• The Jewel of the Seas in Cobh

    The Jewel of the Seas in Cobh

    The Jewel of the Seas, a gigantic cruise liner operated by Royal Caribbean left Cobh in Co Cork yesterday. The Cobh Confraternity Band played music while she undocked and set off.

    Looking up at this enormous ship makes you feel like insignificant. The decks extend up into the sky and she left the harbour quickly and smoothly.


    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length2.2mm

  • Singing on Paul Street

    Singing on Paul Street

    Bam Artist Artiste singing and entertaining on Paul Street, Cork. August 2019.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length32mm
    ISO125
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Tourists & Coffee

    Tourists & Coffee

    Tourists relaxing, having a coffee, in Valletta, Malta.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO25600
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Look up at the light

    Look up at the light

    Many of the streets of Valletta are narrow but bounded by 4 or 5 storey buildings. Look up and you’ll see blue skies between the buildings.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO800
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • STOP Zone Ends

    STOP Zone Ends


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO16000
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Coffee For One

    Coffee For One

    Sitting outside at a table on a cold November day in Porto, Portugal. Before covid19 made it necessary.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length28mm
    ISO6400
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Cobblestone Streets

    Cobblestone Streets

    Cobblestone streets in Porto, Portugal.

    In Cork, they’d be dug up and half the street surface replaced with tarmac.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO400
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • What about that one?

    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.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO6400
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Love the tyre

    Love the tyre

    Outside the garage near the Mercy Hospital, Cork. February 2020.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO640
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Jam for Freedom

    Jam for Freedom

    A covid supporter/anti-vaxxer tries to persuade someone that the virus that has killed millions world wide is harmless. August 2021.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO160
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • The Clougheenmillcon Deer

    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.


    Apertureƒ/5.6
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length233.30000305176mm
    ISO25600
    Shutter speed1/1000s

  • Lunch and Newspapers

    Lunch and Newspapers

    Relaxing in Cork City. June 2016.


    Apertureƒ/1.7
    CameraSM-G935F
    Focal length4.2mm
    ISO40
    Shutter speed1/230s