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Wisdom Visits Cork

In 2018, a ship called WISDOM visited Cork. Which is odd because this site says the ship was renamed, “Jasmine Scan”, in 2012. Apparently, it’s now called “WARTHOG” and bears a striking orange colour that’ll be hard to miss.

If you were ever nostalgic for the old R&H Hall building, it’s here too. Must be loads of photos of that place taken by loads of people over the years. I’d love to see some from when it was actually being used.


Apertureƒ/9
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length28mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/80s

A dog walk in Lisbon

A woman walks her dog in Lisbon. She stopped outside Centro Social Laura Alves.

Laura Alves was a Portuguese actress who was born in Lisbon in 1921. She passed away in 1986. Read more about her on Wikipedia.


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO1000
Shutter speed1/500s

Sunset over Ring Wood

The Ring Wood in Blarney last night just after the sun set behind me and there was a lovely glow at the horizon.

In the next few years, houses will be built in that field, possibly obscuring this view from across the valley.


Apertureƒ/4.9
CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length27.2mm
ISO64
Shutter speed1/50s

Storm Clouds near Sandycove

As I walked to the Forty Foot a few days ago, I saw an ominous, dark cloud out at sea. Knowing that it would guarantee it wouldn’t rain, I got my umbrella from the car.

It didn’t rain.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length103mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

Doggy had their hair done

It’s lovely to see well cared for dogs. Shih tzus need so much grooming or their fur gets in their eyes, but this one had a nice bow, and happily walked along a street in Madrid.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length24mm
ISO800
Shutter speed1/320s

Whistling on a bullet

A man blows over the top of a bullet casing at a military show in the old Cork Gaol in 2013.

It’s an odd feeling to post this photo. I’ve had it in my “todo” album for more than a decade and apparently never posted it before. Once it’s published I won’t see it so often as I don’t revisit the “published” album too often.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length105mm
ISO250
Shutter speed1/125s

The trees and the statue

Near the Forty Foot in Dún Laoghaire is a statue with religious carvings on it. For once, Google Maps wasn’t too helpful about what the statue was called.

Hopefully, someone from the area will see this and let me know what it’s called.

Edit: Thanks Oisin, the statue is called Stele.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/250s

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