A selection of the crocuses growing in the grounds of Blarney Castle right now. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="16101,16102,16106,16105,16104,16103,16100"]

Selected images from today’s photowalk around Cork. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="16020,16021,16022,16023,16024,16025,16026,16027,16028,16029,16030,16031,16032,16033,16034,16015,16014,16013,16012,16010,16009,16008,16007"]

Preparing for prayers in Daunt Square, Cork a few weeks ago. A cold Saturday morning!

Passing cars in the night.

The Grand Parade last night while I was out with Blarney Photography Club in Cork. The shot is a 25 second exposure. For 20 seconds I exposed normally with the lens at it’s widest, but for the last 5 seconds I slowly zoomed from 17mm to 40mm to get the light trail effect.

People enjoying the scenery along the Ballycotton Cliff Walk last weekend.

Cameras, cameras everywhere.

Just outside the English Market, Grand Parade, Cork. Street photography is hard. It’s difficult to shoot candid photos of people on the street and get a picture in focus that is pin sharp. To aid me in that task I used the auto ISO setting on my camera, with a minimum shutter speed of an…

[gallery type="rectangular" link="file" ids="15685,15686,15687,15688,15689,15690,15691,15692,15693,15694,15695,15696,15697,15698,15699,15700,15701,15679"] Some of the photos I took for the Cork Streetphotography meetup on January 31st, 2015. You can find more images on the Flickr Group. Check the meetup page for details of the next photowalk later this month!

Rain, sleet and snow fell in the space of five minutes a week ago during the Cork Streetphotography photowalk. These lads were caught in the middle of it on St. Patrick’s Street.

The sun peeks through the clouds to illuminate the ruins of a wall in the grounds of Blarney Castle, Cork.

At the junction of The Grand Parade and Washington Street, Cork.