The sun lit up the clouds over Valencia in Spain one evening as rush hour continued.
Aperture | ƒ/14 |
Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
Focal length | 35mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1s |
I was there too
It was a beautiful evening in Dingle. Light clouds in the distance promised a fantastic sunset. I decided to head to Stradbally Beach to the north of the town but time was running out. Up and down the Conor Pass and as I drove along the road I saw clouds rolls in off the sea and worried they would hide the sun. I looked to my left and saw a blazing red ball of fire hanging a few degrees above the horizon and hoped I’d get my camera out in time to photograph it.
It was my first time to Stradbally Beach and the road I hoped to follow to the beach turned out to be a private caravan & camping site, with a gate across the entrance. I drove on. The sun dipped below the high dunes next to the road and eventually I came across an opening where quickly parked. I grabbed my camera and tripod and ran to the beach, only to see a sliver of the red sun disappear behind the cloud on the horizon! To say I was disappointed is an understatement!
I consoled myself by taking photos of a nearby headland in the cloud, and the rotting wooden stakes of a beach fence that might look good in black and white.
As I drove back to Dingle I saw that clouds were creeping inland from the sea and the sky was still somewhat bright. This photo was taken on the way into the Conor Pass. It was stunning to see and even though I was eaten alive by midgies I’m glad I stopped and it made up for my earlier disappointment.
The Conor Pass and the north side of the Dingle Peninsula was covered in the cloud the next day. The south side basked in boiling heat!
Aperture | ƒ/10 |
Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
Focal length | 24mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 3.2s |
Malaga, Spain. October 2018.
Aperture | ƒ/16 |
Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
Focal length | 55mm |
ISO | 50 |
Shutter speed | 30s |
A lone car parked on the top floor of the carpark at Paul Street in Cork. Black clouds hovered ominously but the rain held off!
Aperture | ƒ/7.1 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 10mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/125s |
This is the harbour at Castletownbere with an impressive cloud hanging over the water. It may possibly be the same cloud over Allihies Beach but that’s probably just wishful thinking on my part. Both photos were taken close in time to each other so maybe ..
Aperture | ƒ/10 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 10mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Fishing tackle, nets, and even a gas cylinder rest against a wall near Allihies Beach in West Cork.
I saw all this stuff just sitting there, looking all out of place in a field.
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Aperture | ƒ/5 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 10mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/60s |
I look outside now and see the hazy cloud and rain that has descended on Cork and wonder if I was really at Allihies beach and saw the fluffy cumulus cloud stretching off into the distance. It seems like a another lifetime.
Today my wife, Jacinta, and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. It’s a joyful day because we are a happy family with our mad little son but it’s also the first anniversary of Jacinta’s sister’s untimely passing from this world. We went for dinner this afternoon with her family and it was a cheerful gathering, but of course in quiet moments, one’s thoughts stray to Gerry who wasn’t there.
Aperture | ƒ/7.1 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 10mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Sunrise over Blarney a few days ago. There was a thin layer of cloud on the horizon that nicely blocked out much of the light of the sun allowing me to capture this early morning sun.
It’s amazing to think that the light we see takes 8 minutes to travel the immense distance between the Sun and Earth. What’s even more remarkable is the thousands of years a photon can spend zinging back and forth inside the Sun before emerging as heat and light.
Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 270mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/320s |
Glider EI-128 sitting on the sand at Inch Strand, Co. Kerry in 2006. I’ve posted a few photos of this glider in the past and I can safely say this is the last one unless I happen to see it again!
Aperture | ƒ/8 |
Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
Focal length | 10mm |
ISO | 100 |
Shutter speed | 1/400s |