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The yellow glow of sunset
I walked out my front door last night and spotted a fiery sunset behind the houses across the road. The colour slowly changed over the next ten minutes as the sun sunk further and further beyond the horizon. I took 151 photos of the sky that night, most of them taken with me waggling my…
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Fifty Shades of Mountain
Mountains on the German/Austria border stretch off in the distance as the Alps cut through this region of Europe. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 169mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/800s
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The winds blows softly
On a lovely evening in August last year I was walking along a beach with my wife. The sun was getting low in the sky casting a faintly yellow glow over the world. This long exposure shot captures the movement of cloud, and the wind blown grass. Even though there wasn’t much wind, it’s all…
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Streaks of Sunset Light
You may have seen the stunning sunset photo from Crosshaven that I shared yesterday. Well, here’s another shot of it for you. This one doesn’t look like a typical sunset, does it? Except for the warm orange glow. That’s because I used a technique called Intentional Camera Movement, or ICM for short. It involves zooming…
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Sunset in Crosshaven
The sun sets over Curraghbinny Wood as I watched from the Crosshaven side. There was the most amazing glow in the sky that lasted several minutes, a nice end to a glorious day. Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 69mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/160s
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The Ice Cream Line
Parents line up for the ice cream van outside Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork. Their kids are somewhere nearby, out of sight behind the wall. Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/1000s
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In the future we won’t talk at all
We just tap tap tap on the screens to order. The man watching me take the photo never said a word either. It was Halloween, did you notice the horns on her head? Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 5000 Shutter speed 1/250s
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Prepping for a 70th birthday
Two women carrying balloons and a large fake champagne bottle up the steps of a narrow lane. Bet they had a party that night! Aperture ƒ/4.9 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 27.2mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/50s
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Place your bets at the races
I’ve only been to a few point to point or other horse races, but you can rely on there being bookies present to take your money. Aperture ƒ/5 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 150mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s
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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