• Milk

    Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. January 2012

    Aperture ƒ/4.5
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/40s
  • Conversation

    Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. January 2012

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/80s
  • Arrow

    A multi-storey car park in Cork. May 2012

    Aperture ƒ/5
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 48mm
    ISO 800
    Shutter speed 1/30s
  • Goldhawk Road

    The train station at Goldhawk Road, London. March 2012.

    Aperture ƒ/14
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 21mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/400s
  • Trafalgar Square Fountain

    Part of one of the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London. The Wikipedia page for the Square has an interesting note about the fountains.

    When the square was laid out in the 1840s, the fountains’ primary purpose was not aesthetic, but rather to reduce the open space available and the risk of riotous assembly. They were originally fed by water pumped from an artesian well by a steam engine sited behind the National Gallery. In the late 1930s it was decided to replace the stone basins and the pump.The new fountains were built to a design by Sir Edwin Lutyens at a cost of almost £50,000 The old fountains were bought for presentation to the Canadian government, and are now in Ottawa and Regina. The present fountains are memorials to Lord Jellicoe (western side) and Lord Beatty (eastern side).
    Further restoration work became necessary and was completed by May 2009. The pump system was replaced with a new pump capable of sending an 80-foot (24 m) jet of water into the air. A new LED lighting system was also installed during this restoration to reduce the cost of lighting maintenance. The new lighting has been designed with the London 2012 Summer Olympics in mind and for the first time will project many different combinations of colours on to the fountains. The new lighting system has a much lower energy requirement and will reduce its carbon footprint by around 90%.

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 10mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/160s
  • Padded bag inserts for camera equipment

    Wow, I’ve been looking for something like this for years but I never knew what keywords to use to search for it. I have a backpack for my laptop and when travelling usually carry my camera gear wrapped up in clothes or paper but this should fit (with a little squeezing) into my backpack. I hope I can fit a Canon 40D and Sigma zoom lens in there with enough space for my Sigma wide angle too.

    The flash can sit outside, it already has a padded cover.

    I’ll update this post in a few weeks time with photos. You can find loads of these on Ebay.

  • Countdown to the Olympics

    The Olympic countdown in Trafalgar Square. Obviously from a few months ago unless the timer has stopped again!

    Aperture ƒ/9
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 20mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/80s
  • Birds of a Feather

    Birds go in and out of their nest in a house in Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Aperture ƒ/10
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 200mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/500s
  • Under the Boardwalk

    Under the boardwalk? Well, not really but I couldn’t resist the title.

    This is under the quay in Monkstown, Co Cork a few weeks ago.

    Aperture ƒ/7.1
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 18mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/125s
  • Mother and Child

    A statue of a mother and child stands near where we stayed in Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Aperture ƒ/11
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 144mm
    ISO 400
    Shutter speed 1/500s
  • Harry the Westi

    Harry, a west highland terrier, ran through the waves at Dunworley Beach yesterday. We met his owners, John and Julie, on the beach and our dog Oscar and Harry had a great time playing together!

    John and Julie are also run Dillon’s Restaurant in Timoleague. Hopefully next time we’re down that direction we can pop in there for a bite to eat!

    Aperture ƒ/6.3
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 200mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/800s
  • Houses of Parliament

    The Houses of Parliament in London, UK dominate the skyline near the river.

    Aperture ƒ/5
    Camera Canon EOS 40D
    Focal length 59mm
    ISO 100
    Shutter speed 1/1250s