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Festive Feathers & Glitter Glory
Two fabulous Mockie Ah! queens posed for me in the middle of the street yesterday when I asked if I could take their photo. The cold weather was freezing, but they put on a smile and stopped for a moment to chat, and I was very grateful for the photo. Their vibrant presence transformed an…
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Keeping an Eye on the Youngsters Below
The tower of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells, towers over the surrounding buildings and is visible from the big wheel on Grand Parade. Behind it is the North Cathedral and the distinctive roof of the Firkin Crane is off to the left. In the foreground is the brand-new Capitol building. First time on the…
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Frosty the Cider bottle
Contemplating a Christmas drink. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 10000 Shutter speed 1/500s
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The Car Park’s Secret Disco Portal
The big wheel on Grand Parade in Cork spins and makes a lovely shape when captured by a long exposure shot. Also missing from this are a few friends who thankfully kept walking back and forth so they wouldn’t be captured in the image! Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 33mm ISO 250 Shutter speed…
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The Undertones in Cork
The Undertones played in Cyprus Avenue tonight and they were amazing! Aperture ƒ/1.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 75mm ISO 1600 Shutter speed 1/160s
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The boats of Cape Clear
Some of the boats docked at the harbour in Cape Clear, Co Cork. This was in August 2013, the last time I’ve been there, when we walked up and down the hills of the island and enjoyed the sunny day. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 73mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/320s
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Keem Beach in the Sun
The lovely Keem Beach on Achill Island, photographed in 2019. It’s a beautiful part of Ireland that I would love to visit again some day. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 28mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/100s
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The Yeni Camii overlooks the mall
A long exposure photo of the Yeni Camii in Istanbul, with the entrance to a small shopping mall in the foreground. Steps lead down, under a busy road, and vendors have set up shops down there selling all sorts of goods. The Yeni Camii is also known as the “New Mosque”, even though it was…
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The Panoramic Wheel Spectacle
The ferris wheel, or big wheel, or Panoramic Wheel as it’s known to it’s owners, on Grand Parade. We had some fun photographing it from the car park across the street. Henry has a photo of the wheel on his Instagram account too. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 42mm ISO 320 Shutter speed 2s
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Red Brick and Stone
Following on from yesterday’s photo of Shandon Bells, here’s another one taken nine years earlier in 2007, on a day when it was about to rain, but the sun came out for one final glimpse of Cork before the wet enveloped the city. You can see Shandon Bells, the North Cathedral, SS Peter & Paul’s…