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Place your bets at the races

Before the races start at the Point to Point, the bookies are quiet. Signs and umbrellas and a few people.

I’ve only been to a few point to point or other horse races, but you can rely on there being bookies present to take your money.

Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	150mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

A Jack Russell lying in the shade at the recent Dawstown Point-to-Point horse racing. It was warm, and the sun was bright, so he made a beeline for the shade afforded by his human dad standing nearby.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	366.2mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Global Warning

I’m not quite sure what to say about this man and his “Global War n ing” sign. I’ve talked to him a few times as he’s stood at the same spot most Saturdays for the last few years. All I know, is he’s a crack pot conspiracy theorist.

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	2.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/1500s

Construction of the Camden Quay Hotel

Construction work on a building site in Cork City. A tall yellow crane is visible under a sky half full of clouds. Tiny figures of men can be seen on the building site working on laying down steel supports.

The old site of the hotel on Camden Quay is being redeveloped. It’s gone through many phases over the years, and it’s soon to be a 3 star hotel.

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	2.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/5800s

The Shein Lines

A Shein popup shop opened in Opera Lane recently. It’s only open for a short time and huge lines of people have gathered waiting to get in there.

Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	2.2mm

Plants grow everywhere

A few straggling plants grow out of the down pipe of the gutters on a building. The old tiles on the roof are visible as are two windows built into the roof.

Near the top of Patrick’s Hill in Cork I spotted these plants growing from the gutter of a building. Good thing plants don’t have a fear of heights because there was a large drop from there. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	6400
Shutter speed	1/2000s

Sailing past Roches Point

A sailing boat sails past Roches Point Lighthouse at the mouth of Cork Harbour. The boat has a blue hull and the sails are, I think, half raised.

A sailing boat sails past Roche’s Point Lighthouse at the mouth of Cork Harbour. It was a lovely August evening last year. The days were long and the sun was shining!

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Morley’s Hire

A detail from the building of Morley's Suit Hire on Daunt Square in Cork. It's shot from inside the McDonalds across the Square so the frame of the window is visible

If you need to hire a suit in Cork, then Morley’s might be one place you’ll go to. I saw their building across Daunt Square in McDonald’s and I liked how the window and furniture framed it.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	30.6mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/240s

Browsing in the record store

A man looking at records in a music store with a big poster of Rory Gallagher on the wall behind

Vinyl records are in vogue again and upstairs in Golden Discs in Patrick Street, Cork is devoted to these black disks.

I have to admit I’ve rummaged through their selection of Queen records from time to time.

And look, is that Rory Gallagher on the wall? I went looking online for that photo, but can’t find it anywhere. If you recognise it, comment with a link!

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

All you need is love, JFK

A shop front: a table with a sign that says "All you need is love", a statue of an ange, a cherub statue and the book, "The Kennedys Portrait of a family" by Richard Avedon.

Late last year I visited Youghal on a Sunday. Most of the shops were closed, including this one but the display in front caught my eye.

JFK is still highly regarded by many people who don’t know how unfaithful he was to his wife, and maybe they do know and ignore that part of him. I thought the juxtaposition of a sign saying “All you need is love” right next to a photo of a famous philanderer and his wife was delicious.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	4000
Shutter speed	1/500s

A kite at the Basant Festival

A kite flying in the sky. It's a colourful two string one with red ribbons flying out the back

I visited Carrigaline yesterday for the Basant Kite Festival. It was a lovely day, and the forecast rain stayed away for most of the afternoon. Here’s one of those kites flying high over the bandstand in the town. There weren’t many kites flying but it was lovely to see them!

I asked Bing to generate an image for me of people flying kites at this festival and it came up with some odd looking ones. DALL-E really is nowhere near as good as Midjourney, but this was the best one.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1600s

A Collie in Gougane Barra

A collie walks across the narrow road next to the lake at Gougane Barra in Co Cork, Ireland. The chapel can be seen in the background.

When I went to Gougane Barra with Blarney Photography Club a few weeks ago, I met the cutest collie ever. He was so chill and friendly, and he had this gorgeous white and brown fur that matched the scenery perfectly. I think he works at the hotel nearby, but he didn’t charge me for his cuddles.

Aperture	ƒ/1.7
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	6.3mm
ISO	80
Shutter speed	1/180s

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