I was there too
On a cold December night in 2018, I was taking photographs of reflected light in the puddles of the Docklands in Cork along with others from Blarney Photography Club.
Henry would have been on the light stick, and I’m sure I’ve posted other photos from the night, over the years as the lights are striking.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 17mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 30s |
A curious crow watches me, possibly waiting for me to drop some food for him. Bishop Lucey Park several years ago in 2021.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G998B |
| Focal length | 9mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
Twenty years ago, I visited Baltimore in Co Cork and photographed these people coming from a boat in the harbour. They were in great form, with smiles all around. 🙂
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 39mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
These days, it’s so unusual to see a cyclist who isn’t a delivery person on the roads in Cork City that this man caught me by surprise as he turned into Industry Street from Evergreen Street.
Luckily I had my camera out, as I was walking down to Nano Nagle Place for their photography exhibit where I had a number of photos on display. Can’t believe that was in 2019.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
I spotted this scene a couple of years ago while out with my photography club. It was all stripes: stripes on his polo shirt, and stripes on the shuttered shop behind him.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
A young couple at the Grand Parade bus stop, with their phones out, caught my eye on a mild May afternoon in 2018. I couldn’t help but notice their shoes. Are they matching, or is it just the angle?
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Cherry blossoms bloom on a tree at the other end of my park every year, but I always forget to bring my camera to photograph it until this afternoon.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1250s |
The final resting place of James Attridge and his wife Margaret, surrounded by wild daisies. It’s in a small graveyard on the way to Crookhaven.
You can see the gravestone itself here where it says:
In
Loving memory of
James Attridge
Schull
died Aug 17. 1949
aged 79 years
his wife Margaret
died Sep 9. 1967
aged 89 yearsSafe in the arms of Jesus
Erected by their family
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
We visited a market in Skibbereen a few years ago, where I saw this gentleman selling these woodworking items.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
This morning, the sun rose through a beautiful orange haze. This was some 600m away through the eye of a long lens, and it looked even better in real life.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 600mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/4000s |
The bookies will have a proper electronic board, not an inflexible board that looks like it was made for a child, when you know the tariffs odds will change.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/800s |
Spinning flaming steel wool around creates fiery trails in the air. Thanks Henry, for this photo I took in 2015!
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 40mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 13s |
