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Yet another shopper
A woman is silhouetted by the lights of nearby shops. Aperture ƒ/1.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 75mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Frozen in motion
I was out walking in Valencia and spotted a cyclist headed in my direction at speed. That’s not so uncommon, but he was cycling really fast through the area. He caught my attention, I photographed him. High ISO FTW! Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 12800 Shutter speed 1/320s
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Fishing at sunset
On a lovely evening in Puerto del Carmen, a man fishes in the waters of the Atlantic. The sun is setting, but the evening is still warm, even in January! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/30s
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The Blue Lagoon in Iceland
In March 2012, I visited Iceland with my team from work and for our activity day we went to the Blue Lagoon for a swim. It was March and, as illustrated by the photos above, snow blanketed the ground, and it was freezing! The water was lovely and warm, and you’d be fine as long…
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The Gorilla in Valencia
A Western lowland gorilla from the Republic of the Congo sits on the ground outside a viewing area where humans gaze at him. He lives in the Bioparc in Valencia, Spain, and I think his name is Mambie. He was born in 1991 and is a beautiful animal, but when we were there, he charged…
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A stag and his grass
A stag buries his head in grass, to decorate his antlers and make himself more attractive to female deer. Killarney National Park, October 2023. Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 514.7mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/500s
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The Caminito del Rey Bridge
If you do the Caminito del Rey hike, you’ll come across this bridge at the end of your journey. The old bridge isn’t used any more as a modern suspension bridge has been built right next to it. It’s still quite a sight as you walk over it and definitely not somewhere to go if…
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it’s in here somewhere
“Well, it is in here somewhere. I’ll find it eventually.”“Oh sure, you forgot it, didn’t you?”“Give her a chance. It probably fell between the seats.” “OK, GOT IT!” Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Have a seat on the bridge
In Valencia, Spain, they rerouted a river that ran through the city, making a very long park through the city. The Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, the science museum, is behind me, nestled in the space the river once took, while in front is the Pont l’Assut de l’Or. It’s a beautiful bridge…
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Palestinian Rallies in Valencia and Cork
We happened to come upon a rally in Valencia while we were there recently. A large crowd gathered in a circle around a speaker. I didn’t understand a word they said, but the anger was obvious. I was in Cork on Saturday and heard a rally announced by a loudspeaker on a van driving down…
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Shadowy Groynes at Sunset
As the sun sets, one thing I like to do is intentionally moving the camera lens, so the resulting picture is more abstract, but still captures the colours and shadows of the sunset. This is what I did in Youghal a few months ago with Blarney Photography Club. Standing in the water, I swung the…
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Closed due to flooding
Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork was flooded on October 21st last. The playground was completely off limits as water rolled off from the surrounding landscape. The pond had burst its banks and flooded the surrounding path. Seagulls were the only ones enjoying the scene. We’re going to see a lot more flooding around Cork in the…