Weaving in and out between people walking along a pedestrianised street in Malaga, this delivery guy made good pace, without upsetting many people, thankfully.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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A near miss on the water
I captured a near miss when I made this long exposure shot of a canal in Amsterdam. Two boats were heading towards each, and it was only by gunning the engines of the one that went under the bridge on the right that they missed each other. People on board must have watched nervously, but it all turned out OK in the end.
The photo was taken just about here on Google Maps at the junction of Keizersgracht and Leidsegracht. The first night I walked past, the lights had been turned off as we were out too late but the next night was worth the walk there.
Aperture ƒ/14 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 20s -
Sunset at Ventura Pier
The waves roll in on the beach at Ventura Beach while the pier extends out into the sea. The pier was damaged in storms and closed in early 2023, but still made for a great subject at sunset.
I have so many photos of this pier from that night. I’ll be posting photos of it again over the next year or two.
Aperture ƒ/11 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 41mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/6s -
Galloping to the finish
Horses and jockeys race to the finish line at the Dawstown Point to Point a few days ago.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 600mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Ready to race
After the horses parade, the jockeys mount their horses for the coming race. Ice cream is always popular, even on a cold hilltop on race day. 🙂
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 500 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Bunched up at Dawstown
I attended the point to point horse racing this afternoon at Dawstown, Co. Cork, with others from Blarney Photography Club. We were lucky with the weather, even if it did become cold later on.
There was a good crowd there, and I recognised some faces from last year. If the shouting from the crowd is anything to go, they enjoyed the day too!
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 383.9mm ISO 1600 Shutter speed 1/1000s -
An empty street in Seaside
This is something you won’t see often in The Truman Show, it’s an empty street.
It’s not the same road as the one with the traffic jam in the movie, but it’s similar. It’s surreal walking around the town of Seaside in Florida after seeing The Truman Show.
Aperture ƒ/13 Camera Canon EOS 40D Focal length 106mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/640s -
Steam from the Brewery
Steam rising from the Heineken brewery in Blackpool is a common enough sight, with the accompanying smell familiar to anyone who lives near a brewery.
Aperture ƒ/9 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 113mm ISO 3200 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Llafranc at Night
The Spanish coast of the Mediterranean is a sea of artificial light, making astrophotography pretty difficult to do, but it does make for interesting panoramas.
The original merged image is over 9,000 pixels wide and full screen, it’s great to zoom in and scroll around.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 48mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 5s -
Another lap at the races
A rider and horse at the Dingle Races completes one lap of the track in August 2022.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 132mm ISO 800 Shutter speed 1/1000s -
Transparent Legs
On a busy street in Valencia, I took photos of the passing traffic under a cloudy sky lit by the setting sun. Another tourist decided they wanted to photograph the same scene and somehow failed to see me crouched near my camera. It wasn’t until his companion shouted at him to move that he obliged and moved!
Aperture ƒ/16 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 35mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 10s -
Pigeons take flight
I heard him say, “sorry”, when his dog barked and scared all the pigeons, but he did me a favour. The pigeons in Bishop Lucey Park weren’t doing much!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/500s
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)