A few more photos of The Family Shenanigans on Sunday. One more post tomorrow!
| Aperture | ƒ/5 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 48mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
Author: Donncha
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The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 3
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The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 2
A few more photos from The Family Shenanigans in Cork on Sunday!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 144mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/1000s Written by
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The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 1
The Family Shenanigans parade organised by Cork Community Art Link took place today in Cork and what a blast it was! There was so much energy, happiness and laughter!
This is only a small selection of the photos from today. More to come tomorrow.
Aperture ƒ/10 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 4000 Shutter speed 1/1000s 2025, community event, Cork, Cork Community Art Link, Family Shenanigans, Ireland, Oliver Plunkett Street, parade, public art, seahorse float, Sony A7RV, street festival, street performanceWritten by
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Cork Rocks for Rory!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Rory Gallagher, a legend in rock and roll, at a relatively young age.
Today in Fitzgerald Park we were treated to a great music session on a beautiful, sunny day as the city celebrates Rory’s music and life. Here are a few photos from the gig. You can watch the entire thing on YouTube below. Watch carefully. You’ll spot me there a few times!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 146mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/320s Written by
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The Sun Inside Cork’s Historic Cathedral
Step inside St Fin Barre’s Cathedral this week, and you’ll be greeted not just by the soaring Gothic arches and intricate stained-glass, but by a blazing sun right in the heart of Cork. The Helios exhibition, a six-metre-wide glowing sculpture by UK artist Luke Jerram, has transformed the cathedral’s nave into a cosmic spectacle for the Cork Midsummer Festival. The installation is more than just a visual treat. It’s a full sensory experience, with detailed solar imagery and a soundtrack of real NASA recordings of the sun. It’s a surreal and awe-inspiring blend of old and new: the ancient spirit of the cathedral meets the cutting edge of contemporary art, inviting visitors to reflect on the power and presence of the sun in a truly unique setting.
The Helios sculpture is built to scale, with each centimetre representing 2,300 km of the real sun’s surface, and features detailed representations of sunspots and solar flares, all accompanied by a soundtrack of live NASA recordings of the sun.
Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 2.2mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/25s 2025, Cork, Cork Midsummer Festival, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Helios, Ireland, Luke Jerram, Photo, Photography, Saint Fin Barre's CathedralWritten by
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Lifebuoy on Duty
It’s reassuring to see lifebuoys at the beach, especially when the sea is rough. Unfortunately, not every person in distress in the water can be saved, as has happened at this beach in Youghal in the past.
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 106mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s 2024, Beach, boardwalk, coastal, Cork, County Cork, Ireland, Landscape, lifebuoy, Photo, Photography, safety, Seaside, Sony A7RV, travel, YoughalWritten by
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Eggs for Sale
A visit to the market in Skibbereen in 2019 was productive. I’ve posted a number of photos from that hour or so on here over the years, and there are still a few more to go.
August 2019 feels like a lifetime ago.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 320 Shutter speed 1/500s 2019, Black and White, Cork, County Cork, farmers market, free range eggs, Ireland, local produce, Market, Photo, Photography, rural life, Skibbereen, Sony A7 III, Street PhotographyWritten by
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Fresh Fruits and Fortune
I went out one morning to photograph Palafrugell, walking around the town, exploring the streets. It’s a small town with narrow roads and tall buildings, with a few public squares dotted around. Near one is a vegetable market where I spotted a man buying a lottery card.
The ONCE lottery, seen in the photo, is unique in Spain for being operated by the Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, an organisation founded in 1938 to support the blind and visually impaired. Many of the lottery vendors, like the one pictured, are themselves visually impaired, making each ticket sale a contribution to social inclusion and support for people with disabilities.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 35mm ISO 1600 Shutter speed 1/500s 2022, Catalonia, Community, daily life, local produce, ONCE lottery, Palafrugell, Photo, Photography, scratch cards, Sony A7 III, Spain, street market, Street Photography, urban sceneWritten by
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A Striped Antelope at Valencia Zoo
A young antelope stands in water at Bioparc Valencia, Spain.
The animal in the photo is a sitatunga, a type of antelope known for its semiaquatic lifestyle. Its splayed hooves help it walk easily through marshy and swampy habitats.
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 205mm ISO 250 Shutter speed 1/1000s 2023, animal, antelope, Bioparc Valencia, mammal, Nature, Photo, Photography, Sony A7 III, Spain, stripes, Valencia, Water, wildlife, zooWritten by
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Tools, Trades, and a Cold Beer in Athens
While wandering around a market in Athens, I saw this man sitting on the ground outside his tool-filled shop. He seemed very relaxed and was chatting to a nearby man. I hope that beer was nice and cold as it was quite a warm day!
The Areti beer seen in the photo is a Greek pale lager produced by Zotos Ltd., known for its light body and low alcohol content (3.5% ABV), making it a popular choice for casual daytime drinking in Greece
Aperture ƒ/1.7 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 6.3mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/500s 2024, Areti beer, Athens, Athinas Street, camouflage, Candid, Galaxy S23 Ultra, Greece, local market, Photo, Photography, Street Photography, tools, urban lifeWritten by
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Cork Stands with Gaza
The pro Palestinian rally on Grand Parade today was huge, with a larger than usual turnout from all over Cork. It was energising seeing people from all walks of life, and all ages gather to hear speakers talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and urge the Irish government to pass the occupied territories bill which would ban trade from illegally occupied Palestinian territories.
The Irish Examiner has a good article on the rally. (backup)
Aperture ƒ/9 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 30mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/500s 2025, activism, children, Cork, demonstration, gallery, Gaza, Grand Parade, human rights, Ireland, Palestine, Photo, Photography, protest, solidarity, Sony A7RV, Street PhotographyWritten by
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Coastal Adventure in West Cork
Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again.
In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon, built in 1849 as a navigation guide.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 105mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s 2015, Baltimore Beacon, boating, boats, Canon 6D, Cork, County Cork, dinghy, inflatable boat, Ireland, Irish coast, maritime, Photo, Photography, rocky shoreline, Sherkin Island, West CorkWritten by