Singer Sewing Centre

The Singer Sewing Centre in Cork has been around for many years and recently the building went up for sale but the shop still continues to trade.

Aperture ƒ/3.5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/640s

No Parking On This Side

During the Tour of Ireland last summer parking wasn’t allowed in Blarney. Not everyone takes notice of signs!

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 40mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/160s

Black and White in Kinsale

Two houses painted contrasting colours in the town of Kinsale in Co Cork.

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s

The Village Laundry

The Village Laundry in Glengarriff, Co Cork, pictured almost a year ago. Love that deep purple on the walls!

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 11mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/125s

Icy Dream’s LTD

Icy Dreams LTD, an ice cream van outside Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork. Apostrophe Police?

Aperture ƒ/10
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 72mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s

Mr Whirly

Shly? Ever since I took this photo it’s always bugged me what that means. Ice cream van on a very warm day in Kinsale, Co Cork.

Not the first time I shot this particular ice cream van either!

Aperture ƒ/14
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 33mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/400s

Saor Patrol play in Cork

A member of Saor Patrol who played in Cork last year. Unfortunately it was sponsored by a Scientology front-group, but the music was great.

Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 162mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s

Old Style Car

These old style cars were all the rage for about 5 minutes a few years ago weren’t they?

Pictured in Kinsale, Co Cork on a hot Summer’s day.

PS. my brother Donal got married today. Brilliant day had by all and wedding was really nice!

Aperture ƒ/13
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 33mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/250s

Suffering in the heat

It’s hard to believe that Ireland can be warm and roasting given the cold winds that blow around this time of year but back in June last year we had a heat wave. I can’t stand the heat of the sun, and by the looks of things, this gentleman isn’t too fond of it either.

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 200mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/400s

Lonely Boat in Fountainstown

A boat sits alone on the hard ground while it’s brethren bob up and down in the tide around Fountainstown in Co Cork.

This presented me with a bit of a dilemma. I originally cropped the sky out because it was washed out but after careful work with the RAW image I restored detail to that area of the photo. Now I’m torn between this and the cropped version but I think this one wins out. The clouds have a sense of motion that contrasts with the rest of the image in a way I find very pleasing.

I’m thinking about this too much.

Aperture ƒ/3.5
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/1250s