Kinsale, on a very hot day in 2008.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 200mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Category Archives: Ireland
Seipeal an treo seo
Church is this direction. A sign points towards the Catholic church on Cape Clear Island, off the coast of Co Cork, Ireland.
After taking photos with the “Retro Camera” app on my phone in square format I decided I’d try the same with my DSLR photos. I copied my “copyright frame” script (for the GIMP) to a new file and modified it to draw a white border around the image. I like the result! Anyone want the modified script?
Yes, you can’t see the border on the white background of this page, but it should look nicer on off-white backgrounds.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 48mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
No Parents Left
All the parents are gone. The park is quiet. The swings and slides lie dormant and unused. An empty buggy ..
Fitzgerald Park on a quiet day.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 162mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
Weird World
Sometimes your world is just a little off kilter and not completely level.
Photo of St. Patrick’s Street, Cork taken back in January this year.
You know that a photo is of an often photographed subject when WordPress has all the tags required for it in the “most used tags” section of the Write screen…
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
The Eagle Owl is Watching
An eagle owl at Fota Wildlife Park watches us human visitors with careful, observant eyes.
Watching this bird and the others the trainers had was an awe inspiring experience. I’m glad I took my 75-300mm telephoto lens!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The Wild Geese Family
The Goose Family of Fota Island Wildlife Park in Cork.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
Waves Crash
Waves crash into the sea wall at Garrettstown Beach, Co Cork a few weeks ago. Beautiful day for a trip down there and the wind blew the sea into violent waves pounding the man made obstructions on shore.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 200mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney
I took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Blarney today along with my son and wife. We walked with the Community Preschool group and I am utterly amazed at the stamina of young kids! Little 3 and 4 year olds walked around Blarney and still had energy left to play with bubbles at the end!
What a wonderful day. I’m exhausted. Here’s a few photos I took.
Edit: more photos here and here, uploaded by Blarney Blog.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
Football on the beach
3 boys playing with a football on Garretstown Beach. The tide was coming in and I watched them kick the ball out into the water. The day was freezing though with a strong offshore wind. Brrrr.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 144mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Restricted Bridge
A bridge carries the Cork to Dublin train over a local road near Blarney.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/60s |
View on Camden Quay
Camden Quay in Cork City with the north side of the City behind it. St. Anne’s (or Shandon Bells) and the Catholic North Cathedral in the background.
Loved the light when I saw this scene. The setting sun cast shadows on the buildings and reflected off the church steeples.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 88mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/50s |
Boats in Drake’s Pool
There are always boats moored in the section of the Owenabue River called “Drake’s Pool”. This was a shot I took last weekend while out walking with my family there. Quite frosty but many people out walking the light from the setting sun was amazing.
Yes, this location is associated with Sir Francis Drake:
The name reveals the linkage to Sir Frances Drake who in 1743 took refuge in these waters from the Napoleonic forces as they patrolled around Cork Harbour. His hiding place worked and he lived to fight another day. (source)
PS. The name Owenabue River fascinates me. I wonder if Owenabue is the English phonetic spelling of “Abhainn Bui”? That would be “Yellow River” in Irish. Where did that name come from?
| Aperture | ƒ/5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 40mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |