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Future Stars at Cyprus Avenue
The students of Cork Academy of Music took over the stage in Cyprus Avenue last week for a fabulous Christmas concert. For most of them, it was their first time on stage and it was electrifying. The crowd went wild supporting their friends and family and everyone was dancing and having a great time! Aperture…
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The Heart-Shaped Sunglasses Club
A McDonald’s in London was the restaurant of choice for 3 ladies wearing identical heart-shaped sunglasses on this July day earlier this year. They were sitting in the window, above the McDonald’s arches. I couldn’t resist photographing them. McDonald’s restaurants in Europe, including the UK, use dark green exteriors rather than the bright red and…
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December Light at Youghal
I love taking photos on the beach at Youghal, especially at sunset. This is from a few days ago when the sun was really low in the sky, and it was shining directly along the beach, rather than from behind the beach as it is during the summer! Youghal (pronounced “Yawl”) has one of the…
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Spinning Light on Grand Parade
The Big Wheel or Ferris wheel, is back in the Grand Parade in Cork, but these photos are from December 2017! You’d hardly know, except for the posters on the buildings behind. This was before Ukraine was attacked by Russia and there is now a flag of Ukraine with the text, “We’re with you Ukraine”…
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Chasing Light Trails on South Mall
You’re not waiting for a bus and suddenly four busses come along! We had fun with some long exposure photography on. Thursday night. Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 4s
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How are you?
I would like to say I knew the sign in the background said, “How are you?” but it’s more likely I did not. I’m glad it worked out, and it just proves that you have to be ready to take the photograph when you’re doing street photography or you’ll miss the moment. In 2004, Ireland…
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A Life Well Lived
Portrait of a man outside a coffee shop on Daunt Square, Cork, in 2004. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera CYBERSHOT Focal length 48.5mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/250s
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Racing Through the Dandelions
Horses charge past at the Dawstown Point-to-Point in 2018, County Cork. Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 154mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/2000s
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The Crowd on Pana
A huge crowd gathered around a man on stilts holding 3 flaming torches on St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2006. See how homogeneous the crowd is? A similar photo today would show a much more diverse set of people in modern Ireland. Edit: Since this caused quite a commotion on Facebook, I just want to…
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Communion Day on Patrick Street
This was twenty years ago on St. Patrick Street, Cork. Not in December obviously, but in May when children all over the country were celebrating their first communion. Aperture ƒ/13 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 55mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/320s
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Surfing in Munich
Surfers on the Isar or Eisbach canal in Munich, Germany. It was bizarre seeing people surfing in the middle of a city but the river was perfect for it. Unfortunately, the wave seems to have disappeared recently and they don’t know why. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 25mm ISO 12800 Shutter speed 1/250s