Older visitors will recognise this poster if they were around Cork in 2005 when the city was “European Capital of Culture”.
This poster was draped over the city library, and I was very lucky to capture a tour bus as it drove past on a fine June day, exactly 17 years ago today.
| Aperture | ƒ/7.1 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 55mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Nearing the end of the year, 2021, and the weather was fine. The sun was shining and it was a warm winter’s day.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 77mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/800s |
Relaxing at the lights. Shure, we might just stay here.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Waiting at the lights of the Grand Parade/Washington Street junction.
Finn’s Corner was still open back in 2019 when I took this photo.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
A covid supporter/anti-vaxxer tries to persuade someone that the virus that has killed millions world wide is harmless. August 2021.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 160 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
One of the nice things about having your own blog is that you can say something that would get your message filtered on Twitter on Facebook for the profanity, so here goes. Fuck Putin. Fuck him and the horse he rides in on and his smug face and for everything bad he’s done to Ukraine, to Russian people, to Syria, to Georgia, and to everyone his regime has hurt over the years. Fuck him.
#IStandWithUkraine
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
The Ferris wheel on the Grand Parade spinning away delighting the crowds earlier this month.
Looking forward to 2022. It has to be better than 2021, and 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 25mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 2.5s |
April 2006 and the Grand Parade was the scene of some merriment. Food and produce stalls were erected and entertainers entertained.
Note that they’re standing on the road? Now they’d be on the large pavement on the library side of the road!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 125mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
I went into town today and after finding parking around Gilabbey Street I wandered around Grand Parade until the sun set and got a few photos of the ferris wheel there.
No stalls this year which is disappointing but with Covid19 on the rampage it’s understandable. Masks were seen inside and out among young and old.
There was a great festive mood in the city. Lots of families around, lots of music playing and people sitting outside shops and cafes drinking coffees, eating hot food and cold. I was amazed to see kids eat ice cream but it was a nice evening, not too cold in the city.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 5s |
Supporters of SARS-CoV-2 gathered on the Grand Parade yesterday to encourage members of the public to get infected with the virus instead of being vaccinated as it’s “just like the flu” or “the vaccine makes you sick”. There was a good turn out at the event and a spokesperson for the virus said they hoped for a positive bump in numbers in the next two weeks.
Thankfully they’re in the minority as 88.1% of over-18s in Ireland are now vaccinated. The journey to removing all restrictions will start next month, culminating on October 22nd when the only real restrictions will be:
The virus hasn’t gone away. Those that are vaccinated can still catch it but probably won’t get as sick or end up in hospital. I’m still going to be careful until numbers really go down.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 27mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The ferris wheel that appears on Grand Parade each December pictured here in 2019!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 8s |
Grand Parade, Cork. May 2018. (almost exactly 3 years ago!)
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 70mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |