Daly’s Bridge, or the Shaky Bridge, near Fitzgerald Park was rebuilt and now sports a dazzling red lighting system!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 6s |
Author Archives: Donncha
The Sheep of Achill Island
The evening rolls on
At the Wellington Cafe, Edinburgh
Heavy Clouds Over Blarney Castle House
It’s snowing again but it’s only a light dusting. It’s cold enough that the snow will sit on the ground all day but unless you grab snow from parked cars there won’t be any snow fights!
Here’s a photo from 2015, when we had a lot more snow!
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/50s |
A Swan by Ross Castle
Many years ago I visited Ross Castle in County Kerry. It was a beautiful day and swans swam nearby.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 50mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Little Pink Flowers
Little pink flowers in the grounds of Blarney Castle, closer to home than the photos of previous days. November 2013.
Can’t post it to Facebook as my account has been disabled again, but I did get a backup of my data last month so there is that.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 105mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
WAR HURTS US ALL
The Vines of the Douro Valley
The vines in a distant field as seen from Quinta da Roêda. Bit of a drive from Porto, but lovely to visit.
Portugal, November 2019.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 35mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/640s |
The sun sets on the Conor Pass
Ballysaggartmore Towers
One the two Ballysaggartmore Towers in Co Waterford. They are regarded as follies built no later than 1834. From the Wikipedia page:
“They were constructed for an Anglo Irish Landlord, Arthur Keily-Ussher no later than 1834. He held an estate of approximately 8000 acres, the majority of which was rented to tenant farmers but he retained approximately 1000 acres as a personal demesne. The lodges were constructed on the main avenue leading to the family’s residence; Ballysaggartmore House. The house itself was large but of a very plain design, which was in obvious contrast to the lodges. An account from 1834 indicates that a main house predated the lodges. This account also reports that they were built from designs by the head gardener; John Smyth and that the main entrance gates were forged locally for the sum of about £150.”
I took quick photos of the other Tower but we were drenched by a sudden cloud burst of rain so we were pretty miserable and just wanted to get back to the car.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 1000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
