I was there too
She’s got the flowers, while he has the shopping, walking home from town. Amsterdam.
Live your life, love your life. It flies by so quickly, and can end so quickly, unexpectedly.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/800s |
The Temple of Poseidon in Sounion, south of Athens in Greece is an imposing structure, believed to have been built around 700BC.
It’s a tourist attraction now, attracting people from all over the world, as well as school trips for kids from all over the region.
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
On the busy M1 train in Athens, travellers are packed into the train at rush hour.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 6400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Kennedy Quay in Cork in February 2024 before the R&H Hall building was demolished. Look to the right, and you’ll see Albert Quay and the new buildings there. This whole area will look quite different in only a few years.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 32mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/25s |
After the race, the horses slowed down to a trot. Dawstown, this year.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
I captured a near miss when I made this long exposure shot of a canal in Amsterdam. Two boats were heading towards each, and it was only by gunning the engines of the one that went under the bridge on the right that they missed each other. People on board must have watched nervously, but it all turned out OK in the end.
The photo was taken just about here on Google Maps at the junction of Keizersgracht and Leidsegracht. The first night I walked past, the lights had been turned off as we were out too late but the next night was worth the walk there.
| Aperture | ƒ/14 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 20s |
The waves roll in on the beach at Ventura Beach while the pier extends out into the sea. The pier was damaged in storms and closed in early 2023, but still made for a great subject at sunset.
I have so many photos of this pier from that night. I’ll be posting photos of it again over the next year or two.
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 41mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/6s |
Horses and jockeys race to the finish line at the Dawstown Point to Point a few days ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 600mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
After the horses parade, the jockeys mount their horses for the coming race. Ice cream is always popular, even on a cold hilltop on race day. 🙂
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
I attended the point to point horse racing this afternoon at Dawstown, Co. Cork, with others from Blarney Photography Club. We were lucky with the weather, even if it did become cold later on.
There was a good crowd there, and I recognised some faces from last year. If the shouting from the crowd is anything to go, they enjoyed the day too!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 383.9mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
A mural on a wall in Santa Barbara shows George Floyd, and his words, “PLEASE, I CAN’T BREATHE”.
The mural was painted by Griffin Lounsbury and Chad (Chadillac Green) Westmoreland. Here’s an article about the mural by a local newspaper.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 32mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The Damrak in Amsterdam is a street in front of the main railway station of the city, where you can see the beautiful reflection pictured here.
If you’re lucky, the water will be as still as it was the night I photographed it. The reflections of the houses there are eye catching!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 36mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 4s |
