The sea retreats in its forever battle with the sand.
Clogher Strand in late December. The day was cold but we had fun.
| Aperture | ƒ/20 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 2.5s |
Author: Donncha
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Long Exposure at Ireland’s Edge
2025, Clogher Strand, coastal Ireland, County Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, Irish coast, Kerry, landscape photography, Long Exposure, moody photography, Photo, Photography, seascape photography, Sony A7RV, Wild Atlantic WayWritten by
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Sullivan’s Quay After Dark
I’ve photographed Sullivan’s Quay plenty of times but this was a little experiment shooting in highlight-priority mode. I brightened it up later but I like the way it came out and love the yellow reflected light on the River Lee.
Here’s Sullivan’s Quay at sunset many years ago from much the same view point!
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/2s 2025, Christmas-Lights, Cork, Cork at night, Cork City, Ireland, Long Exposure, night photography, Photo, Photography, Quay Co-op, River Lee, Samyang AF 24mm F2.8 FE, Sony A7RV, Sullivan’s Quay, urban landscape, winter photographyWritten by
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Father Mathew’s Legacy in Blue
Father Mathew Hall in Cork is well known to generations of school kids who participated in the annual Feis Maitiú there. This is what it looked like in 2006 and while it is still blue, the overhang appears to be gone if you look at it in Google Maps.
I hope they still play bingo there. 🙂
Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 20mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/250s 2006, bingo hall, Canon 20D, community centre, Cork, Cork City, Cork history, Father Mathew Hall, Fr Mathew Street, Ireland, Irish architecture, Photo, Photography, Street Photography, urban photographyWritten by
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Where Time Slows Down
Water becomes mist at Couminole/Coumeenole Beach on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry.
Aperture ƒ/10 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1.6s 2025, Blarney Photography Club, Coumeenoole Beach, Couminole, County Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, Irish coast, Kerry, landscape photography, Long Exposure, ND filter, Photo, Photography, Rocks, seascape photography, Sony A7RV, tripod photography, Water, West Kerry, Wild Atlantic WayWritten by
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Golden Light and Late Night Texts
December was surprisingly mild, at times, and allowed people to stand outside pubs in relative comfort. Not like now. It’s so cold, but January is always like that.
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/60s 2025, candid photography, Cork, Cork city centre, Cornmarket Street, golden light, Ireland, night photography, Photo, Photography, pub culture, pub photography, Samyang AF 24mm F2.8 FE, Sony A7RV, Street Photography, urban lifeWritten by
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When the River Lee Becomes a Mirror
The buildings at the end of Shandon Street reflect in the calm waters of the River Lee, Cork.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 10000 Shutter speed 1/500s 2025, 2026, Cork, Farren’s Quay, Ireland, North Gate Bridge, Photo, Photography, reflection, River, River Lee, Shandon Street, Sony A7RV, Street PhotographyWritten by
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Fast Food, Slow Shutter
The Burger King sign on St Patrick Street shines while Christmas lights move about the frame. A touch of ICM on a cold December evening.
Aperture ƒ/16 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 59mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1s 2025, abstract photography, Burger King, Christmas lights, Cork, ICM photography, intentional camera movement, Ireland, light trails, Long Exposure, night photography, Photo, Photography, Sony A7RV, St Patrick Street, Street Photography, urban photographyWritten by
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Cornmarket’s Christmas Tree Through Steel
You know that weird liminal period between Christmas and whenever someone finally bothers to take the decorations down? This is it, captured in one slightly surreal shot on Cornmarket Street. That tree was still up on January 2nd, but I expect it’ll be gone in a day or two now.
The light effect on the steel table in the foreground was an accidental discovery! This was a quick hand held shot, not some long exposure or twisty zoomy multiple shots merged together!
It’s January. I wish they’d leave the lights up for January. It’s so gloomy and dark without the extra bit of festivity of the lights.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 6400 Shutter speed 1/500s 2025, 2026, Christmas lights, Christmas tree, Cork, Cork city centre, Cornmarket Street, festive season, Ireland, light trails, night photography, Photo, Photography, reflection photography, Sony A7RV, steel table, Street Photography, urban photographyWritten by
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Masked Normality: Life in Cork One Year After COVID-19
A year after COVID-19 hit Irish shores and people were still being extra careful, even wearing masks outside where there was little risk of infection.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Here we are in 2026, and people are still denying that COVID-19 was a problem, while there’s a screenshot going around of a tweet by an “MD” who predicted that everyone who got the vaccine would be dead by the end of 2025. We’re still around. LOL.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/500s 2021, Cork, Cork Ireland, covid-19, documentary photography, face masks, Ireland, lockdown Ireland, March 2021, pandemic photography, Samyang AF 24mm F2.8 FE, social distancing, Sony A7 III, Street Photography, urban lifeWritten by
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The Cat Who Rules the Hedgerow
A friend’s cat wandering out of a hedgerow on to the gate of a field on a lovely July evening many years ago.
Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 28mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/60s 2006, Animals, autumn foliage, Canon 20D, cat, Cork, feline, golden hour, Ireland, nature photography, pet portrait, Photo, Photography, rural Ireland, tabby catWritten by
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The Stunning Live at Cyprus Avenue
The Stunning have been part of Irish musical life since the late 80s with such hits as “Brewing up a Storm”, “Everything That Rises”, and “Half Past Two”. It was incredible to see them live in Cyprus Avenue!
Aperture ƒ/5 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 5000 Shutter speed 1/250s 2025, concert photography, Cork, Cyprus Avenue, gig photography, Ireland, Irish bands, Irish rock, live music, live performance, Photo, Samyang AF 24mm F2.8 FE, Sony A7RV, stage lighting, The StunningWritten by
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When the City Blurs By
Panning photos is a nice way to burn through some photos and sometimes a photo or two will look half decent. It’s very hit-and-miss. You have to start panning your camera with the car and then hit the shutter while panning, hoping that you’re staying on your subject. A fun little exercise. 🙂
These images were shot on Grand Parade in Cork on a cold December evening when I was out with Blarney Photography Club a few weeks ago.
I created a new WordPress plugin. This one shows the archives on this blog as a (large) thumbnail gallery that will show each image in a lightbox. I had the idea of using the lightbox WordPress ships with to show gallery images, and it worked out!
See it in action in the street photography archives. Grab your own copy from https://github.com/donnchawp/archive-lightbox-gallery by downloading the source and uploading it to your WordPress site in wp-content/plugins/archive-lightbox-gallery/.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 26mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/2.5s 2025, cars, city lights, Cork, Ireland, light trails, Long Exposure, motion blur, night photography, panning photography, Photo, Photography, Sony A7RV, Street Photography, urban photographyWritten by