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New Year’s Fireworks in Malaga

Bright fireworks burst in the sky in an explosion of colour

Bright fireworks burst in the sky in an explosion of colour. The Hotel Soho Boutique Equitativa and the Moon can be seen behind.

The new year was welcomed by fireworks lit by a random guy in Plaza de la Marina in Malaga. I thought there would be spectacular fireworks over by the lighthouse as the clocks struck 12, but no, the skies remained empty.

We turned away and saw fireworks lighting the sky next to the towering Hotel Soho Boutique Equitativa near the plaza. Bangers were lit and it was very noisy. I remembered I had Bluetooth earphones, and they helped dull the noise when I started playing Pet Shop Boys a little louder than I would normally.

All the photos were hand held. I had a tripod, but it was hard to know when a firework would go up. I eventually set up the tripod during a lull when they lit some sort of sparkler on the ground, but then the main protagonists just walked away. The show was over.

It was my first time shooting fireworks close up and handheld. I shot in manual mode, with the aperture as wide as I could, ISO 100. After a few shots, I switched to back button focus and focused on the hotel, but I’m not sure if it helped much.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	108mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1s

At the bus stop in the rain

A man sheltering under an umbrella as two young ladies walk off.

On a busy street in Dublin, with the rain falling. Luckily, most people came prepared with umbrellas.

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	9mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/150s

Terraced Flats in Dublin

The back of a block of flats. Washing hanging up, flowers decorate the area. A satellite dish pokes out.

Washing on the line, flowers growing in pots, a satellite dish receiving signals from space. All things you see in any other back garden, but visible in the middle of Dublin city on Holles Street.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	118mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

A newspaper out of the rain

A woman reads a newspaper and a man looks at his coffee in a cafe, through the front window.

A woman reads her newspaper in a café on Grafton Street, Dublin.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	3200
Shutter speed	1/500s

A horse-drawn carriage in Chicago

Twenty years ago on the streets of Chicago I saw a carriage being pulled by a horse and a bored driver.

Today I learned while looking up more information about these trips that Chicago banned horse drawn carriages in 2021. Prices seemed to range from $120/hour up past $500/hour.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	9.7mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

On the steps of the Museo Nacional del Prado

I remember visiting the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid and I loved it.

I visited Madrid in 2003 to stay with a good friend for a week. Back then, we only had rubbish 1mp cameras on our phones, if they had cameras at all. I had my Sony F717 with me and with a unique swivel body, 5MP sensor and 5X optical zoom I loved that camera.

Twenty years later and this photo is seeing the light of day. I love how ordinary this photo is. I wonder if that couple in the background is still together. Is the woman with the handbag still living in Madrid?

Aperture	ƒ/2.5
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	9.7mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

All the boats at Navy Pier

Lots of boats seen in the water at Navy Pier in Chicago. A Ferris Wheel can be seen in the background.

Numerous boats are tied up at Navy Pier in Chicago, as well as a small U.S. Coast Guard boat.

This was away back in 2003. I have no idea what the place looks like now!

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	9.7mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Dogs in the crowd

Humans and dogs watching the Ladies Mini Marathon in Cork in September 2004.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	9.7mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Shopping for LEGO in Dublin

An older man and younger man standing in the middle of a crowded street with a LEGO bag

A LEGO shop opened on Grafton Street, Dublin, this year. I saw queues outside it as kids and harassed parents waited to get in.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Silhouette of the North Side

The silhouettes of Shandon Bells, the North Cathedral and a street light with a bird on it. Steam rises from the brewery as the sun sets

The steeple of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells, The North Cathedral, and street lighting on a pole with a bird on it are silhouetted by the setting sun. Steam rises from the Heineken Brewery in the foreground.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	30.6mm
ISO	80
Shutter speed	1/100s

Ming the Merciless rules 2023

Ming The Merciless, a policeman and a child drawn on the wall of a building.

No sign of Flash Gordon yet, but Ming the Merciless is in Blackpool, Cork on Berwick Lane.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	8000
Shutter speed	1/500s

A Robin in November

A robin looking to the left, standing on a branch.

A little robin looks off to the left in the grounds of Blarney Castle last November. They’re a friendly bird.

If you want more, take a look at the fabulous robin photos that BathNature is posting and follow them!

I think my Blarney Castle membership expires today. I’m uncertain if I’ll renew it as it’s expensive, and I barely used it at all in the past 12 months.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	10000
Shutter speed	1/250s