Category: Reflections

Reflections of a fence

That same fence again, this time against the setting sun and reflected in a pool of water from the recent rains. Loved taking this shot and others at the time, they turned out almost as good as I imagined they would!

My sister-in-law’s husband Ed has published a short story and is using one of my photos to illustrate it! Read Almost a Murder Story, the story of two boys living in the North Side of Cork City who planned a murder.

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Canon 40D, clouds, fence, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Kerry, Kerry Photos, Look up, Nature, Photography, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Slea Head, Sun, Water

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How to shoot a self portrait

Post author By Donncha
Post date December 13, 2008
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How do you shoot a self portrait?

Find the nearest Christmas tree.
Look for a nice reflective ball.
Shoot!

Shot in “The Wilton Bar” this afternoon.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/30s

Tags Canon 40D, Christmas tree, Christmas-Decoration, Cork, Cork Photos, donncha, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photography, Photos, portrait, Sigma 10-20, The Wilton Bar, Wilton

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Sears Tower

Sears Tower is one of the famous landmarks of Chicago I photographed while in the city. Remarkably, despite the months I spent in the city, I never actually went to the top of the building. I almost did once, but turned back for some reason. Could have been the long line to get past security. Dunno.

Anyway, this is only the second shot of the building I’ve posted. The first, taken near one of the flagpoles pictured here was unusual and was fairly well received. This is a more traditional architecture shot, though I do like the flags waving in the wind!

Oh, my Canon 20D is still broken. On advice from Ryan, I’ll give Canon in the UK a ring, and I’m also on the look out for a Canon 40D. ac-foto in Germany sell the body only for €795 which seems to be the best price I’ve found so far. Prices in Ireland are around the €1,200 mark. Ouch. Where would you buy a DSLR? (that’ll ship to Ireland!)

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/200s

Tags Architecture, Black and White, building, Canon 20D, Chcago Photos, Chicago, flags, glass, irishblogs, Look up, Reflections, Sears Tower, Sky, United States

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Majestic Office Block

An old sign reflect in the windows of a new building, somewhere in Chicago.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	55mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/100s

Tags Architecture, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, irishblogs, Photography, Photos, Reflections, Signs, United States, Urban, windows

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Reflections of the city

Cork City Hall and the urban lighting on both sides of the River Lee are reflected in the water at night.

I took this back in October 2006 when the Elysian hadn’t reached it’s glorious present day height. I venture to say that a photo of this scene now would feature at least a part of the Elysian buildings blocking the sky in the top right of the photo.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	6s

Tags Canon 20D, Cork, Cork City Hall, Cork Photos, dark, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, lighting, Night, reflection, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban, Water

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That after sun glow

The after sun glow

The sun had just set over this stretch of the water in Cork Harbour near Monkstown and the sky had turned a beautiful orange and purple and red and golden.

Much to the annoyance of my dog Oscar, I stopped and spent a good 10 minutes shooting this scene and basked in the beautiful colour.

Aperture	ƒ/22
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	10s

Tags Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Monkstown, Night, Photos, Reflections, River, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Water

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Chains of property

Chains line the road outside the entrance to the private manor next to Blarney Castle.

Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/60s

Tags Blarney, Canon 20D, chain, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, Reflections, road, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban

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Christmas Baubles

Christmas Baubles hang in Porter’s newsagent, Cork. Christmas decoration is everywhere but reflective surfaces present an opportunity to take a self portrait. Yes, that’s me reflected! 🙂

Hope you had a great Christmas Day. We went travelling and I must say it was the best Christmas Day in a long time. I think I must invest in a WII next year…

Tags Candid, Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Lights, Night, People, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street Photography, Urban

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Sparkling Flowing Christmas Lights

Post author By Donncha
Post date December 24, 2007
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Sparkling Flowing Christmas Lights

Blue glowing and sparkling Christmas lights flow down from the roof of Benetton on Oliver Plunkett St. in Cork.

I loved the reflection in the car and had to take this shot. It was hand held and I’m quite sure I pumped up the ISO quite a bit to get a half-decent shutter speed. Resizing helps to hide and smooth out the noise!

Tags Architecture, Benetton, Canon 20D, Christmas, Christmas-Decoration, Christmas-Lights, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Lights, Night, Oliver Plunkett Street, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 18-200, Urban, Vehicles

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Fitzgerald’s Park Reflection

Post author By Donncha
Post date August 18, 2007
5 Comments on Fitzgerald’s Park Reflection

Fitgerald’s Park Reflection

Clouds in the sky reflect off the water of the pond in Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

Tags Architecture, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Fitzgerald Park, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, People, Photos, pond, Reflections, Sigma 10-20, Trees, Urban, Water

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Girl reflecting on bus

Waiting at the traffic lights, the camera can still see you, even if it’s not pointed in your direction. Those are the buildings of the Grand Parade in Cork behind her.

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/100s

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Pier 38, San Francisco

Pier 38 is where True Ventures have their San Francisco office. It was the location of a great post-WordCamp party last August. It was such a beautiful night I had to take a shot of the moon and lights reflecting in the water.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1.6s

Tags California, Canon 20D, irishblogs, Lights, Long Exposure, moon, Night, Photos, Pier-38, Reflections, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, True-Ventures, United States, Water, wordcamp