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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
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The Sherkin Island Fishing Boat
A fishing boat with the registration code C353P sits moored in the low-tide mud in Sherkin Island. It sits opposite the island library and has been a feature of the island for as long as I remember. However, it was missing during a visit in 2017, and this gallery of Sherkin Island photos shows an…
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Clouds swirl over North Main Street
Whispy cirrus clouds were visible over Cork a few months ago. The building in the background used to be a Catholic Young Men’s Society hall. These societies were established across Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as part of a movement to provide educational, social, and recreational facilities for young Catholic men,…
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Chickens at the market
Chickens, and what looks like a duck, in cages at the Bantry market a few years ago. Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 50mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/2000s
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It’s difficult to TOP West Cork
When the weather is as nice as it is now, there’s nowhere like West Cork. Rolling hills and beautiful countryside, trees heavy with leaves and flowers in bloom, friendly people, and loads of things to do. One way is Bantry, Ballydehob is the other way. We were headed to Ballydehob when I stopped for a…