Tag: Garda Siochana

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Just Another Ticket

A busy Garda, Dublin. June 2004.

Gardai have a shit job but I wonder what this person did to deserve a write-up? Drunk in public? Homeless? I hope she was taking notes to help this person.

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	48.5mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

Tags Dublin, Garda Siochana, Ireland, Photos, Sony 717, Street Photography

Cork Ireland People Photography Photos Street Urban

An Garda

A member of An Garda Síochána directed traffic in Blarney last night when Santa visited and the lights were turned on in the village.

This is a long exposure zoomed shot, of about one second duration with the flash firing at the end of the exposure.

To replicate:

Make sure you set your flash to “second curtain”. Use Google to find out how on your brand of flash. Normally the flash will fire at the start of an exposure.
Have the lens at it’s widest zoom.
Set the camera to one second exposure in shutter priority mode (Tv on Canon cameras, S on others) or use manual mode with an aperture as wide as possible.
Line up your subject, hit the shutter button and slowly zoom in.

If you’ve timed it right the flash will fire when you’re zoomed in right. They’ll be lit by the flash and any background lights will appear as streaks going towards them. It’s hard to get right and not overexpose your subject so keep practising!

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	20mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1s

Tags Blarney, Candid, Canon 6D, Cork, Cork Photos, Garda Siochana, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, light streaks, light-trails, Long Exposure, Night, People, Photography, Photos, Street Photography, Urban, Vehicles

Bantry Cork Ireland Photography Photos

Bantry Garda Station

The Garda Station in Bantry Co Cork is quite a distinctive building, especially alongside the more traditional shops and houses of the town.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	12mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Tags Architecture, Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Garda Siochana, Garda Station, gardai, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photography, Street Photography, Urban, Vehicles

Blarney Canon 40D Cork Ireland Look up Photography Photos Sigma 18-200 Signs Urban

Arson attack on Blarney Garda Station

Post author By Donncha
Post date October 11, 2008
2 Comments on Arson attack on Blarney Garda Station

On Friday morning around 5am the Gardai on duty at Blarney Garda Station were called away on what turned out to be a hoax. Unfortunately while they were out the Garda station was attacked, the front door kicked down and firebombs thrown into the rooms downstairs. The building itself is quite old and burned quickly. Luckily the blaze was seen by a security guard from a nearby hotel or much more damage could have been done.

The building is unusable now of course. A Garda has been posted outside since, and this afternoon forensics were examining the site.

More coverage: Irish Times, Tribune, Herald.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	72mm
ISO	1000
Shutter speed	1/100s

Tags arson, Blarney, Canon 40D, Cork, Cork Photos, fire, Garda Siochana, Garda Station, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Urban