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Mad about Cork Derilicition
In the midst of a housing crisis and buildings up and down the country are left empty and rotting away. Follow Frank O’Connor and Jude Sharry on Twitter. The Derelict Ireland hashtag is full of photos of crumbling or boarded up buildings all over the country. Meanwhile, people live, 6 to a tiny room, in…
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The Lights of Llafranc
The lights of Llafranc in Spain shine brightly near 1am in the morning after a wedding ceremony in a nearby hotel. Swimming there was a highlight of the year for me. Lovely calm and warm waters. As it’s the Mediterranean, there was barely any tide, so you could be sure how much beach was there…
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One dog wants to be friends
One dog wants to be friends, the other one isn’t quite so sure! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 32mm ISO 3200 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Checking for the Chicago Tribune
A passer-by checks the front page of the Chicago Tribune in a neighbourhood kiosk, July 2003. I can’t imagine those kiosks are still there, considering the financial troubles newspapers have gone through in the last 19 years since this photo was taken. Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 9.7mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s
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Ned the donkey
Ned, a donkey that lived in the grounds of Blarney Castle, in 2016. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 55mm ISO 1600 Shutter speed 1/60s
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Ices and Chat
Enjoying ice lollies in Coventry on a hot June afternoon. Aperture ƒ/1.8 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 6.7mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Red and White Mushroom in the grass
An Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita [*] in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday. It’s a poisonous mushroom found throughout temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, according to Wikipedia. It’s also poisonous, but these days death from ingestion is rare. It has psychoactive uses too, and it’s…
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Old Boats on the Quay
Some of the old boats that used to sit on the quayside on George’s Quay a few years ago. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera DMC-FZ5 Focal length 66.1mm ISO 80 Shutter speed 1/320s
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A suspicious glance
Stuck in a moment on Liberty Street, Cork. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 48.5mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Mounted Police in Chicago
Mounted police in Chicago direct crowds along a street after the fireworks. Aperture ƒ/2.3 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 21.1mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/80s
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Families in the crowd
Kids and grown-ups waiting for the July 4th fireworks in Chicago many years ago. The kids in this photo are in their twenties now. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 30.1mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s
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Crowds at Lake Michigan
Crowds gathered on the shore of Lake Michigan with the Chicago skyline behind it to watch the July 4th fireworks. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 9.7mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/160s