Sitting outside at a table on a cold November day in Porto, Portugal. Before covid19 made it necessary.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 6400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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What about that one?
On the streets in Porto, Portugal. November 2019.
In the background is the shop featured in this photo I published earlier this year.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 6400 Shutter speed 1/500s -
The Clougheenmillcon Deer
I was out with members of Blarney Photography Club last night at Clougheenmillcon near Blarney. Deer have been spotted in the area but I’d only glimpsed one while driving past some months ago.
A runner approached me with a big smile asking if I’d seen the deer. It was about 300m further on down the path towards Killeens. I was tired already but decided I needed to see it with my own eyes.
Sure enough, it was calmly eating grass by the side of the path. I had my long telephoto lens but there was really no need for it as the animal was so close!
After a few minutes of eating, looking around warily and walking to find the best grass he suddenly galloped off and disappeared into the brush.
Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 233.30000305176mm ISO 25600 Shutter speed 1/1000s -
Reaching for the sky
The enormous (for Lanzarote) Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa sits in the harbour of Arrecife and dominates the skyline. It’s the tallest building on the island and not without controversy. Some time after it’s construction a law came into force forbidding the construction of such tall buildings on the island.
This page says it was built almost overnight in 1988, but Wikipedia and other sources mention 1970 or 1971. It suffered a huge fire in 1994 but was then reopened as 5 star hotel in 2004. I think I need to go up to the rooftop bar next time for the views ..
This is a long exposure shot. I didn’t have my tripod with me so I had to rest the camera on a wall, with my wallet and a lens cap under the lens to tilt the camera up. Making things more precarious was the very strong gusts of wind that blew through the area that would almost knock you over that day. Certainly if you were huddling over the camera, trying to keep it steady for the 10 seconds or so of this image.
Aperture ƒ/16 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 25s
Look Mommy! (2006)
The Moonlit Shipyards (2007)- I’ve been using Bibble Labs Pro for a few months n
- I wondered why traffic was slow to the site today
Girl on dad’s shoulders (2008)
Racist Fools (2009)
Parnell Place Bus Station (2014)
Fountainstown Gold (2015)
Streets of Cork (2016)
Ferris Wheel Speeding By (2017)
Flying between buildings (2018)
Cork at Christmas Time (2020)
The view from Quinta da Foz (2021)
Amsterdam City Tour (2022)
Expressway back to home (2023)
A Thirsty Ostrich (2025)