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A Visit to Mount Melleray Abbey
I’m a bit misty-eyed to think that the Cistercian Abbey at Mount Melleray in Co Waterford will be closing its doors on January 26th this year. I’ve only visited a couple of times, but my wife and I felt we wanted to go one more time before the gates close. Honestly, it’s such a tranquil…
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JD Sports Coming Soon!
It was October 2019 and JD Sports had yet to open their shop on Patrick’s Street in Cork. The back of the building, on Drawbridge Street, featured JD Sports hoarding, but now it’s derelict, with “TO LET” signs in the windows, and the SAVOY entrance is boarded up. A sign of the times. The city…
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Waves of Time
A lone rock on Long Strand, Co Cork, as waves crash around it. The water is reduced to a misty blur in this long exposure shot. If you look carefully, you’ll see the Galley Head Lighthouse in the background. Aperture ƒ/9 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 82mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 5s
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Swimming in the Sky
One from the same rooftop as yesterday’s photo of Malaga. The hotel had a rooftop pool, and when I ventured up there it was lit up. It was too cold to swim on an April evening, but the light was surreal. 🙂 Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 64000 Shutter speed 1/30s
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Malaga by Night
I was perched on the roof of my hotel in Malaga when I took this long exposure shot of Malaga at night. A few cars drove by, captured as streaks of light, and I was delighted that the Cathedral was still lit up. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 27mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1.3s
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A Smoke Break in Athens
We were on our way to lunch when I spotted this gentleman sitting on a crate, chatting to a person in a newspaper kiosk. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 800 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Los Gigantes Marina at sunset
The cliffs of Los Gigantes reflect the yellow light of the setting sun, while puny, tiny, boats lie moored in the harbour beneath. The size of the cliffs is astounding, easily dwarfing anything else nearby. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/30s
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Anchovy Symphony in Black and White
I’m not a huge fan of anchovies, but the way these fish were displayed caught my eye. The silvery fish created an almost hypnotic pattern across the vendor’s counter, their tiny bodies catching the harsh market lights in a way that demanded to be photographed. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 200 Shutter…
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A Moment’s Pause in Málaga
Sometimes you have to stop and let humanity go past when there are too many people around. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 320 Shutter speed 1/250s
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The Daily Commuter
While waiting for the train in Athens, I spotted a pigeon walking around the station, calm as you can imagine, as if he owned the place. A few minutes later, a train rolled in, passengers started moving, and the pigeon flew into the rafters. Observing all that he rules. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length…
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The Cat in the big smoke
There’s something delightfully peculiar about finding a cat on a lead. I spotted these two characters taking a break near Camden Town in London. The scene just screamed to be photographed. The smoke caught in the sunlight and the cat’s nonchalant pose, how could I resist? It’s a candid shot, of course, and as the…
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Parking Bay Oops
Looks like someone wasn’t that careful parking here. The poor parking sign is doing an imitation of the Leaning Tower of Pisa! Happy new year to you, dear reader. I’ve been posting photos here for twenty years this year. My first image, this yellow flower, is only 700px wide, but with the advent of high-resolution…