• Reflections of houses in the Lee

    The colourful buildings of Pope's Quay in Cork are reflected in the water of the River Lee.

    The colourful buildings of Pope’s Quay reflected in the waters of the River Lee.

    Thanks Henry for noticing!


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length154mm
    ISO2500
    Shutter speed1/320s

  • Reflections in the pond

    Houses, trees, sky and street furniture are reflected in a pond in Lisbon.

    Near the Igreja Paroquial da Graça in Lisbon, I found a small pond that had a lovely reflection.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/200s

  • The Chicago Board of Trade

    The famous Chicago Board of Trade building as soon from La Salle, framed by the leaves of a branch and some flowers

    In 2003, there wasn’t much vegetation to see on La Salle Street, but I found it at N 120 La Salle N Street according to Google Maps. The most recent photos on Google Maps show the red flowers are long gone.

    You’ve probably seen the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) building in movies, such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Batman Begins, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and The Dark Knight.


    Apertureƒ/4
    CameraCYBERSHOT
    Focal length27.3mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/400s

  • A fork in the forest

    A path forks left and right around the ruins of a building in a forest.

    The path forks around one of the ruins of the gunpowder mill in Ballincollig Regional Park, Cork. Everything is overgrown, but access is easy. Inside that building, it looks like this.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length16mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed4s

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  • Young man walking

    A woman holding her dog on the lead. He's sitting on the ground of a pedestrian bridge. The river visible in the background. A man walks past, looking directly at me.

    Others are enjoying the setting sun, while this man walking past looked directly at me just as I clicked the shutter.


    Apertureƒ/1.8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length75mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/1250s

  • St Patrick’s Day Fireworks

    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.
    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.
    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.
    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.
    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.
    Fireworks light up the night sky over Cobh. The light reflects on the water.

    Fireworks lit up the sky over Cobh last Sunday night, St. Patrick’s Day. We shot it from across the water from the park on Haulbowline.


    Apertureƒ/6.3
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length31mm
    ISO250
    Shutter speed2s

  • At the Jeweller

    A woman and her two kids, with a man nearby, presumably her partner, look in the window of a jeweller's as someone inside picks out something.

    She’s picking out something she likes.


    Apertureƒ/1.7
    CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
    Focal length6.3mm
    ISO1250
    Shutter speed1/1500s

  • The Port of Cork

    The sign saying "PORT OF CORK" displayed on the middle island of the city, visible to any boats coming up the river from the harbour. The supports of the sign are reflected in a puddle, as are the lights and nearby building. The Cork skyline is visible in the background of this sunset photo.

    The PORT OF CORK sign welcomes any boat coming into the city, but it’s probably on borrowed time if development continues in this area on Custom House Quay.

    I made this from 3 separate images because I forgot I had my wide-angle lens in my camera bag. I was out with friends from Blarney Photography Club photographing the city. Here’s a post with more photos!


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed2.5s

  • City Hall in Green

    Cork City Hall at night, and it's lit up in green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The river reflects the colour of the building.
    The colours of Cork City Hall and surrounding lights are captured in an out of focus image.
The colours are reflected in the River Lee.

    Cork City Hall is lit up in green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today. We went out on Thursday night to photograph it and I decided to get something different by shooting an out of focus image


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO200
    Shutter speed2s

  • A tourist stares

    A woman stares at the tram I'm travelling on, unaware that I'm taking her photo. She is dressed warmly as it is November, and even in Lisbon it gets chilly.

    The tram trundles past and people stare at it, unaware I have captured the moment. Lisbon, November 2023.


    Apertureƒ/2.8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO1000
    Shutter speed1/500s

  • The Atlantic Pond in Reflection

    Trees are reflected in the water of the Atlantic Pond in Cork. The water is very still, and a clear blue sky is unblemished by clouds.

    I love walking by the Marina and sometimes walking around the Atlantic Pond. Most of the water was deliciously calm this afternoon when I visited.


    Apertureƒ/8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO100
    Shutter speed1/100s

  • Starry Night Sky

    Stars pop and light pollution shows in the sky while the foreground trees and bushes are silhouetted. Poles carrying wires too.

    After photographing the National Space Centre on a dark January evening I turned around and spotted this silhouette. Luckily, there wasn’t much of a wind blowing, but we were lucky. A chill wind blew in a few minutes later.


    Apertureƒ/2.8
    CameraILCE-7M3
    Focal length24mm
    ISO640
    Shutter speed30s