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The Old Green Car
Not an old car but ye olde styled as was the fashion a couple of years ago. Stands out against more modern vehicles of course. Aperture ƒ/16 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 48mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/400s
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Lough Swans
Two swans swam curiously over to us at the Lough, Cork a few months ago. Aperture ƒ/5 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 48mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/40s
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No Hotel
Moore’s Hotel on Morrison’s Quay, a former hotel that is now up for rent. I’d never been in there when it was a hotel but did meet an interesting man who worked there. The woo was strong in that one! Edit: mouse over the image. Trying to do a before and after thing. Do you…
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Just a beautiful evening in San Diego
I arrived in San Diego a few hours ago and the first thing I noticed when I got into my hotel room was the amazing view of the Pacific Ocean. This doesn’t do it justice as the foreground is a little too dark but I wanted to get it uploaded with minimum fuss so here…
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The lady and her dog
A mural in an alleyway in Reykjavik, Iceland. Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 18mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/25s
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Waterloo Geocache
There’s a geocache close to where I live near the village of Waterloo. It’s hidden away next to a bridge but I have not been able to find it despite my best efforts. Still, got a photo out of the walk there yesterday.
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Servicemen Instructions
Cork City Gaol, August 2010. Aperture ƒ/11 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 200mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Behind the scenes of the Thieving Duck
Long time readers will remember the thieving duck photo that I made in 2005. Scratch that, many people who use email, Facebook, Twitter or other social media website will be familiar with this photo. A recent post on Reddit showed me just how tired some people are of it as a meme! I would dearly…
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John Jameson Whiskey
A small statue in one of the display cabinets in the Jameson Distillery, Midleton, Co Cork. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 10mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/13s
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Engrossed
Patrick Street, Cork. October 2011. Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 200mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/400s
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Life Saver
Somewhere in Co Clare, July 2011. Aperture ƒ/11 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 59mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/250s
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Save instead of Export in GIMP 2.8
Version 2.8 of GIMP saves images as .xcf files by default when you hit CTRL-S. I remember a development version did this years ago but it was reversed before final release due to user feedback AFAIR. I can understand the reasoning behind this decision but I hate it. It really, really bugs me. I don’t…