• A horse on the beach

    A Horse on the Beach

    Many years ago on Garylucas Beach. September 2007.


    Apertureƒ/10
    CameraCanon EOS 20D
    Focal length21mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/200s

  • Look Over There

    Look Over There

    On a very busy Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. January 2016.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length40mm
    ISO5000
    Shutter speed1/250s

  • Inside the Torre dos Clérigos

    Inside the Torre dos Clérigos

    While in Porto in November 2019 I took a walk around town and into this beautiful church there. You can see the outside in this photo I posted a few months ago.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/3s

  • Lunch Time in Amsterdam

    Lunch Time in Amsterdam

    It was lunch time when I passed by these people on a walk in Amsterdam. June 2011.


    Apertureƒ/3.5
    CameraCanon EOS 40D
    Focal length18mm
    ISO400
    Shutter speed1/250s

  • A path through the woods

    A path through the woods

    Along a path to the summit of Knockomagh Woods in Co Cork.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length17mm
    ISO3200
    Shutter speed1/125s

  • Smiles behind the masks

    Smiles behind the masks

    Long before 2020 people were wearing masks. Some of them could be found at Folsom Street Fair in 2013!


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/125s

  • The Crumb Patrol

    The Crumb Patrol

    A crow watches for crumbs on the ground at the Blarney Woollen Mills today. The white gazebo/tent is gone but it was good to see the (permanent?) outdoor covered seating next to the building still there.


    Apertureƒ/2.4
    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length9mm
    ISO50
    Shutter speed1/280s

  • A Frosty Morning in Blarney

    A Frosty Morning in Blarney

    Blarney on a frosty morning in February 2013. We’ve had such a mild winter this year but there’s always a (tiny) chance of snow for the next few weeks.


    Apertureƒ/5
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length28mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/50s

  • A dog on the balcony

    Dog on the balcony

    A dog on a balcony looks down on passing foot traffic in Cork City, February 2021.


    Apertureƒ/6.3
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length126mm
    ISO800
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • Fluttering Flag

    Fluttering Flag

    A flag flutters in the evening wind on Achill Island, Co Mayo, in July 2019.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length105mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/25s

  • On my Phone

    On My Phone

    Outside Papeis Pintados, a shop in Porto near the hotel I was staying in with my team from work. I suspect this was taken after a hearty meal in La Ricotto right across the road. November 2019.


    CameraILCE-7M3

  • When the sun rises tomorrow…

    When the sun rises tomorrow...

    It seems unreal but most of the Covid19 restrictions will be lifted in Ireland tomorrow morning at 6am.

    • Pubs and restaurant hours to return to normal.
    • Nightclubs reopen.
    • FULL attendance at indoor and outdoor events.
    • Covid pass requirement gone for hospitality.

    You’ll still need the Covid digital cert (or I presume a negative PCR?) to travel on a plane though.

    Today we had just over 11,000 new cases of Covid19, but it’s omicron, “the mild variant”. Our hospitals aren’t overflowing. The Taoiseach spoke this evening and acknowledged that case numbers will go up. Hopefully not too many of those extra people die or suffer long term disability.

    Despite the frost on the ground in the photo above this has been a remarkably mild winter. If I go anywhere I’ll be eating and drinking outside for a good while yet.


    Apertureƒ/1.8
    CameraSM-G998B
    Focal length6.7mm
    ISO50
    Shutter speed1/1050s