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Flash Harry in 2021

A few more photos of Flash Harry from their September 2021 performance in the Opera House, Cork. They played there recently but I didn’t get to see them. They are a great Queen tribute band however. Go see them if you can!

Posting these because I wanted to test out Topaz Denoise on some high ISO noisy images. It did a fabulous job cleaning them up!

Mike Gray posted some great photos of musicians performing on his Twitter account, and he said he used DXO PureRAW. I was going to try the free trial of that but since I already had Denoise I wanted to give that a proper go at these images. Very happy with it too.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	98mm
ISO	16000
Shutter speed	1/640s

Catching the sun at the beach

A boy catches the sun at the beach with his fishing rod. It was all he caught that evening, but I think he made some happy memories.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/2000s

Blackbird in the bushes

A very busy blackbird stopped still for 5 seconds so I could catch a photo of it. He was digging around, throwing up leaves and hunting around between branches. Building material for a nest perhaps?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Robin Calling

A robin calling out in the grounds of Blarney Castle today.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	320
Shutter speed	1/500s

Statues at Sunset

Some of the statues that decorate the entrances to St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork.

Taken while we waited for the Cathedral to open so we could hear beautiful classical music played that evening by London Concertante.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/250s

Kite surfers in the cold

Yes, it was a cold November day when I photographed these two kite surfers at Garylucas Beach in Co Cork. Brrrr.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	DSC-RX100M4
Focal length	25.700000762939mm
ISO	125
Shutter speed	1/2000s

The Round Tower in Ardmore

The round tower in the cemetery in Ardmore is really impressive, standing out on the hillside overlooking the town.

The tower was built in the 12th century but it has been kept in great condition. Lots more to learn about it on this page.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/80s

Morning Light on Blarney Castle

This morning is a beautiful start to the week. Fog in the distance and the fiery orange ball of the sun shining through clear skies. Blarney Castle was lit up in a lovely orange glow and I had to spend a few minutes away from the busy bustle of life to get this photo.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	30.6mm
ISO	64
Shutter speed	1/50s

We Being

“Belonging to a big loving family!”

Reflections in a car, Meade Street, just off Sullivan’s Quay, Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	6.7mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/280s

Skateboarding in Kilkenny

Skateboarding in Kilkenny in 2002. I wonder where these two lads are now?

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	FinePix2800ZOOM
Focal length	15.6mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/45s

Where the wind blows

This is the weather vane at the top of the tower on the Cork District Court. It used to be a school, An Módh Scoil, or Model School, where I attended in the eighties.

I’d never seen this weather vane up close and level like this before until a few days ago when I made this photo. From my memory, there’s a doorway to the tower near the main entrance to the building. I’ve never been up there but I was always curious about it.

They’ve done an amazing job of preserving this building. It didn’t looks quite as good when it was simply a primary school!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	410.8mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

A pigeon in the sun

A pigeon basking in the setting sun of a lovely March day in Cork City.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1000s