I was there too
The out of focus lights of Youghal light up the sky. The red light of a passing vehicle lights up the corner of the scene.
I was originally going to photograph the light and get a long exposure shot of passing traffic but luckily, my lens was out of focus and reminded me I could shoot a photo like this!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 191mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/2s |
I was out with Blarney Photography Club on Thursday night in the city. The sun was setting when I decided we should head to Bell’s Field. I thought we had about 30 minutes, but with the hills opposite, the sun sank out of sight much earlier.
Driving up there, through St. Luke’s, we got there just to see the sun disappear behind a bank of cloud on the horizon. Luckily, the glow of our celestial star continued for some time, and this is one of the photos from that night.
Not a great shot by any means, but it was nice to be out with everyone else, and we had a nice chat and drink afterwards.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 132mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
The sun set on an absolutely clear sky on Thursday night in Youghal. I was there with Blarney Photography Club, and as you may have guessed from the photo, I was wearing wellies.
We had fun photographing the outgoing tide, and when the sun eventually slid towards the horizon the reflected colour in the sea got that bit more yellower and warmer. The groynes (or groins, depending on where you come from) make for a great subject.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 43mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1250s |
Diego in his blanket after waking up from a sleep. This is an old photo of him from 2017, but I’m posting it today because he’s at the vet’s office after getting an x-ray.
He hasn’t been himself for some time and let out loud yelps from time to time but he was diagnosed with Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) by the vet this afternoon.
It’s the very early stages of the disease and with lots of care we can treat him. No jumping off sofas, beds, or chairs. No walks even. We have to wrap him in cotton wool for the next six weeks.
He’ll get better.
I walked out my front door last night and spotted a fiery sunset behind the houses across the road. The colour slowly changed over the next ten minutes as the sun sunk further and further beyond the horizon.
I took 151 photos of the sky that night, most of them taken with me waggling my camera back and forth to capture some sweet ICM.
This was shot at f/13 so there were plenty of dust spots to heal. Luckily you can copy heals from one photo to another and if they’re the AI kind, Lightroom Classic will calculate the best way to heal each time.
| Aperture | ƒ/13 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/2.5s |
You may have seen the stunning sunset photo from Crosshaven that I shared yesterday. Well, here’s another shot of it for you.
This one doesn’t look like a typical sunset, does it? Except for the warm orange glow. That’s because I used a technique called Intentional Camera Movement, or ICM for short. It involves zooming in on the boats in the water and moving the camera from side to side while taking the shot. The boats are the dark part of the photo, while the reflected sunlight in the water provided the rich orange streaks.
The result is a beautiful abstract image with streaks of colour and light. Next time I’m shooting a sunset over water, I’ll be trying this again!
| Aperture | ƒ/16 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/3s |
