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Diego, king of the castle

A chihuahua named Diego in a small bed, on a couch, with colourful cushions behind him and a blue fluffy toy he loves at his feet.

Who rules this house? The animals do! Diego, our tiny chihuahua, sits in a bed sometimes claimed by one of our cats, Hoppy. She was very unhappy that Diego was in there. He’s the king of all he sees.

Isn’t he handsome in his new jacket? It’s lovely and warm and made with love by Jo!


Apertureƒ/2.4
CameraSM-G998B
Focal length9mm
ISO640
Shutter speed1/35s

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Blarney Castle Through the Rock

Blarney Castle Through the Rock

Blarney Castle, as seen through the rock they set up in the grounds below the Castle. Not a great shot, but one to mark off the list.


Apertureƒ/16
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length32mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/200s

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Ina at the Club

Ina at the Club

The beautiful Ina, a local model who has posed for Blarney Photography Club many times over the years. This photo is from 2018!


Apertureƒ/5.6
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length67mm
ISO400
Shutter speed1/100s

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Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022

Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022

A few photos from the Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon today. Well done to the runners!

You can find a full album of all 352 images here on the race Facebook page.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/500s

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Ned the donkey

Ned the donkey

Ned, a donkey that lived in the grounds of Blarney Castle, in 2016.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length55mm
ISO1600
Shutter speed1/60s

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Red and White Mushroom in the grass

Red and White Mushroom in the grass

An Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita [*] in the grounds of Blarney Castle yesterday. It’s a poisonous mushroom found throughout temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, according to Wikipedia.

It’s also poisonous, but these days death from ingestion is rare. It has psychoactive uses too, and it’s eaten in various places.

Thanks Catherine for letting me know where these mushrooms were. She posted a nice photo of a mushroom from there recently! The nice thing about these mushrooms is that they are quite large, so you don’t really need a macro lens to get a photo like this of them.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length194mm
ISO500
Shutter speed1/200s

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Early Morning Mist

Early Morning Mist

Mist and fog (the same thing?) gather in the hollows of an early morning last week near Blarney.


Apertureƒ/4.9
CameraSM-G998B
Focal length30.6mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/200s

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The Morning Moon

The Morning Moon

The Moon a few days ago early one morning.


Apertureƒ/13
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length600mm
ISO640
Shutter speed1/500s

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School starts and the sun rises

School starts and the sun rises

The sun rises a few minutes after I get up. School is starting again.


Apertureƒ/4.9
CameraSM-G998B
Focal length30.6mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/200s

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The Jellyfish at Blarney Castle

Over the next few days in Blarney Castle there’s a new pop-up garden to visit inside the walls of the building. In it, you’ll find an aquarium that is home to a group of moon jellyfish surrounded by specially selected plants and beautiful art work. The Irish Examiner has published an article on it this morning with lots more detail.

Jellyfish in Blarney Castle
Jellyfish in Blarney Castle
Jellyfish in Blarney Castle
Jellyfish in Blarney Castle
Jellyfish in Blarney Castle

Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO25600
Shutter speed1/250s

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The Last Supermoon of 2022

The Last Supermoon of 2022

The Moon is almost 90% of it’s closest approach to Earth right now, which is why it’s called a Supermoon but it’s not much bigger than it usually is.

Thankfully the air is clear and the skies are mostly devoid of clouds so I got a nice photo of the Moon last night. 🙂


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length600mm
ISO250
Shutter speed1/640s

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Clearing The Storm Debris

Clearing The Storm Debris

Back in October 2017, storms blew several trees down on to the Waterloo Road. Within a few hours work crews had started work on clearing the area. Oddly enough they waited to do the major work until Eoghan Murphy, a minister in the government, arrived to observe.

It was enlightening to see them start working on the wood chipper and start up their machinery when they received news that Mr Murphy was nearby. I guess that’s how politics works. They have to be “seen” to be doing something.


Apertureƒ/5.6
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length28mm
ISO12800
Shutter speed1/15s