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A lizard in the sun

A lizard lying on a sack under a bright, warm sun.

While out for a hike, we came across a few lizards, and one was lazy enough to lie still for a few seconds while I took some photos of him.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/1000s

Look up!

A man holding binoculars looks up at a building opposite him on a street.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it… is it… a building?

It was odd to see a man with binoculars on a street in Amsterdam looking up at the building opposite.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s

A thirsty dog at the beach

A woman lets her dog drink water from the showers at a sandy beach while a boy, barely in shot, lets water run down his face nearby. A sign in the background says "NO DOGS 9AM - 5PM" and another says, "EMERGENCY LANE NO PARKING". A young man walks across the sand with her shoes in his hand, while a couple far off in the distance part of the background of a beach. Houses look onto the beach.

It’s thirsty work playing on a beach when you’re a dog. You need water to quench your thirst after chasing a ball all afternoon.

There weren’t too many dogs at the beach, but I was surprised to see them. This was also the only place on our trip to the US that we saw dog excrement on the ground, nestled in the sand at the shoreline. It’s great to play or walk with your dog on a beach, but there’s a responsibility to clean up after them too.

Beautiful beach too, looking out on the Pacific, an oil platform and Anacapa Island in the distance.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/800s

Rooftop Shadow

The shadow of a palm tree visible on the orange tiled roof of a building. A blue sky with wispy clouds can be seen above

Walking down a street in Santa Barbara, I spotted the shadow of a palm tree cast on a nearby roof. It attracted my attention because, while these roof tiles are common in that city, they’re not that common in Ireland and I liked the shape of the shadow too.

Everything just seems brighter and bigger in California!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	141mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

Fluffy in the sun

Fluffy, a beautiful calico cat living her best life in California, basks in the sun in the backyard she, and only she, controls. She loves rolling over in the sun, mistress of all she surveys, while inside, her play tunnel is her domain.

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/6400s

A bride in Santa Barbara

A photographer takes a photo of a bride in a corridor while her new husband looks on, and some tourists in the background film with a smartphone. A man is walking into the frame from the back.

In and around the Court House in Santa Barbara, there were a number of wedding groups having their photos taken. This is one recently married couple I spotted in the corridor outside the main Court House. A lovely setting for photos.

I wonder if that couple in the background knew them, or were they just curious tourists like me?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	113mm
ISO	6400
Shutter speed	1/250s

A reflection in Pennys

A woman wearing a black and white patterned jacket leans against the window of a clothes shop. Other people walk in and a male head can just be seen over her shoulder.

The black and white pattern of this jacket caught my eye and gave me the idea of shooting a reflection here.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/500s

A cry for help

A woman walks past an Eircom phone box vandalised by graffiti and displaying pro-Gaza stickers.

These Eircom phone boxes are soon going to be a thing of the past as they are being removed, but this one had two large stickers against the war in Gaza that caught my eye.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/500s

Another tourist in Malaga

A tourist looks up at something unseen out of frame in Malaga, Spain.

Malaga has a huge tourist industry and is great for street photography. I think I’ve posted at least five images over the years from this very street, and have a couple more to go, too!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/500s

Waiting on Henry Street

Two men lean against a pole. One checks his phone, while the other one looks off in the distance.

There are many ways of waiting on a busy shopping street.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Friends hanging around

A group of young people sitting on a window sill down a side street. A woman and two men. They each have phones and the man on the right is speaking to someone outside the frame.

Friends sitting on a window sill, in front of a shop, in Valencia one afternoon in October 2023.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Boats of Youghal

Five boats tied to the quay in Youghal on a dull, misty afternoon.

These boats were tied up in Youghal when we visited in November 2021.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	198mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/200s