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Along the Marina

Along the Marina

Looking along the Marina in Blackrock on a quiet Friday afternoon. The trees have started to shed their leaves, but the recent rains must be helping. The heatwave in August has passed. I still see plenty of green.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length146mm
ISO2500
Shutter speed1/160s

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A swan in the Atlantic Pond

A swan in the Atlantic Pond

A swan swimming by my side as I walked along the path.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO5000
Shutter speed1/500s

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December Fireworks

December Fireworks

Fireworks illuminate the park beside Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Blackrock tonight. The fireworks were part of the “Magic Nights By The Lee – A Winter Solstice” series of events but unfortunately due to Covid 19 they didn’t tell anyone where the fireworks would be launched from as reported by The Echo earlier today,

For public health reasons, viewing sites will not be provided at launch locations. However, the wider public is invited to enjoy the display from a safe, socially distanced vantage point and can tune in to Red FM for the accompanying audio.

Local residents were informed and a small crowd gathered to watch. It was a superb show, with a huge variety of colours and explosions. Made for a hectic ten minutes while I pressed the shutter button again and again hoping for good shots!


Apertureƒ/5.6
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO160
Shutter speed5s

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Cork Ireland Photos

Tivoli Docks on the Lee

Tivoli Docks on the Lee

Looking over on Tivoli Docks from the Blackrock side of the River Lee. November 2019.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera ILCE-7M3
Focal length 28mm
ISO 200
Shutter speed 1s
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Cork Ireland Photos Street

The Blue Man

The Blue Man

August 2018 in Blackrock Village and a troop of entertainers were around to help the Blackrock Playground Project raise some much needed funds and exposure. (See also Twitter and Facebook.)

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera ILCE-7M3
Focal length 31mm
ISO 500
Shutter speed 1/500s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos

The River Lee runs past Blackrock

The River Lee in Cork. November 2014.

Aperture ƒ/2.2
Camera SM-G900F
Focal length 4.8mm
ISO 40
Shutter speed 1/480s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Shiny Páirc Uí Chaoimh

The rebuilt Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Blackrock, Cork.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 28mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/160s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos

Blackrock Castle at Sunset

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 105mm
ISO 100
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Black and White Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

The Skeleton of the Blackrock Terrace

The Blackrock end of Páirc Uí Chaoimh lies exposed as the stadium has been stripped bare in redevelopment of the area.

This is a panorama stitched together by Affinity Photo with final black and white development done in Lightroom. AP did a great job of stitching the images together and I put the healing brush to good use getting rid of distracting foreground walls.

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Black and White Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

The demolition of Páirc Uí Chaoimh

The demolition of Pairc Ui Chaoimh

The demolition of Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Parts of Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Blackrock are being demolished as part of the somewhat controversial redevelopment of the area. This Examiner article has some photos and a video of the stadium before demolition:

Pairc Ui Chaoimh 2 Jul 14

After


Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 70mm
ISO 125
Shutter speed 1/160s
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Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street Urban

More Sultans in Blackrock

The Sultan in Blackrock

The Sultan stall in Blackrock Village has to be my favourite. I love their food, it’s always agreed with me and boy is it tasty. This is a photo I took last March when it was a lot colder but the guys were still cheerful. Today Taoufik was cooking and produced a delicious 3 meat combo for me! I would have taken a photo of that but, eh, I was too busy eating it so you’ll just have to find him yourself and order it or head into the Sultan restaurant on Penrose Wharf!

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 24mm
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/320s
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Black and White Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street

Music in Blackrock Village

Fintan Lucy and Niall O’Carroll entertained the crowds with great music and an occasional joke at the market in Blackrock village yesterday morning.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 17mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s