• Cork 2005

    Cork 2005

    Older visitors will recognise this poster if they were around Cork in 2005 when the city was “European Capital of Culture”.

    This poster was draped over the city library, and I was very lucky to capture a tour bus as it drove past on a fine June day, exactly 17 years ago today.


    Apertureƒ/7.1
    CameraCanon EOS 20D
    Focal length55mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/100s

  • The old house by the Castle

    The old house by the Castle

    If you’ve been to Blarney recently you won’t have seen this house. It was cleared several years ago and is now an open stretch of grass, and new wooden buildings used by the staff of Blarney Castle.

    February 2015.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length105mm
    ISO1000
    Shutter speed1/125s

  • Queue for the bus on St. Patrick’s Quay

    Queue for the bus on St. Patrick's Quay

    The bus stops on St. Patrick’s Quay are being moved to various locations around the city disrupting the future travel arrangements of people who use them.

    You used to be able to get a bus from west Cork to the city, walk to the next bus stop and hop on a bus to Dublin but now they’ll be in separate parts of the city.

    Not exactly encouraging for people with mobility issues.


    Apertureƒ/2.4
    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length9mm
    ISO50
    Shutter speed1/3000s

  • Night Club Fantasy

    Night Club Fantasy

    Not much use for a night club in the middle of a blistering hot day in Tenerife.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO2000
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Yellow and Blue

    Yellow and Blue

    We’ve seen a lot of the Ukraine flag in the last few months following the invasion of that country by Russia. Before that I didn’t realise the wall facing the Centra in Dingle had the same colours. Looking the worse for wear and not the right shades of course.


    Apertureƒ/1.8
    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length6.7mm
    ISO64
    Shutter speed1/100s

  • Books in Bristol

    Books in Bristol

    A book stall in Bristol, by the river. Some good stuff here!


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length17mm
    ISO125
    Shutter speed1/250s

  • Sitting outside Minihans

    Sitting outside Minihans

    Outside Minihans Chemist on Oliver Plunkett Street.


    Apertureƒ/2.2
    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length2.2mm
    ISO50
    Shutter speed1/1800s

  • The heavy burden of religion

    The heavy burden of religion

    Malaga, Spain. October 2018.


    Apertureƒ/9
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length28mm
    ISO125
    Shutter speed1/80s

  • Dating in Malaga

    Dating in Malaga

    Sharing a Tik Tok video maybe in a backstreet in Malaga, Spain.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO12800
    Shutter speed1/200s

  • The sun has almost set

    The sun has almost set

    At the tip of the Dingle Peninsula as the sun sets on an April evening.


    Apertureƒ/10
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length35mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/1000s

  • The Blarney Fun Run 2022

    The Blarney Fun Run 2022

    Most of the kids and some of the adults who took part in the Blarney Fun Run today. Blistering heat didn’t stop this group enjoying themselves and I saw lots of happy smiles as kids crossed the finish line.

    Surrounded by everyone else is Michael, the Little Blue Hero. He was guest of honour and raised the flag at the start the race. 🙂


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length30mm
    ISO320
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • On the beach by Minard Castle

    On the beach by Minard Castle

    Minard Castle on the Dingle Peninsula overlooks a rocky beach.


    Apertureƒ/16
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/320s