The Ferris wheel on the Grand Parade spinning away delighting the crowds earlier this month.
Looking forward to 2022. It has to be better than 2021, and 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 25mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 2.5s |
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I’m a SHOW boy
April 2006 and the Grand Parade was the scene of some merriment. Food and produce stalls were erected and entertainers entertained.
Note that they’re standing on the road? Now they’d be on the large pavement on the library side of the road!
Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 125mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/250s -
Long Gone in Cork
Way back in 2005 before the Elysian was built. Look at all the buildings that are gone now:
- The warehouses in the foreground are gone.
- The Sextant was demolished last year.
- Cork Bonded Warehouses are gone a long time.
- In the far background many new buildings have gone up.
This view from the City Hall car park is no longer possible of course because the Elysian and new development along Alert Quay gets in the way. The new development is welcome but building more and more offices and hotels is a mistake. We need more residential development.
Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 72mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s -
Rukos Skateboard Air Time
Catching the air on a Rukos skateboard in Emmett Place, Cork. September 2005.
I published a few more photos here a couple of years ago. You’ll recognise the skateboarder in one or two of the images!
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/640s -
The Ruins of Lebowskis
Lebowskis on Marlboro Street in 2005. The Spyglass Tavern is now in this building I think if Google Maps is up to date. I wasn’t ever in Lebowskis and haven’t visited the Spyglass Tavern either.
Edit: The Atlas Bar is in that building now, not the Spyglass Tavern.
Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/125s -
A Statue in the Octagonal Court
A statue in the Octagonal Court in the Vatican remains nameless despite my best efforts. It stands to the side of the Laocoön and I even found it on Google Maps but the pedestal is stands on doesn’t have an inscription!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 6D Focal length 23mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/40s -
Love on the Lee
St Patrick’s Bridge in the background, pictured from Mary Elmes Bridge. A love lock on the fence but thankfully there aren’t many on it. Love locks are a serious problem for structures as they add unplanned weight.
Happy holidays! Hope you had a nice day today!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 35mm ISO 125 Shutter speed 1/250s -
December Fireworks
Fireworks illuminate the park beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Blackrock tonight. The fireworks were part of the “Magic Nights By The Lee – A Winter Solstice” series of events but unfortunately due to Covid 19 they didn’t tell anyone where the fireworks would be launched from as reported by The Echo earlier today,
For public health reasons, viewing sites will not be provided at launch locations. However, the wider public is invited to enjoy the display from a safe, socially distanced vantage point and can tune in to Red FM for the accompanying audio.
Local residents were informed and a small crowd gathered to watch. It was a superb show, with a huge variety of colours and explosions. Made for a hectic ten minutes while I pressed the shutter button again and again hoping for good shots!
Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 5s
Helping Hand (2006)
The Color Kids (2007)
Cobh boats and cathedral (2008)
Clancy’s Youghal (2009)
Mylo (2012)
A Gaggle of Photographers (2014)
Folsom Street Fair Eleven (2015)
From the Cork-Dublin Train (2016)
Temple Hall at Sunset (2017)
A flash of red (2018)
Walking The Dog (2021)
Lanzarote Santa in April (2022)
A walk by the office (2024)