• The Historic Blarney Village

    On Saturday last a new map was launched celebrating the heritage and history of Blarney in Co. Cork. A number of free events were put on during the day and a modest crowd showed up for what turned out to be a very entertaining hour walking around the square in the village. Here’s a few photos. If you missed it, you really missed out.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 28mm
    ISO 200
    Shutter speed 1/125s
  • On the steps

    Cork, August 2016

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 300mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/400s
  • Shandon Bells

    Cork, August 2016.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 83mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/400s
  • Birmingham Street Photography

    Birmingham, August 2016

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 300mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/320s
  • Music at the 2016 GM

    One of the highlights of the Automattic Grand Meetup every year is the party on the final evening, and in recent years a band made up entirely from my colleagues and friends in the company rock the stage. Last year they were followed up by a cracking DJ set that kept people dancing ’til the early hours!

    Here’s a few photos that have been lying in my “out folder” for the last few months, taken at rehearsal and during the performance. I have many more but I think by the time I develop all of them the next GM will have been and gone!

    Who knows, I may even use this opportunity to develop a few more of the photos and add them to this post. 🙂


    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 50mm
    ISO 12800
    Shutter speed 1/60s
  • Kimm Gonçalves, Fota House & Gardens, April 2017.

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 210mm
    ISO 125
    Shutter speed 1/200s
  • Drops of Rain

    Blarney Castle, June 2017.

    Aperture ƒ/4
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 50mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/1250s
  • December Smoke

    Blarney Castle, Cork. December 2016.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 236mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/500s
  • The Dew

    Grass wet with the dew, Blarney Castle, Cork. November 2016.

    Aperture ƒ/1.7
    Camera SM-G935F
    Focal length 4.2mm
    ISO 50
    Shutter speed 1/250s
  • The Pool at Sunrise

    Hotel Los Fariones, Puerto Del Carmen. November 2016.

    Aperture ƒ/8
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 24mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/60s
  • Lily in the Castle

    A lily in the grounds of Blarney Castle, June 2017.

    Aperture ƒ/11
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 50mm
    ISO 500
    Shutter speed 1/160s
  • Fr Mathew

    Cork, May 2017

    Aperture ƒ/3.5
    Camera Canon EOS 6D
    Focal length 50mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/4000s