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Out of this world

Patrolling the front door in Grafton Street, Dublin.

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

Training on a bike

A boy on his training bike in the shadows cast by the Gaiety Theatre entrance.

A training bike is a great way to get kids used to cycling. In a busy city like Dublin, it’s probably best they don’t go on to the car filled roads too soon.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

Get away from my tail!

Two cats lying on the ground, one cat is playing with the tail of the other while she looks at me.

Some photos are special, not because they’re wonderful photos, composed well, with striking colours or lovely contrast. The best photos are the ones that make your heart sing.

The cat on the left who is looking at me is Mommy Cat, the matriarch of all the cats we’ve adopted in this home of ours. The one annoying her is her son, Patches. There’s a whole series of photos here with Mommy Cat looking at me while her tail swishes up and way from Patches’ paws.

The photos were taken in 2009. They’re not great. They are a bit blurry because the exposure wasn’t fast enough for a long lens. Thanks to the modern AI tech in Topaz Photo AI I was able to sharpen it a little and present it here.

Mommy Cat is still with us. She’s an elderly cat now. Her fur was very matted on her back but in the past 2 years she has started sleeping in the kitchen. We managed to get her to the vet on Thursday, her first visit since being neutered, and they shaved her, and removed two bad molars. Only her head, her paws, and the end of her tail have any fur. But, SHE IS STRONG. She has a massive appetite. She’s on pain relief and antibiotics. She is a lot more agile than before, as the matted fur isn’t pulling at her. She is curled up on a couch now, where she couldn’t jump before, with one of the dog’s blankets on her.

So, I wanted to share a photo of Mommy Cat today, #Caturday. She is amazing.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	300mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Purple Lights and a Pyramid

Purple lights on a tree reflect off the wet ground and a glass pyramid at night

Bright purple lights on a tree reflect off the ground after a friend shower in Málaga. The pyramid is the “Pirámide de Cristal” which is a glass pyramid that is there at least 11 years.

Ancient ruins are visible through the glass, which are apparently, “Roman basins belonging to a salted fish factory from the second half of 4th century A.D. The basins were used to make the fish sauce called garum.” according to wikimapia.

Look to the right of this image and you’ll see a large statue of one of the Kings, as this photo was taken just before January 6th.

Out of shot are the ruins of the Roman Theatre and the Alcazaba, a fort built or rebuilt up to the 14th century.

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	132mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/8s

William Tell, on your phone

A woman checks her phone while leaning against a wide pillar with a poster advertising the play, William Tell.

Outside the Gaiety on an October afternoon checking the phone. I heard William Tell was quite good!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	4000
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Flower Seller

A man selling flowers on Graft Street watches as a woman looks for what she wants to buy

On Grafton Street, Dublin, you’ll find people selling flowers to passing pedestrians. There are a few of them, so business must be pretty good. Lots of foot traffic in the area, though. Lovely displays of colour too.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

Umbrellas Out!

A woman gets out her umbrella while another woman walks next to her with her umbrella open

On Grafton Street, Dublin. Yes, it’s raining. Get the umbrella out!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Too warm for woolies

A woman and a man walk past a shop selling wool hats and scarfs.

On a warm October evening, there was no need for wool caps or scarves.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/500s

Expressway back to home

A bus on the road and a man looks to the right. A woman in the bus.

Man looking right, woman in the bus looking left, and a red man says stop.

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

Rain and Umbrellas in Dublin

Two women walk past the entrance to Trinity with umbrellas while it rained.

Two women walk past the entrance to Trinity in Dublin. The 396 bus drives past.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/250s

The Tara Street Train Tracks

A bridge over the River Liffey with train tracks running over it. Liberty Hall and other buildings are seen in the background.

Train tracks lead off over the River Liffey in Dublin from the Tara Street Railway Station. Liberty Hall stands in the background on the other side of the river.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Feeding the cat

A man puts some kind of paste on his finger while being watched carefully by his cat who is lying over his shoulder!

It’s not every day you see a man walk by with a cat lying across his shoulder, but this day in Malaga I did.

He was squeezing some kind of paste on to his finger, which I presume may have been a treat for his cat. That cat was very interested in what he was doing!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s