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The Lights of The Mary Elmes Bridge
Mary Elmes was an an Irish aid worker who saved many Jewish children from being transported to concentration camps during World War II. In 1942, the Vichy authorities made it clear that Jewish children were not legally allowed to be exempt from being sent to the concentration camps, as they had been. Elmes, with help…
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Fireworks At Cobh People’s Regatta 2019
The People’s Regatta in Cobh ended with a spectacular fireworks display last night! I got there early and set up just below Cobh Cathedral. I could see that Kennedy Park was packed, the pier was too but there were only a few around the Cathedral. About five minutes before the fireworks were due to start…
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Cork Pride Parade 2019
Just a few photos from the Cork Pride Parade this year! The parade was fantastic. Lots of smiles and laughing, singing and whistling and so much colour!
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Cork Today
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Some Photos of Nano Nagle Place
A photography exhibit opened in Nano Nagle Place last Friday. A number of my photos are on display there and it was wonderful to see those them there and the photos of Cork by other photographers. Here’s a few photos of that evening! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 26mm ISO 800 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Spike Island Fireworks
Spike Island in Cork Harbour celebrated it’s 81st birthday yesterday with a fireworks display. 1300 fireworks were set off, one for each of the inmates who died on the island during it’s time as a prison over the centuries. I didn’t have a ticket for the event but it was visible from many parts of…
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Careful Importing Video from Sony Cameras
I made one of the big mistakes of photography last night. I formatted my SD card before checking that everything had been imported correctly. I’m still not 100% sure how this happened but none of the videos I recorded were imported. Most of the time I don’t bother formatting the card immediately because there’s plenty…
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The Disney Springs Aerophile Balloon
Disney Springs, Orlando, Florida. October 2018. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 45mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 2s
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The Malaga Chestnut Seller
Malaga, November 2018. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 28mm ISO 2500 Shutter speed 1/500s
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El Balconcillo de los Gaitanes
El Caminito del Rey, Malaga, Spain. April 2019. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 27mm ISO 125 Shutter speed 1/160s
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El Caminito del Rey Zip Line
The remains of a zip line that 3 young Spanish men, Antonio (Picholo), Andres (Moro), and Martin (Loco) used on August 11th, 2000. The wire was embedded in the rock wall opposite near the railway track. The three men jumped on the cable for greater speed but the wire detached from the rock wall and…
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Railway Bridge in the Mountain
Park of the railway running through El Chorro National Park, Malaga, Spain. April 2019. Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 125 Shutter speed 1/320s