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Trading Tales and Treasures
Two men enjoying a chat at the Bantry market almost exactly a year ago this week. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/1000s
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A Home Surrendered to Time
An old abandoned house on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula in Co. Cork. This isn’t the first time I’ve photographed it. In 2017 it looked much the same, but not quite as overgrown. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/125s
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A Sentinel at Sunset
A groyne standing upright by the seashore near Youghal. The wooden post in this photograph is part of Youghal’s coastal defence system called groynes. They are structures built perpendicular to the shore to prevent beach erosion by trapping sand moved by longshore drift. These timber groynes at Youghal are regularly maintained and replaced as part…
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The Rebirth of Páirc Uí Chaoimh
On this day when Tipperary beat Cork in the All Ireland Hurling Final I thought it appropriate to show these old photos of Páirc Uí Chaoimh in 2016 and 2017 when it was being rebuilt. The only time I’ve been to the new stadium was to see Bruce Springsteen play there, which just goes to…
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The Watchtower and Seaside Blooms
The lifeguard tower at the end of the main section of the beach at Youghal. The beach does continue on, but the sand was green with algae and it was obvious it’s not used by humans much. I love the matching colours in this photo. I spent a good few minutes kneeling in damp sand…
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Export photos with a border from Lightroom Classic
This is how I add a nice thick black border to my photos after I export them from Lightroom Classic using free software. This is for macOS, but since the same software exists on Windows, you can do something similar there, but I haven’t used that platform in years, so YMMV. I’m going to presume…
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Warning: Photographers at Work
Some members of Blarney Photography Club as they worked with their cameras just off the beach in Youghal, Co. Cork last night. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 172mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 5s
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A Solitary Figure in Birmingham
Walking along Corporation Street, I was watching out for interesting people to photograph when I saw a man watching people walking past. We’d just come out of Grand Central Shopping Centre, the sun was shining, and I quickly walked over to the shaded part of the street. It was too warm for me. Might have…
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Cork’s Bell Tower from the Steepest Street
Shandon Bells as seen from the top of Patrick’s Hill, from the wall surrounding Bells Field. The eight bells of Shandon Bells were cast in Gloucester, England, in 1750 and shipped to Cork. They’re tuned to play in the key of D major, and each bell has inscriptions including biblical verses and the names of…
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Fire in the Sky at Sunset
The sun sets behind a hill on the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, back in 2021. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 240mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/1000s