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.


Apertureƒ/13
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/8s

R&H Hall in Cork City

The R&H Hall building looms over Kennedy Quay as seen from Michael Collins Bridge today. It’s going to be demolished this year, so if you want to record “what once was” on the site, get down there soonest!

This Irish Examiner article talks about the demolition, and includes this picture of what will replace it.

A view of the proposed development on Kennedy Quay showing the Rehabilitation Hospital at the junction with Victoria Road, the residential block, the three office buildings, including the new Silo building and the re-purposed Odlums building.
A view of the proposed development on Kennedy Quay showing the Rehabilitation Hospital at the junction with Victoria Road, the residential block, the three office buildings, including the new Silo building and the re-purposed Odlums building.

Apertureƒ/4.9
CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length27.2mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/160s

Sky Blue on a cold day

The front of the casino on Winthrop Street is coloured an unusually calming sky-blue or cyan colour. Not the type of colour I’d expect somewhere that wants customers to get excited about losing money to use.

Luckily, Deliveroo uses the same colour and a delivery guy just walked past while I was fishing for a photo!


Apertureƒ/3.2
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO800
Shutter speed1/500s

Dogs of the Protest Rally

A white golden retriever wearing a jacket made of the flag of Palestine. He is resting his head on a block on the street.
People are standing in the background.
A golden retriever looking directly at the camera. He is wearing the flag of Palestine. People are standing in the background.
A golden retriever sitting next to his human family watching the Gaza rally in Cork yesterday. The dog is wearing the Palestinian flag.
A woman is visible in the background, as is a small van and buildings.

Two of the dogs at the regular rally supporting Gaza that happened in Cork yesterday. Another large crowd gathered, but these dogs weren’t bothered by the noise and people around.


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO640
Shutter speed1/500s

The Ballincollig Regional Park Weir

The weir in Ballincollig Regional Park collapsed in 2014, but this photo was taken many years before that, in 2003. Repairs to the weird have been delayed over and over again, unfortunately.


Apertureƒ/8.2
CameraFinePix2800ZOOM
Focal length36mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/270s

We thought the summer rain was bad..

Remember when people thought the rain in late July and August 2023 was bad? What about Storm Isha yesterday, eh? Another storm on the way too.

The start of June was blisteringly hot. It was so hot I preferred to stay inside out of it. Nobody seems to remember that.

Oh, the photo above is obviously not recent. It’s last August, during the wet spell.


Apertureƒ/3.5
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO320
Shutter speed1/500s

Ian Bailey and The West Cork Way

Ian Bailey, the man accused of murdering a French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, died today. Here he is in 2019, when he was selling his book, “The West Cork Way”, at a market in Skibereen.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length35mm
ISO160
Shutter speed1/500s

The Fiery Red Tree

Atop a high stone tower in Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary Walk, near Blarney, is a sculpture of a tree. It was created by sculptor, Don Cronin and is impossible to miss if you’re walking in the sanctuary.

This was taken last night when temperatures had dropped to -4.5ºC. I didn’t stay out very long, but braver souls from Blarney Photography Club did!


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO400
Shutter speed30s