Early one morning outside the salt museum in Fuerteventura as the sun shone on nearby homes and a caravan parked next to the 30kph speed limit sign.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/50s |
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Vintage Caravan Life in Fuerteventura
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Why Aren’t You Taking My Photo?
This is one of those brilliant street photography moments that you absolutely cannot plan or manufacture. I’m minding my own business photographing a mural in Castillo Caleta de Fuste in Fuerteventura when suddenly I hear this voice behind me ask, “Why aren’t you taking MY photo?” I turn around and there are these two absolutely brilliant ladies marching towards me with massive grins, clearly on holiday, clearly having the time of their lives, and absolutely determined to be photographed. No hesitation, no awkwardness, just pure “we’re fabulous and we know it” energy. They posed, they smiled, and they radiated that gorgeous confidence that comes from being comfortable in your own skin.
Then, they just walked off without even asking my name or what I’d do with the photos. No social media handles exchanged, no “Can you send that to me?”, just a moment of spontaneous joy captured and then they were gone, off to continue their Fuerteventura adventure.
Coincidentally, a couple of days before I’d been reading this thread on Reddit about asking people to pose for a portrait and watched this great Jamie Windsor video on the subject so I was delighted when this happened!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 78mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/160s Fediverse reactions
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Sunrise at Fuerteventura’s Salt Museum
The mounted fin whale skeleton is clearly visible in a photo of the museo de la sal (salt museum) in Fuerteventura. The museum was closed at this early hour and the area was roped off with stern warnings to buy tickets at the museum, but we still managed to get a few photos.
The salt flats are no longer used of course so the sunset reflection I was hoping for wasn’t to be but there were two ponds that served the same photographic purpose.
What was actually more interesting were the nearby homes and buildings. They were whitewashed with coloured surroundings and there will be a few photos of them over the next few days.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 47mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s Fediverse reactions
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When Dawn Breaks in the Canaries
Sunrise at this time of year is rather easy as it’s at a reasonable time. Not too early, and not too late either.
When the sky turns golden I pick up my camera!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 94mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/200s Fediverse reactions
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Light, Table, Window, Darkness
Sometimes the best photographs are the ones where you strip everything away and just let light do the talking. Simple.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/100s Fediverse reactions
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Bachelor’s Quay at Twilight
Blue hour is that magical window between sunset and full darkness when the sky becomes this gorgeous gradient from deep blue to warm orange. That’s what I saw on a cold December evening looking across the River Lee at Bachelor’s Quay.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 12800 Shutter speed 1/320s Fediverse reactions
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Millennium Bridge After Dark
The Millennium Bridge in Cork doesn’t wobble like the Shakey Bridge but it probably sees a lot more foot traffic as it links Pope’s Quay and Kyrl’s Quay and Cornmarket Street.
The bridge was built in 2004. I have some photos of that which I may dig up and link from here later.
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 16000 Shutter speed 1/60s Fediverse reactions
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The Glow of Commerce
November in Ireland means darkness by half four in the afternoon, which is properly depressing. I’m glad there’s a grand old stretch now, and the days are slowly getting longer and longer. Pity about the damp weather and cold.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 35mm ISO 2500 Shutter speed 1/160s Fediverse reactions
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The Cliff Sitters at Clogher Strand
When we arrived at Clogher Strand for a photography session last month I spotted a group of teenagers sitting in the grass. I just realised something. They weren’t looking at their phones!
Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 132mm ISO 2500 Shutter speed 1/500s Fediverse reactions
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Playing With Fire
Burning steel wool reflects in the still waters, tracing arcs of fire through the air.
Aperture ƒ/10 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 44mm ISO 320 Shutter speed 10s Fediverse reactions
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Seagull Becomes Lunch Inspector
This seagull had his eye on that man’s lunch. I wonder if he got any crumbs. They have no fear!
Aperture ƒ/5 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 57mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/800s Fediverse reactions
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Up and Away
I like photographing multi-storey car parks. Usually there’s a good view from the top floor, and I’ll always find something interesting inside too.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 16000 Shutter speed 1/125s
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