Kilcrea Friary in Co Cork as the sun set behind it. Despite the unusually wet summer, this particular evening was dry and warm and just about perfect for a sunset.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
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The cars of Inch Beach
Just some of the vehicles parked on Inch Beach the other day. Adventurous folk!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Narrator: vehicles weren’t removed
It’s good to see a warning for motorists who park on Inch Beach in Co. Kerry. High tide was at 5:15pm yesterday, and motorists were urged to remove their vehicles “in GOOD TIME”.
We parked in the car park and left at 5:42pm, but there were still a few hardy souls on the beach with their cars. Including one German registered Land Rover Defender that was parked right next to the “No cars beyond this point”. I guess they wanted to use their spotless, clean vehicle in “extreme terrain” like a “sandy beach” just once before going back to the urban jungle.
Luckily, high tide isn’t high enough to submerge vehicles.
Aperture ƒ/4.9 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 27.2mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/100s -
Looking for a room
A mural on the side of a building on North Main Street is called “What is home” and features a person wearing an Amazon box, as that’s the only accommodation they can find.
In this photo the figure is looking sideways to the visible window on the front of the building, as if asking, “why can’t I find somewhere to live?”
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 75mm ISO 2000 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Looking for fish
I’ve posted photos of the Kyle Street mural before, but here’s another one. A man looked up at what I was photographing as he walked past, and I couldn’t resist taking a photo!
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 16mm ISO 6400 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Mauve, green, and red
3 doors, all different colours. I love it! Modern housing is so boring.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 21mm ISO 12800 Shutter speed 1/320s -
Never a phone when you want one…
I guess if you’re in London you probably won’t have much trouble finding a public phone. A group of them stood here, wherever it is. Empty and alone.
Meanwhile, traffic passes in the background, casting eerie light trails through the photo.Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 13s -
The McCurtain Street Building Site
Today was Robert’s funeral, so here’s a street photo he would like. It’s got layers, it’s got people, it’s got a changing city, from the old to the new.
Robert, you will be missed.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 1000 Shutter speed 1/500s -
Robert, the Street Photographer
Me and Robert on Oliver Plunkett Street in front of the Old Oak I never did give Robert the expired rolls of film I promised him. I even took them with me the last time we did street photography in Cork, but I left them in the car. “Next time”, I said to him.
The odd thing about photography is, I have loads of photos of perfect strangers, but not many of people I know. Lightroom says I only have 38 photos of Robert, going back to 2015.
He was such a larger than life figure, enthusiastic about all things photography, especially Leica and street photography. A lovely guy to meet for a walk around town and a chat afterwards.
Can’t believe you’re gone, Robert. They better have cameras there.
Aperture ƒ/2.2 Camera SM-G998B Focal length 3.8mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 1/200s -
Lines on the wall
A drain pipe comes down the wall, taking corners in strict lines, while the thin branches of a bush cling to the smooth surface. The branches look like they want to smother or envelop the wall, but the branches are bare. The wall is smooth. All dead.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 108mm ISO 5000 Shutter speed 1/500s
Oz Haven, Co. Cork (2006)
The couch on the street (2007)
Emerald House B&B (2008)
Good food causes cancer (2009)
Streets of Cork (2016)
Temple Hall (2017)
Kite Surfer at Garrettstown (2018)
Egg Delivery (2019)
A Swan by Ross Castle (2021)
Fluttering Flag (2022)
Out of this world (2023)
