Two teenagers sit on a red container near Páirc Ui Caoimh back in 2022 when a circus was visiting.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 146mm |
| ISO | 1000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
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Swirling at Light Speed
A ride at the funfair in Dingle swirls around at speed. A long exposure photo captures the movement of a long moment, not an instant of time.
Aperture ƒ/9 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1s -
I’m shopping in the rain
I’m shopping in the rain, just shopping in the rain,
what a glorious feeling, I’m happy again!Well, I hope she got something nice in H&M.
Aperture ƒ/3.2 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 5000 Shutter speed 1/500s -
The train tracks of Birkenau
The train tracks of Birkenau concentration camp in Poland lead off to the front gate. The camp is only a 5 minute bus journey from Auschwitz, along a road bordered by a train track. It’s surreal passing by homes, businesses and people walking about living their lives next to these places.
Tourists gather around the building, listening to their tour guides.
Just before the train tracks end 
Train tracks running alongside the public road Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 240mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s -
An angel and her phone
An angel checks her phone and takes a photo during the Cork Pride parade last weekend.
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 240mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/1000s -
TRANS RIGHTS, BABY
I loved to see all the support for transgender rights at the Cork Pride Parade last weekend.
Mammies for Transgender Rights can be found on Instagram here.
Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 73mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/1000s -
Hussey’s Folly caught in the light
Hussey’s Folly at the mouth of Dingle Harbour as it was caught by the rays of the sun. This was almost exactly four years ago, at the height of the Covid pandemic.
Apparently, Covid levels are just as high now and the latest strain is quite nasty too. It will always be with us. 🙁
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 83mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s -
The Cork Pride Flag
One of the (many) highlights of the Cork Pride parade is the massive rainbow flag that accompanies the marchers through the city. It was unfurled on Grand Parade where a jubilant crowd carried it and waved it in preparation for the trip around the city. I noticed a bump in the middle, and saw the reason underneath. 🙂
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/6400s -
The Commandant’s House
The Commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, lived in the large house at the end of this road. It sits right outside the concentration camp where so many people were put to death, but a family lived here, and they are the subject of a 2023 movie, The Zone of Interest.
When I visited the camp last week, the guide made an offhand remark while pointing in the direction of a locked gate, saying, “That’s where the camp commandant lived with his family.” My group were on our way to Gas Chamber 1, so nobody went to look, but I stuck my camera over the gate and recorded a photo of an ordinary street with parked cars outside a red brick building and the family home further down. Watch the trailer of the movie, and you’ll recognise the shape of the roof in the background. Gave me chills.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Bambie Thug at Cork Pride
At the Cork Pride party today, Bambie Thug performed for the crowd, and came on stage proudly waving the transgender flag. The party was great, and the parade was full of energy, colour, smiles and happiness. If you missed it this year, make sure to go next year. It’s a great event!
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 240mm ISO 5000 Shutter speed 1/2000s
Duck: “Who’s that then?” (2006)- Starting out in Photography A few weeks back, Tom
The Black Surfer (2007)
Clouds over the Conor Pass (2008)
Romans Walk (2009)
Reykjavik Trawler (2013)
Donoughmore Vintage Festival (2015)
Princesa Yaiza, Playa Blanca (2016)
The Balloon Man (2017)
Singing a Toon (2018)
Crossing the Road (2019)
Sunrise Through A Tree (2021)
When Santa rode through Cork (2022)
Palm trees in the sunset (2023)
Clouds of flame (2024)