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Cork, August 1st, 2020.

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	28mm
ISO	125
Shutter speed	1/500s

Douglas Village Shopping Centre: Removal of Cars

Onlookers watch cars being removed from car park

Removal of cars from Douglas Village Shopping Centre car park

I was reminded yesterday by this post on Reddit that the fire that gutted the carpark in Douglas Village Shopping Centre was on August 31st 2019. Also yesterday, the owners of the shopping centre announced that they are still on track to reopen in November.

I was in Douglas eight days after the fire and took some photos of the crane taking cars from the roof of the car park. I wonder if any of them were road worthy afterwards since the surface of the lower levels had buckled and folded with the heat of the flames. At the very least the smoke damage must have been awful.

Remember when Quinnsworth was the main tenant there and it had a huge flat car park in the 80s? These photos of Douglas in the 80s will bring back memories if you were around then.

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

Cork in Covid-19 Lockdown

Masks down to eat ice cream.

I barely used my camera in April. I took one photo with it and it was a test shot of my office window. My first time taking the camera out was May 9th when we had to go into town to do some shopping.

Not many people were wearing masks then, but social distancing was happening. The city was still mostly shut down and there weren’t that many people about.

It was a sign of the times that an advertisement for a movie released in mid-March was still showing on a bus at the start of May. The country had ground to a halt.

Masks become mandatory today in shops and public transport. The next phase of unlocking the economy has been put on hold. Pubs were supposed to open on August 10th but that won’t be happening.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	35mm
ISO	500
Shutter speed	1/250s

The ATM has Legs

Fixing the ATM in Bank of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Street.

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G965F
Focal length	4.3mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/160s

The Rebel Burger Co

At Glow Cork last Christmas. Seems like a million years ago now!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/250s

Clannad 50th Anniversary Farewell Tour in Cork

Clannad, the Irish band that is this year celebrating 50 years together began the year with a Farewell Tour. They played in the Opera House in Cork in early March when I saw them and they were great. I didn’t know much of their music beyond the obvious themes to Robin Hood or the Harry’s Game but I’m a fan since!

Hopefully they will be able to continue their tour but as of now, from a snapshot of their site from March 28th they have rescheduled shows up to the end of May. I’d say it’s likely they’ll have to postpone even more of those shows unfortunately.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	28mm
ISO	10000
Shutter speed	1/60s

Social Distancing with a Locker

Porto, Portugal, November 2019. Long before SARS-CoV-2 hit Europe. Street photography feels like a forbidden art now that we are all at home and we’re not allowed on the streets in any numbers.

* You obviously should not walk around with a locker like this. STAY AT HOME!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	320
Shutter speed	1/500s

Flash Harry at the Opera House

This was my fourth time seeing Flash Harry perform, and third time in the Cork Opera House and they brought the house down as they always do. The first half was sedate with a good mix of well known and more obscure Queen songs. I loved their rendition of ’39. After a brief interlude where we were told cups of tea were consumed, and not some illicit drug the band took it up a notch with great versions of Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Gaga, I Want to Break Free and many other hits!

The band are touring Ireland this year with lots of gigs announced. If they play near you go see them! You’re guaranteed a great night!

For more, check out my Flash Harry archive of photos.

For the photographers in the audience. All the photos were shot with a Sony A7III, and and adapted Tamron 28-300 “super zoom” which unfortunately doesn’t focus that well. As a result I used back-button-focus since the performers were mostly standing in the same general area, and I wasn’t moving from my seat so it worked well!