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The Jerusalem Convent-Matemático Marzal Falla
If you visit Valencia during the first 19 days of the month of March you’ll be bombarded by the loud bangs of bangers going off, and fireworks every day. You’ll also come across elaborate Falla, or statues, dotted around the city. In the past, they were built of papier mache, but these days the main…
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Look down on Dunquin Pier
I remember the day I took this photo, in August 2020. When I arrived, a group of young women were taking selfies at this spot and from my perspective, they looked like they were standing on the edge of a cliff. It’s still dangerous, but it was a calm evening and there was plenty of…
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The Valencia Mascletà
Wikipedia says, “A mascletà (pronounced in Valencian: [maskleˈta]) is a pyrotechnic event characterized by the achievement of a noisy and rhythmic composition that features, particularly during daytime, in street festivities; it is typical of the Valencian Community (Spain). It gets its name from the masclets (very loud firecrackers) that are tied by a wick to…
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Reflections on Wilton Terrace
A glass fronted building on Wilton Terrace is reflected in the waters of the canal in Dublin earlier this month. I thought it might be the Canadian Embassy, but Google Maps shows it’s a slightly different building. Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 2.2mm ISO 1600 Shutter speed 1/8s
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Kayaking Adventures in Dingle Harbour
Two people kayaking at the mouth of Dingle Harbour in Co. Kerry while I was on a boat looking for Fungi, the Dingle Dolphin, back in 2017. We saw Fungi that day. He broke the water a few times. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 116mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s
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Wild Atlantic Waves
Waves crash onto the beach and rocks of Couminole Beach, Co Kerry near full tide. A dangerous beach for swimming at the best of times, it would be foolhardy to go swimming there in conditions like this! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 20mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/640s
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Sunlit Serenity in Malaga
A little dog enjoys the sun streaming into a shop in Malaga a few years ago. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 28mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/500s
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A Man and His Dog
It’s so unusual to see a dog in Cork City, but then I saw this beautiful Border Collie. His attention on something off-camera. Aperture ƒ/1.9 Camera M2101K6G Focal length 5.89mm ISO 197 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Nature’s Art: Fungi Patterns
I spotted this fascinating looking fungus growing out a dead tree trunk last weekend. I’d no idea what kind of fungi they were until an AI identified them as a Polypore. This is a good sign, for that small forest I found them in, just outside Kenmare: Polypores have been used as indicator species of…
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The Edge of the Lake
Another one from that walk in Kenmare a few days ago. I spotted this couple walking by with their dog, and then they stopped a distance away with the dog exploring the shallows. I love silhouettes, so this photo came to be. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 240mm ISO 125 Shutter speed 1/500s
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A bench by the Lake
A small bench is nestled among the trees in Kenmare, on the shores of Kenmare Bay. What caught my eye immediately were the three trees surrounding it. They frame the bench in a pleasing way, the bare branches providing a skeletal, natural, surrounding to the man made bench. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 94mm…
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A Kenmare Robin
I spotted this little fella down in Kenmare, County Kerry the other day. A Robin, bold as brass, perched right there on a dead branch, posing like he owned the place. He stayed there for a few minutes surveying the area, and let me get a little closer for a photo. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5…