Horses and jockeys race to the finish line at the Dawstown Point to Point a few days ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 600mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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Ready to race
After the horses parade, the jockeys mount their horses for the coming race. Ice cream is always popular, even on a cold hilltop on race day. 🙂
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Bunched up at Dawstown
I attended the point to point horse racing this afternoon at Dawstown, Co. Cork, with others from Blarney Photography Club. We were lucky with the weather, even if it did become cold later on.
There was a good crowd there, and I recognised some faces from last year. If the shouting from the crowd is anything to go, they enjoyed the day too!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 383.9mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
Steam from the Brewery
Steam rising from the Heineken brewery in Blackpool is a common enough sight, with the accompanying smell familiar to anyone who lives near a brewery.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 113mm |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Another lap at the races
A rider and horse at the Dingle Races completes one lap of the track in August 2022.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 132mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
Pigeons take flight
I heard him say, “sorry”, when his dog barked and scared all the pigeons, but he did me a favour. The pigeons in Bishop Lucey Park weren’t doing much!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Met him eating mushrooms
Bishop Lucey Park in Cork is now a building site, but on this July day in 2023 it was just a quiet day in the city, with some cyclists, obviously.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 8000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
It’s mine
A man walking past the site of the old tax office on Sullivan’s Quay in Cork, last July.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
A walk by the office
Walking between the Fire Station and City Hall in Cork, a shortcut from Anglesea Street to the nearby car park.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 48mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/60s |
Handy on a skateboard
On the Grand Parade, Cork, a few years ago, I was waiting around and saw a few guys on their skateboards. They were having fun. 🙂
The public toilet with the striking mural in the background was removed in the last year or so.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | DSC-RX100M4 |
| Focal length | 25.7mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Stop Shell Hell in Mayo!
Remember the Shell to Sea protests that wanted to stop Shell from bringing natural gas from the Corrib Gas Field ashore. They wanted Shell to refine the gas at sea.
According to the Wikipedia page for the group, Shell exited the project in 2018.
This photo is from April 15th, 2006.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
A reflection in Pennys
The black and white pattern of this jacket caught my eye and gave me the idea of shooting a reflection here.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |