Lee between us, drawn initially by the sweep of that pedestrian footbridge. It’s a clean, modern arc that sits surprisingly well against the jumble of modern, Georgian and Victorian facades behind it. The shopfronts tell the story of the neighbourhood in bold strokes: Coffee Scape and its Eastern European treats in hi-vis orange, MYO with its painted kingfisher on sky blue, and the enduring Sloans at the end of the row. Above it all, Shandon’s steeple rises like a referee keeping order over the chaos below. The sky was doing its best impression of a dirty dishcloth, but honestly, Cork wears grey well. It makes the colours along the quay punch harder than they would under blue skies. One hooded figure on the bridge, a life ring on the wall just in case, and the whole scene had that quiet mid-afternoon energy where a city is just getting on with itself.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 50mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/2500s |
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@donncha that is such a lovely picture, Donncha – I ended up on the Myo website, trying to decipher what Síocháin is in the alley towards to steps up (I failed, do you know? Is it part of Myo?). Anyway, I know where I want coffee next time I'm in Cork.
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