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A doggy resting in the shade
A Jack Russell lying in the shade at the recent Dawstown Point-to-Point horse racing. It was warm, and the sun was bright, so he made a beeline for the shade afforded by his human dad standing nearby. Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 366.2mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s
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The Horse in the box
On the day before the Dingle Races I saw a horse looking out of a horse box. His owner had gone into the nearby petrol station and came back a few minutes later. Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 46mm ISO 640 Shutter speed 1/500s
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A day at the races
A man sitting on a box at the Dingle races in 2022. The weather was lovely, it was a great day to be out! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 73mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/1000s
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Global Warning
I’m not quite sure what to say about this man and his “Global War n ing” sign. I’ve talked to him a few times as he’s stood at the same spot most Saturdays for the last few years. All I know, is he’s a crack pot conspiracy theorist. Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 2.2mm…
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Construction of the Camden Quay Hotel
The old site of the hotel on Camden Quay is being redeveloped. It’s gone through many phases over the years, and it’s soon to be a 3 star hotel. Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 2.2mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/5800s
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The Shein Lines
A Shein popup shop opened in Opera Lane recently. It’s only open for a short time and huge lines of people have gathered waiting to get in there. Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 2.2mm
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Plants grow everywhere
Near the top of Patrick’s Hill in Cork I spotted these plants growing from the gutter of a building. Good thing plants don’t have a fear of heights because there was a large drop from there. 🙂 Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 600mm ISO 6400 Shutter speed 1/2000s
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Sailing past Roches Point
A sailing boat sails past Roche’s Point Lighthouse at the mouth of Cork Harbour. It was a lovely August evening last year. The days were long and the sun was shining! Aperture ƒ/9 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 240mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/250s
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Morley’s Hire
If you need to hire a suit in Cork, then Morley’s might be one place you’ll go to. I saw their building across Daunt Square in McDonald’s and I liked how the window and furniture framed it. Aperture ƒ/4.9 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 30.6mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/240s
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Rushing to buy fuel
August 2022 when fuel prices in Ireland were sky high, and they’re likely to go in that direction again. In that month, a litre of petrol or diesel was €2.059. The price per litre has since dropped to €1.618, or at least it was at the end of April when I purchased petrol last. Anyway,…
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Browsing in the record store
Vinyl records are in vogue again and upstairs in Golden Discs in Patrick Street, Cork is devoted to these black disks. I have to admit I’ve rummaged through their selection of Queen records from time to time. And look, is that Rory Gallagher on the wall? I went looking online for that photo, but can’t…
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The view from St. Peters in Munich
St. Peter’s Church, or Alter Peter, in Munich is the tallest building in the vicinity. Local regulations prohibited building taller buildings except for a few years a while back when ugly glass office blocks were built a few kilometres away. That’s the Frauenkirche, a large gothic church in the middle distance. So, you get a…