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The Cathedral on the River

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral pictured from South Gate Bridge with a few pink flowers/weeds blurred in the foreground

Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork sits just above the River Lee, towering over nearby buildings.

I took this photo from South Gate Bridge on a lovely evening recently.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	500
Shutter speed	1/500s

Cork Pride Party at the Port 2023

A large crowd gathered to enjoy the after-parade party at Cork Pride 2023. A stage can be seen in the background.

A few photos from the 2023 Cork Pride “party at the port” on Kennedy Quay. There was a huge crowd there, with people coming and going all the time. A band played the hits, followed by a few words from the Lord Mayor of Cork, and then the drag queens came out to entertain the ecstatic crowd!

The atmosphere there was electric, with plenty of happy faces as people enjoyed the music and the good weather.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

The cat at the window

I was wandering around town when I spotted a cat jump up on a window sill, sit down and then stare at me. Probably wondering if I had treats for them. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Ruins of Kilcrea Friary

A ruined building in a field of wheat at sunset. The cloud is lit up by the setting sun.

Kilcrea Friary in Co Cork as the sun set behind it. Despite the unusually wet summer, this particular evening was dry and warm and just about perfect for a sunset.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Looking for a room

A mural on the side of a building shows a person with an Amazon box over their head. An eye looks sideways out of the box, looking at the window on the left of the photo.

A mural on the side of a building on North Main Street is called “What is home” and features a person wearing an Amazon box, as that’s the only accommodation they can find.

In this photo the figure is looking sideways to the visible window on the front of the building, as if asking, “why can’t I find somewhere to live?”

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Shandon Bells from Cornmarket Street

Trees, buildings and street lighting while in the background is the steeple of St. Anne's Church or Shandon Bells.

Look up from Cornmarket Street and you’ll see the steeple of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells!

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

Looking for fish

A man looks up at a large mural on a wall. Only part of it is visible but it's a person fishing on a river, with woods and buildings on the far bank.

I’ve posted photos of the Kyle Street mural before, but here’s another one. A man looked up at what I was photographing as he walked past, and I couldn’t resist taking a photo!

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	6400
Shutter speed	1/500s

Mauve, green, and red

3 doors, all different colours. I love it! Modern housing is so boring.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	21mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/320s

A Unicycle on Patrick’s Street

A man gets on a very tall unicycle with the help of a ladder and a passer by, watched by a crowd all around him.

April 18th, 2006 when the St. Patrick’s Festival was still a new thing and street entertainers entertained the population.

He was good on that unicycle. Didn’t fall at all.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	33mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/250s

The McCurtain Street Building Site

Men working on the building site that is McCurtain Street Cork with the Metropole Hotel in the background

Today was Robert’s funeral, so here’s a street photo he would like. It’s got layers, it’s got people, it’s got a changing city, from the old to the new.

Robert, you will be missed.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Robert, the Street Photographer

Two men taking a selfie. I'm on the left, Robert is on the right.

Me and Robert on Oliver Plunkett Street in front of the Old Oak

I never did give Robert the expired rolls of film I promised him. I even took them with me the last time we did street photography in Cork, but I left them in the car. “Next time”, I said to him.

The odd thing about photography is, I have loads of photos of perfect strangers, but not many of people I know. Lightroom says I only have 38 photos of Robert, going back to 2015.

He was such a larger than life figure, enthusiastic about all things photography, especially Leica and street photography. A lovely guy to meet for a walk around town and a chat afterwards.

Can’t believe you’re gone, Robert. They better have cameras there.

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	3.8mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/200s

Lines on the wall

A pipe snakes up a wall, while the branches of a bush cling to the wall.

A drain pipe comes down the wall, taking corners in strict lines, while the thin branches of a bush cling to the smooth surface. The branches look like they want to smother or envelop the wall, but the branches are bare. The wall is smooth. All dead.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	108mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/500s