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Cranes of the M Shed

Bristol, United Kingdom, July 2017.

Aperture ƒ/5
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 28mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/1000s
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The M Shed Cranes

M Shed, Bristol, United Kingdom. July 2017.

Aperture ƒ/5
Camera Canon EOS 6D
Focal length 28mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/1000s
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Canon 20D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Sigma 10-20 Urban

Yellow Spots

Yellow spots mark the parking spaces while the Elysian looms overhead!

Aperture ƒ/8
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Canon 40D Cork Ireland Photography Photos Sigma 10-20 Urban

Elysian Under Cover

Elysian Under Cover

The Elysian, as it was in March 2008, still under construction while the Irish Economy economy fell apart around it.

Aperture ƒ/9
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Lifted to the Heavens

Lifted to the Heavens

A piece of building equipment is raised high into the air by a construction crane. I presume it’s full of cement, but I know I wouldn’t want to be standing underneath, just in case.

Another shot of the construction cranes I posted yesterday. I love the contrast of the black sky and cranes and the white cloud.

Aperture ƒ/11
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/320s
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Black and White Canon 10-22 Canon 20D Cork Emmet Place Ireland Look up Photos Sky Urban

Three in the sky

three in the sky

I guess the number of high rise cranes we’ll see over our urban environment will decrease as the building industry collapses. Meanwhile there are plenty around. Here’s three I shot in the middle of Cork City from Emmett Place. At night they’re lit up which is when I shot short circuit.

Mallow Camera Club had the Photographer of the Year competition last night. I came 4th in the novice section, missing out on 3rd place by 1 point. So close!

PS. The photomeet in Dublin last weekend went very well by all accounts. There was much twittering yesterday from all concerned. You can check out photos here: toejam pool, iced-coffee, Darren Greene, Gingerpixel, Caitriona, Alexia, McAWilliams, Will Knott, 73man and finally Courtney.

Aperture ƒ/11
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/320s
Categories
Architecture Canon 20D Cork Eglinton Street Ireland Look up Photos Sigma 10-20 Sky Urban Vehicles

Traffic by the Elysian

Traffic stops at the lights by the building site of the Elysian. I passed by the other side of it, past the low rise section of the building and it towers over the street.
It’s massive!

Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/100s
Categories
Architecture Canon 20D Cork Ireland Landscape Photos Sigma 18-200 Sky Urban

Highrise Construction Over Cork City

Cranes still rise into the air, towering over everything else, even the Elysian Tower pictured on the right of this image.

The Irish economy may be slowing down but there’s still plenty of life in the old dog yet!

Happy new year! May 2008 be even better than 2007!

Aperture ƒ/6.3
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 75mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/640s
Categories
Architecture Canon 20D Cork Ireland Landscape Lights Long Exposure Night Photos Sigma 10-20 Sky Urban

Construction cranes at night

Cranes over the construction site at the old Guy and Company site make for a striking image at night.

This was taken from the Tesco multi-storey car park, a few metres away from where I shot Clouds move at night.

Yesterday we had to bring the car for a service so I took the opportunity to travel to visit the framer in Kilbrittain and sign the border of the prints Haydn has made. The prints look great, they’re raised up from the background border and will eventually be framed in a deep frame. I hope to post photos of my visit in the next few days if I get the time to work on the photos.

Aperture ƒ/13
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 30s
Categories
Canon 20D Cobh Cork Ireland Landscape Lights Night Photos River Sigma 18-200 Sky Water

The Moonlit Shipyards

The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky.

This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November.

FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing:

Flickr’s exif data for this is a bit wrong – gthumb says the exposure was for 5 seconds, aperture was wide open at f4.5, and lens set at 28mm, which you can probably multiply by 1.6 for the crop factor. ISO was 100.

Post Processing was done in the GIMP using 3 layers:
1. Top layer is transparent with a black gradient at the bottom. Layer mode is Overlay.
2. Middle layer is black and white, and blurred and with added noise. It’s set to screen mode, and opacity of 51%.
3. Bottom layer is the colour image, slightly saturated and darker.

Hope that helps!

Aperture ƒ/4.5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 28mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 5s