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  • The Valencia Mascletà

    A vibrant display of coloured smoke—yellow, red, and blue—fills the sky during a pyrotechnic event in Valencia, Spain's Town Hall Square. Emergency workers in bright uniforms stand in the foreground as the spectacle unfolds against a backdrop of historic architecture, including the clock tower of the Town Hall. Signs for McDonald's and "FALLES" are visible on the street.
    Smoke fills the sky during a pyrotechnic event in Valencia, Spain's Town Hall Square. Flashes of light from fireworks light up the smoke. Emergency workers in bright uniforms stand in the foreground as the spectacle unfolds against a backdrop of historic architecture, including the clock tower of the Town Hall. Signs for McDonald's and "FALLES" are visible on the street.

    Wikipedia says, “A mascletà (pronounced in Valencian: [maskleˈta]) is a pyrotechnic event characterized by the achievement of a noisy and rhythmic composition that features, particularly during daytime, in street festivities; it is typical of the Valencian Community (Spain). It gets its name from the masclets (very loud firecrackers) that are tied by a wick to form a line or firework display. These are usually fastened at a medium height with ropes or raised by cannons.”

    They are LOUD. The sound reverberates around the city centre, and you can feel it shake your body, and even into your legs. Quite an experience!

    I did try to protect my ears, but it’s two days later, and there’s a remnant of the mascletà still ringing gently in my left ear since this morning when I woke up. Only time will tell if that is permanent.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length24mm
    ISO640
    Shutter speed1/1000s

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  • Reflections on Wilton Terrace

    A glass fronted building on Wilton Terrace is reflected in the waters of the canal in Dublin earlier this month. I thought it might be the Canadian Embassy, but Google Maps shows it’s a slightly different building.


    Apertureƒ/2.2
    CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
    Focal length2.2mm
    ISO1600
    Shutter speed1/8s

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  • Kayaking Adventures in Dingle Harbour

    Two people kayaking at the mouth of Dingle Harbour in Co. Kerry while I was on a boat looking for Fungi, the Dingle Dolphin, back in 2017.

    We saw Fungi that day. He broke the water a few times.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 6D
    Focal length116mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/125s

  • Wild Atlantic Waves

    Waves crash onto the beach and rocks of Couminole Beach, Co Kerry near full tide. A dangerous beach for swimming at the best of times, it would be foolhardy to go swimming there in conditions like this!


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraCanon EOS 20D
    Focal length20mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/640s

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  • Sunlit Serenity in Malaga

    A little dog enjoys the sun streaming into a shop in Malaga a few years ago.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length28mm
    ISO640
    Shutter speed1/500s

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  • A Man and His Dog

    It’s so unusual to see a dog in Cork City, but then I saw this beautiful Border Collie. His attention on something off-camera.


    Apertureƒ/1.9
    CameraM2101K6G
    Focal length5.89mm
    ISO197
    Shutter speed1/500s

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  • Nature’s Art: Fungi Patterns

    I spotted this fascinating looking fungus growing out a dead tree trunk last weekend. I’d no idea what kind of fungi they were until an AI identified them as a Polypore.

    This is a good sign, for that small forest I found them in, just outside Kenmare:

    Polypores have been used as indicator species of healthy natural forests or old-growth forests in Europe. They are good indicators of invertebrate diversity on dead wood and include many endangered species. Polypores make good indicators because they are relatively easy to find – many species produce conspicuous and long-lasting fruiting bodies – and because they can be identified in the field.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length240mm
    ISO800
    Shutter speed1/500s

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  • The Edge of the Lake

    Another one from that walk in Kenmare a few days ago. I spotted this couple walking by with their dog, and then they stopped a distance away with the dog exploring the shallows. I love silhouettes, so this photo came to be.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length240mm
    ISO125
    Shutter speed1/500s

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  • A bench by the Lake

    A small bench is nestled among the trees in Kenmare, on the shores of Kenmare Bay. What caught my eye immediately were the three trees surrounding it. They frame the bench in a pleasing way, the bare branches providing a skeletal, natural, surrounding to the man made bench.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length94mm
    ISO200
    Shutter speed1/200s

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  • A Kenmare Robin

    I spotted this little fella down in Kenmare, County Kerry the other day. A Robin, bold as brass, perched right there on a dead branch, posing like he owned the place.

    He stayed there for a few minutes surveying the area, and let me get a little closer for a photo.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length240mm
    ISO400
    Shutter speed1/500s

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  • Kerry’s Quiet Corner

    The bench here at the end of a spit of land near Kenmare, Co Kerry has a plaque that says:

    HE NEVER LOOKS FOR PRAISES

    HE WAS NEVER ONE TO BOAST

    HE JUST GOES ON QUIETLY WORKING

    FOR THOSE HE LOVES THE MOST

    OUR DAD

    The pillar has a plaque that has some writing I forgot to photograph, but the heading says, “Ode to Lem” which may be this song.

    A lovely spot to contemplate the world.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7RM5
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/320s

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  • A Golden Moment

    The wide pavement of McCurtain Street is where I spotted a young woman putting the lead on her patient Golden Retriever. He sat there patiently as she fixed the lead in place and continued on their way down the street.


    Apertureƒ/2.8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/1000s

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