2023 – Page 7 – In Photos dot Org

A gift of colour

I was walking up the street behind a man dressed in blue and this photo presented itself to me. Pink and blue and a man in a baseball cap. All gone within seconds.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	20mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/500s

The interesting shop

Five women look in a shop call MI FLAMENCA through two separate windows at the tourist knick knacks for sale. They're maybe unaware of each other as they are separated by a corner. A postbox sits at the corner, waiting for postcards home.

Down a side street in Valencia I spotted five ladies looking in the windows of a tourist shop selling T-shirts, fridge magnets, kitchen towels, bags and all sorts of other knick-knacks.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	320
Shutter speed	1/500s

It was lovely seeing people dressed in bright clothes last Saturday when it was overcast and fairly dull outside. Yellow, pink and green made a nice change from the mostly muted colours other people wore.

Aperture	ƒ/1.7
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	6.3mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/1500s

So many steps

Looking down the steps of the Escadinhas Damasceno Monteiro in Lisbon. Fish graffiti adorn the walls of a nearby home.

The steps at the bottom of the Escadinhas Damasceno Monteiro in Lisbon. Beautiful butterfly graffiti and a crudely written "FREE PALESTINE" on the wall.

The city of Lisbon is infamous for its hills, and the Escadinhas Damasceno Monteiro is a fine example. It is down the street from where we were staying. It’s got lots of steps. So many steps.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Still Water and Blue Sky

The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, and the water surrounding it, with the Pont l’Assut de l’Or bridge and CaixaForum in the background and clear blue skies.

One afternoon while we were in Valencia we visited the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe on hire bikes. There were huge crowds there, taking selfies and hanging around, but with a long 20-second exposure they all (mostly) disappear into a blur. In the photo above you’ll also see the Pont l’Assut de l’Or bridge and CaixaForum in the background and, of course, the clear blue sky.

Aperture	ƒ/14
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	20s

Listen to the radio

A man dressed warmly in a coat, with a hood over his head sits at a table outside Gino's Gelato. He's listening to a radio while other people

A man sits at one of the tables outside Gino’s Gelato listening to the radio. It was a cold day, and he was dressed for the weather, as were the people nearby. That ice-cream shop was still selling delicious treats to customers!

Aperture	ƒ/1.7
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	6.3mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/1500s

Alexandre III Bridge at Night

The Alexandre III Bridge in Paris pictured at night. A passing boat casts a blue light on the river.

The Alexandre III Bridge in Paris was a beautiful sight to see. Unfortunately, there were road works on the bridge and traffic was busy, so you had to be careful where you went. A large group of Japanese tourists spent an age taking photos with the bridge in the background. They even had lights on a stand. It was quite a set-up.

Aperture	ƒ/16
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	32mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	2s

The Valencia Dancers

Women dressed in large, billowing, brightly lit dresses with the one in the foreground holding her phone.

Dancers who had just been performing in a square in Valencia relax for a few moments.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

R&H Hall in Cork City

The large R&H Hall building on Kennedy Quay in Cork. The back of the Welcome to Cork" sign is visible in the foreground. Other buildings and vehicles can be seen too, tiny in comparison.

The R&H Hall building looms over Kennedy Quay as seen from Michael Collins Bridge today. It’s going to be demolished this year, so if you want to record “what once was” on the site, get down there soonest!

This Irish Examiner article talks about the demolition, and includes this picture of what will replace it.

A view of the proposed development on Kennedy Quay showing the Rehabilitation Hospital at the junction with Victoria Road, the residential block, the three office buildings, including the new Silo building and the re-purposed Odlums building.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	27.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/160s

A Momentary Smile

Three men pictured on a street. Two of them smiling while the third is walking past. In the background is a large torn poster with eyes visible.

All smiles in Lisbon.

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

Parisian Tourists

On a road leading to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Tourists line in the middle of the road, in relative safety from passing cars, but other tourists stop and take photos with their phones.

Tourists flock on to the road near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Admittedly, I was one of them, but I was just walking across the road at the pedestrian lights.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s

Feeling Slightly Disjointed

A couple look at themselves in the angled mirror facade of a building in Paris. Their legs are separated from their torsos by the reflection.

The mirrors of 123 Champs-Élysées reflect a broken view of the world, making passers-by smile and laugh.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/500s

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