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Light of my tree
Christmas decorations brighten up our tree, with the lights casting a soft glow on everything. Merry Christmas, and happy holidays if you’re celebrating. Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 2.2mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/25s
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Michael Collins and the Big Wheel
I was out and about with friends from Blarney Photography Club on Thursday night, and we got some great shots of the big wheel on Grand Parade. This year the big wheel is joined by a statue of the Big Fellah, Michael Collins. Check out Henry’s photo here. Aperture ƒ/18 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm…
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The Big Wheel Portal
This Ferris Wheel or Big Wheel is a portal to a new world. Look carefully, and you can see Cork at the end of the portal. Check out Henry and Nuala’s photos from last night: Henry, Nuala 1, and Nuala 2. Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 101mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 2s
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NAF1 in Lisbon
Nobody knows who NAF1 is, but in my research I did find a Portuguese company called NAF. Seems they’re involved in real estate and probably not a fan of graffiti. I don’t imagine this man is either. Aperture ƒ/1.7 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 6.3mm ISO 10 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Waiting for a Taxi
“Look, the taxi is coming now. I see it!”“It better be Afonso driving. He owes me €10 from the other night.”“Oh, doesn’t look like it. Not his car. You lent him that money to buy a gift for his mom, didn’t you?”“Yeah, He paid far too much for a little figurine, but his mom loves…
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The sunglasses guy
You want sunglasses? I got sunglasses. No way, it’s not too dark to wear them. You can still see everything with the street lights! Aperture ƒ/1.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 75mm ISO 12800 Shutter speed 1/500s
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MOSTLY FALSE REPORTS
A few days ago, I received my copy of MOSTLY FALSE REPORTS. It’s a book I funded through Kickstarter by Stephen Leslie. It’s a book of street photography, but if that genre doesn’t interest you, you’ll probably still be interested in this book. Stephen has included a story alongside each photo. They’re inspired by the…
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Dreaming of Handstands
Wandering around Lisbon I came across this bus stop in the middle of the city. The guy pictured in the back of the bus stop caught my attention, contrasting nicely with the people waiting at the stop. When I got home, I looked up the text, “O SONHO NÃO PARA, ARRANCA”, it says, “THE DREAM…
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The Tram in the Window
We took a trip around Lisbon on a tourist tram. It’s probably not worth it unless you’re obsessed with taking photos, so I loved it.You do get to see a lot of the city, and it is relaxing. It is cheaper to get an ordinary tram, say route 28, and sight see that way, but…
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In Ler Devagar
Ler Devagar is a bookshop in the LX Factory in Lisbon. Books line the walls on shelves too far up to reach, and of course, most of them are in Portuguese. There are a few in English, and even a few photography books. Unfortunately, many of them concentrate on architecture, but there was a really…
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Look into my eyes
Sometimes I’m making photos on the street, or in this case, photographing from a moving tram, and someone will make eye contact. They’ll stand out from the crowd because they are different and made a connection. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/500s