Neville, a soon to be service dog in training, enjoying his first day out among humans. He ran straight back to his human Mom looking for cuddles after this quick photoshoot. He’s adorable!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
In the grounds of Blarney Castle, November 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 35mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/13s |
It snowed for about half an hour this morning. Ironically, the country could do with a heavy snow to encourage less travel.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/80s |
The sun rises over the houses of Shamrock Terrace in Blarney, late November 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 640 |
| Shutter speed | 1/60s |
Blarney Castle, and Autumn colours in October 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 19mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Blarney Castle Gardens, November 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/15s |
The sun has set on 2020 and I finish the year with what is probably my favourite photo of the year.
The sun shines through trees heavy with Autumn coloured leaves, not yet touched by the harsh winter winds back in October this year. Photo made in the grounds of Blarney Castle where I expect to take many more walks since we are only allowed exercise within 5km of home. That remains in place until the end of January because of rising Covid19 numbers in the country. Third lockdown of the year unfortunately.
I have made roughly half the number of photos I normally shoot in a year. In April I took one photo with my camera. The number of photos I took with my phone wasn’t much different from previous years but I know for certain that I took many more photos of my cats and dog this year!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 70mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
A little Robin spotted in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 10000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight.
Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Blarney Lake lies at the far end of the gardens surrounding Blarney Castle but is well worth a visit if you’re in the gardens. I’m not sure how often swans are there but these two curious and friendly birds were there yesterday.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | DSC-RX100M4 |
| Focal length | 25.7mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
Covid-19 Lockdown began again in Ireland for six weeks until December 1st. Hopefully people don’t go crazy drinking and partying in December thinking the Coronavirus is gone, but of course they will. Bet we’ll have another lockdown in January.
We’re restricted to exercising within 5km of our homes now, which is ridiculous when you live in a village but obviously makes sense if you live in a build up urban area. I get out for a quick walk most mornings around Blarney and the sun rising is always a nice experience.
The Mill built an outside dining area for customers and even had nice fake trees with these flowers dotted around the area. When lockdown was announced they pull down part of it, including these trees. Hopefully they’ll be back in December.
The leaves of trees in the carpark of the Woollen Mills in Blarney as the sun rose.
Waterloo Joinery and other signs point the way up Waterloo Road.
Mushrooms growing in a tree stump in the grounds of the Woollen Mills.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | DSC-RX100M4 |
| Focal length | 12.06mm |
| ISO | 5000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/40s |