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Teampol na mBocht, Altar

A Church of Ireland church near Schull, in Co. Cork, is set in scenic landscape beside Toormore Bay.

We drove past, and I saw it was surrounded by a sea of wildflowers, mostly oxeye daisies, and also dandelions. On our return from Crookhaven I vowed to stop and spend half an hour there taking photos.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length28mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

Sunset at Carrigadrohid

The castle at Carrigadrohid stands on a rock in the middle of the River Lee, adjoining a bridge, giving the local village it’s name, after the Irish, Carraig an Droichid, meaning ‘rock of the bridge’. (Wikipedia)

I’d never been before, but I went with Blarney Photography Club to photograph this scenic location last night. Luckily, I caught the last of the setting sun behind the castle.


Apertureƒ/16
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length26mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/13s

Hungry Horse

The horses in the field adjoining Castlemartyr Resort were a curious bunch when Blarney Photography Club visited last week, when they came over to us for a chat and a sniff of our cameras.

This one threw all caution to the wind and just kept eating, ignoring me, and enjoying his best life. Rightly so, too.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO6400
Shutter speed1/500s

A cat in the shadows

Two buckets are no match for an ephemeral cat in the shadows as it played with the light of the setting sun at Castlemartyr Resort last week.

The shadow of the cat is courtesy of the cat statue I posted recently. Again, well worth going down to see them, and for a stroll around the gardens.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length103mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

The seaweed bicycle

I spotted a bike for hire that must have been dumped in the river for quite some time before being returned to the lock area. It was underwater so long that seaweed grew on it and tiny seashells grew on the pedal!

I presume it’ll be picked up, and hopefully cleaned up or recycled.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/500s

A cat on the roof

Hey! There’s a cat on the roof!

Just one of the statues displayed at the Art+Soul exhibition in the Castlemartyr Resort was one of a cat standing on a large key. I thought it might be nice to see if the cat can stand on the roof of the hotel. 🙂


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/100s

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