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We’re With You Ukraine

A banner above the carpark off Grand Parade proclaims, “WE’RE WITH YOU UKRAINE”.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Lottery Card Seller

A lady selling lottery tickets in Palafrugell, Spain.

Aperture	ƒ/1.8
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	6.7mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/500s

Killarney Dipper

A Dipper we spotted in the Killarney recently. He stayed on that rock for a few minutes, letting us take photos of him at our leisure!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	3200
Shutter speed	1/250s

When did you last use a public phone?

The public phones at the top of St. Patrick’s Street Cork are in a sorry state. Eircom, the original national phone company in Ireland, haven’t been known publicly as Eircom since 2015 according to the Eir Wikipedia page.

They really should get rid of those eyesores.

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

The stag in the field

A stag and a few hind in a field in Killarney. Far off in another field.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	3200
Shutter speed	1/1000s

Silhouettes of the Walkers

Walkers in Killarney National Park a week ago when I was there trying to photograph the stags. A huge group of people out on a Saturday morning when a storm passed overhead and thunder and lightning filled the air.

A few of us from Blarney Photography Club braved the elements for our photography!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	1250
Shutter speed	1/250s

The Gang is Watching

A gang of Kerry cattle observe me and a group of humans as we walk past their field.

Fun fact – they are “believed to be one of the oldest breeds in Europe” according to Wikipedia. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	150mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

Shandon Bells and County Hall

The clocks of Shandon Bells, or the Four Faced Liar (because the clocks rarely agree on the time), and the County Hall far off in the distance.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	1000
Shutter speed	1/500s

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

Hurling in the sky

The mural of a hurler on Anglesea Street on a bright July afternoon. Always great to see this when I walk or drive past. The last time I photographed this mural was in the depths of winter last January!

ACHES did a great job on this one!

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	2.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/3700s

The Devil’s Coach Horse

I spotted this nasty looking fella on a trail in Killarney last weekend. We hoped to catch the rutting but the weather was terrible, and stags were shy. No fights but a few photos to post later..

Anyway, this guy was huge! This page says they’re about 2.8 cm, but I swear he was bigger. His tail comes up like a scorpion, and he scampered quickly across the ground, making him hard to photograph.

A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil’s coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a scorpion when defending itself.
wildlifetrusts.org

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a beetle like this before, but apparently they’re common!