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Unwrap the Building

The new Windsor Hotel on McCurtain Street was still wrapped up last October when I took this photo of the building.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

Blarney Castle in the Autumn

Blarney Castle, and Autumn colours in October 2020.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	19mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

A Bright Spot in the Garden

Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/15s

Sun Shines Through the Trees

The sun has set on 2020 and I finish the year with what is probably my favourite photo of the year.

The sun shines through trees heavy with Autumn coloured leaves, not yet touched by the harsh winter winds back in October this year. Photo made in the grounds of Blarney Castle where I expect to take many more walks since we are only allowed exercise within 5km of home. That remains in place until the end of January because of rising Covid19 numbers in the country. Third lockdown of the year unfortunately.

I have made roughly half the number of photos I normally shoot in a year. In April I took one photo with my camera. The number of photos I took with my phone wasn’t much different from previous years but I know for certain that I took many more photos of my cats and dog this year!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	70mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/160s

Sunset on 2020

It’s almost 2021 and Ireland is in level 5 lockdown again! Here’s the sunset on the second last day of the year in Cork City.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	27mm
ISO	125
Shutter speed	1/30s

A Robin at the Castle

A little Robin spotted in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	10000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Red Sky in the Morning

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight.
Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G965F
Focal length	6mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

The Swans of Blarney Castle

Blarney Lake lies at the far end of the gardens surrounding Blarney Castle but is well worth a visit if you’re in the gardens. I’m not sure how often swans are there but these two curious and friendly birds were there yesterday.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	DSC-RX100M4
Focal length	25.7mm
ISO	125
Shutter speed	1/320s

Fun day at Fota Wildlife Park

Earlier this year, between lockdowns, I visited Fota Wildlife Park for a nice couple of hours walking around the park looking at the animals. No chance now, Fota is more than 5km from my home!

Morning Walks around Blarney

Covid-19 Lockdown began again in Ireland for six weeks until December 1st. Hopefully people don’t go crazy drinking and partying in December thinking the Coronavirus is gone, but of course they will. Bet we’ll have another lockdown in January.

We’re restricted to exercising within 5km of our homes now, which is ridiculous when you live in a village but obviously makes sense if you live in a build up urban area. I get out for a quick walk most mornings around Blarney and the sun rising is always a nice experience.

The Mill built an outside dining area for customers and even had nice fake trees with these flowers dotted around the area. When lockdown was announced they pull down part of it, including these trees. Hopefully they’ll be back in December.