Spotted on the River Lee by the Marina in Cork a few weeks ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 35mm |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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The Weir in Ballincollig Regional Park
On a particularly foggy morning in December 2002 I wandered around Ballincollig Regional Park. I photographed the weir that morning in the mist. Wasn’t much to be heard except the rushing of the water.
Some fifteen years later the centre of the weir would collapse. The OPW may rebuild it at a cost of over €1m. Hopefully that happens.
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera FinePix2800ZOOM Focal length 8.2mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/170s -
The sun sets on Ardmore Roundtower & Graveyard
We visited the graveyard adjoining the ruins of St. Declan’s Cathedral on our trip to Ardmore. The view from there out to sea and over the local town and beach is glorious!
The first time I visited here in 2005 I slipped while taking photos, my camera hit the ground hard and something broke inside it. Luckily I didn’t drop my camera this time, even though I did slip again. Only my leg was hurt but I kept my balance and stayed upright.
I found an informative walk through video made in the graveyard you should watch.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 20mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/200s -
A Visit to Valentia Lighthouse
A trip to Valentia Island is not complete without a visit to the lighthouse on Cromwell Point. The lighthouse is still used to guide vessels through the northern entrance of Valentia Harbour past Harbour Rock.
There’s a guided tour of the lighthouse including of course a run down of the history of the area, and afterwards a nice cafe where you can have a refreshing cup of tea and a cake.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 125 Shutter speed 1/320s -
Ashling Murphy Memorial
Flowers and candles on the ground on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork after a vigil in memory of Ashling Murphy, a 23 year old woman who was murdered on January 12th this year while out jogging in the middle of the afternoon.
Violence against women is still happening. I don’t think it will ever stop. Fergus Finlay wrote an excellent essay saying, “I have turned a blind eye to cheap, vulgar sexism — it is all men”.
Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Building on Carroll’s Quay
Way back in 2005 Carroll’s Quay in Cork looked quite different. The apartment block that sits there now was only half finished. The block behind it was nearing completion and what used to be a medical office was exposed to the elements when builders demolished half of that building.
Take a look at it in on Google Maps.
Aperture ƒ/4.5 Camera Canon PowerShot A70 Focal length 13.4375mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/200s
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)