A slightly battered boat in Ballycotton, Co Cork.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 124mm |
| ISO | 2000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Tag Archives: Boat
The Sherkin Island Fishing Boat
A fishing boat with the registration code C353P sits moored in the low-tide mud in Sherkin Island. It sits opposite the island library and has been a feature of the island for as long as I remember. However, it was missing during a visit in 2017, and this gallery of Sherkin Island photos shows an empty space where the boat should be! A blog post here from 2016 shows the boat back in place, so maybe someone took the boat out during my visit in 2017?
Now I would like to know more about this boat. Who owns it? Does anyone take it out for a spin any more?
You’ll also find photos of this boat elsewhere, including this article about a Ukrainian family who settled on the island. It’s also featured in a painting created in 2012, but it’s sitting on a dock somewhere, possibly local.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
A Maritime Giant
Los Gigantes Marina at sunset
HNLMS Dolfijn Visits Cork
In 2003, the Dutch submarine, Dolfijn, or Dulfun, visited Cork for a few days. I happened to be around town and spotted it from Kennedy Quay where I’d been photographing the ships, buildings and machinery.
When it left Cork, it headed to Mallorca. September in Cork is nice, but I wouldn’t mind a few days there in October!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 11.3mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The Sherkin Boat
If you walk over to Cow Strand on Sherkin Island, you’ll come across this boat, maybe. At least in 2015 you would have. It might be gone by now.
Take a look at Google Maps. I think that’s this boat.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 80mm |
| ISO | 250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
A man and the R&H Hall
As we were photographing the R&H Hall building the other morning, Henry spotted a boat, the Simon Princess, sailing towards us. I thought the boat might pull in on the other side of the river, but no, it stopped just a few metres away.
As it passed slowly, I caught a nice photo of one of the crew looking out, with the R&H Hall building providing a nice background. A photo that will be impossible to replicate in 6 months time.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 85mm |
| ISO | 5000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
The Kennedy Quay Skyline
Kennedy Quay this morning as the sun rose, with R&H Hall in the centre of the image, as this skyline will disappear in the next few months.
Note: the sky has been replaced. It was a very dull, overcast day. Hopefully, this is more pleasing to the eye. The old R&H Hall building has not been replaced, yet.
| Aperture | ƒ/13 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/8s |
Sunset at Ballycotton
Small boat on the water outside Ballycotton harbour as the sun sets behind.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Jewel of the Sea and the Lighthouse
Sailing past Roches Point
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 |
The Windy Tall Ship
The tall ship Windy is the official flagship of the City of Chicago. Appropriately named.
| Aperture | ƒ/8.2 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |