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Alexandre III Bridge at Night

The Alexandre III Bridge in Paris pictured at night. A passing boat casts a blue light on the river.

The Alexandre III Bridge in Paris was a beautiful sight to see. Unfortunately, there were road works on the bridge and traffic was busy, so you had to be careful where you went. A large group of Japanese tourists spent an age taking photos with the bridge in the background. They even had lights on a stand. It was quite a set-up.

Aperture	ƒ/16
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	32mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	2s

A man and the R&H Hall

A man looks out from a boat with the massive R&H Hall building in the background.

As we were photographing the R&H Hall building the other morning, Henry spotted a boat, the Simon Princess, sailing towards us. I thought the boat might pull in on the other side of the river, but no, it stopped just a few metres away.

As it passed slowly, I caught a nice photo of one of the crew looking out, with the R&H Hall building providing a nice background. A photo that will be impossible to replicate in 6 months time.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	85mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/400s

The Valencia Dancers

Women dressed in large, billowing, brightly lit dresses with the one in the foreground holding her phone.

Dancers who had just been performing in a square in Valencia relax for a few moments.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

Hen Party in Kinsale

Four women dressed to go out on a hen night as one of them is wearing a wedding veil and another is wearing a sash. They are watched by an older couple as they walk by on the street.

A hen party heading out on the town in Kinsale recently. Braving the cold weather, but I hope they had a great time. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	126mm
ISO	25600
Shutter speed	1/640s

The Lights Have Stars

A car driving on the road at night with the lights making stars.

A car drove towards me a few nights ago while I was playing around with an 8 star filter on my camera. Most of the time it’s totally overdone, but I liked how this came, especially as the headlights are reflected in the bus shelter.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	154mm
ISO	20000
Shutter speed	1/160s

A haven for blue in Kinsale

The entrance to the Blue Haven Hotel, reflected in a nearby parked car. The window above has a white frame, while the name of the hotel sits above the main door in a beautiful blue and white glass piece.

The entrance to the Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale, Co. Cork. Truly, a haven for the colour blue in a lovely town.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	77mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/320s

The Kennedy Quay Skyline

The R&H Hall building in the centre of an image showing Kennedy Quay in Cork. A ship is docked on the quay. Southern Milling Ltd have a smaller building nearby and the old Odlums, red-bricked, building is visible to the far left.

Kennedy Quay this morning as the sun rose, with R&H Hall in the centre of the image, as this skyline will disappear in the next few months.

Note: the sky has been replaced. It was a very dull, overcast day. Hopefully, this is more pleasing to the eye. The old R&H Hall building has not been replaced, yet.

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/8s

R&H Hall in Cork City

The large R&H Hall building on Kennedy Quay in Cork. The back of the Welcome to Cork" sign is visible in the foreground. Other buildings and vehicles can be seen too, tiny in comparison.

The R&H Hall building looms over Kennedy Quay as seen from Michael Collins Bridge today. It’s going to be demolished this year, so if you want to record “what once was” on the site, get down there soonest!

This Irish Examiner article talks about the demolition, and includes this picture of what will replace it.

A view of the proposed development on Kennedy Quay showing the Rehabilitation Hospital at the junction with Victoria Road, the residential block, the three office buildings, including the new Silo building and the re-purposed Odlums building.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	27.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/160s

A Momentary Smile

Three men pictured on a street. Two of them smiling while the third is walking past. In the background is a large torn poster with eyes visible.

All smiles in Lisbon.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Sky Blue on a cold day

The front of the casino on Winthrop Street is coloured an unusually calming sky-blue or cyan colour. Not the type of colour I’d expect somewhere that wants customers to get excited about losing money to use.

Luckily, Deliveroo uses the same colour and a delivery guy just walked past while I was fishing for a photo!

Aperture	ƒ/3.2
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s

They’re watching you!

A man leans on a shop window, carrying a massive birthday card. Inside the shop, seven mannequins with faces heads watch out the window.

The mannequins are watching you, you know? Look away and they move! Don’t blink!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Parisian Tourists

On a road leading to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Tourists line in the middle of the road, in relative safety from passing cars, but other tourists stop and take photos with their phones.

Tourists flock on to the road near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Admittedly, I was one of them, but I was just walking across the road at the pedestrian lights.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s