Luminescence in Azure

When you walk into the Oceanogràfic de València in (guess where) Valencia, you’ll spot large glowing tanks of water. They’re underground, presumably to help keep them cool in the hot Spanish climate and unfortunately, most people just walked straight past them.

Now, I’m not a huge fan of jellyfish, but they’re a beautiful animal to watch from a safe, non-touching, distance. So, of course, I took a bunch of photos of them. 🙂


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/60s

Twilight Sentinels on the Beach

Some of the thatched beach umbrellas on Playa de Ajabo in Tenerife, just after the sun has set.

There’s a restaurant behind where I was taking the photo, with bright neon lights shining on the beach, that was annoying to remove.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length37mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/1.3s

The Grand Parade Preacher

This woman was screaming into a microphone on Grand Parade, Cork, for the last few years. This is a photo from 2022, but I remember seeing her in late 2024 too. I could never make out what she was saying as the sound was distorted so much by the volume on her speaker.

I hardly ever saw anyone talking to her. I wonder how effective this sort of preaching is?


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraDSC-RX100M4
Focal length25.7mm
ISO125
Shutter speed1/640s

Classical Contemplation

Jaysus, I nearly dropped me phone when I spotted this scene in the Musée d’Orsay like. There’s your man on the left, pure glued to his iPhone, probably updating his Insta or whatever, and the other fella hanging on to some pamphlet or other. And there in the middle, this massive marble yoke, probably worth more than me gaff, just sitting there being completely ignored. Had to grab the shot with the camera – savage composition altogether. It’s gas when you think about it – here we are in one of the fanciest museums in Paris, and the only one paying attention to anything is yer man in the statue. Reminds me of walking down Patrick Street, with everyone’s heads buried in their phones while the city’s gorgeous architecture looms above them. Mad stuff altogether, boy.

(A bit over the top, but that’s how Perplexity thinks Cork people sound like. Accurate?)


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length26mm
ISO10000
Shutter speed1/500s

Urban Decay in Green and White

I spotted this scene while walking up the hill next to the harbour in the old town of Puerto del Carmen. The peeling paint of the window frame attracted my attention, but then the modern signs stood out in contrast to the white painted wall. Just one of those things I like about looking around.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO400
Shutter speed1/500s

January 18th, 2025 Palestine Rally in Cork

White kite with handwritten text "If I must die Let it bring hope" against urban backdrop with Palestinian flags visible.
Pro-Palestinian protest in Cork city center showing large crowd with Palestinian flags and one Irish flag, with Garda officers monitoring the peaceful demonstration.
Pro-Palestinian march through Cork city streets with multiple Palestinian flags, protesters carrying drums and banners.
Palestinian flag waving against cloudy sky with dramatic lighting and motion blur

There was a huge turnout for the pro-Palestine rally in Grand Parade yesterday afternoon. There’s huge support for Palestine in Ireland. Speakers welcomed the cease fire, but I don’t think anyone thinks it’ll hold.

Recently, I found photos of a similar rally through the streets of Cork in 2009. It’s the same issues. Nothing has changed, except to get worse, since then.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO250
Shutter speed1/500s

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