Well, Elvis works at a barber shop now.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Tag Archives: Ireland
Art for sale
Selling art at the farmer’s market in Skibbereen a few years ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 160 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 4
The girls of the Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance on the Grand Parade, Cork at the end of the Family Shenanigans parade last Sunday. What fabulous performers they all are!
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 3
A few more photos of The Family Shenanigans on Sunday. One more post tomorrow!
| Aperture | ƒ/5 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 48mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 2
A few more photos from The Family Shenanigans in Cork on Sunday!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 144mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
The Family Shenanigans in Cork, part 1
The Family Shenanigans parade organised by Cork Community Art Link took place today in Cork and what a blast it was! There was so much energy, happiness and laughter!
This is only a small selection of the photos from today. More to come tomorrow.
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 4000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
Cork Rocks for Rory!
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Rory Gallagher, a legend in rock and roll, at a relatively young age.
Today in Fitzgerald Park we were treated to a great music session on a beautiful, sunny day as the city celebrates Rory’s music and life. Here are a few photos from the gig. You can watch the entire thing on YouTube below. Watch carefully. You’ll spot me there a few times!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 146mm |
| ISO | 1000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
The Sun Inside Cork’s Historic Cathedral
Step inside St Fin Barre’s Cathedral this week, and you’ll be greeted not just by the soaring Gothic arches and intricate stained-glass, but by a blazing sun right in the heart of Cork. The Helios exhibition, a six-metre-wide glowing sculpture by UK artist Luke Jerram, has transformed the cathedral’s nave into a cosmic spectacle for the Cork Midsummer Festival. The installation is more than just a visual treat. It’s a full sensory experience, with detailed solar imagery and a soundtrack of real NASA recordings of the sun. It’s a surreal and awe-inspiring blend of old and new: the ancient spirit of the cathedral meets the cutting edge of contemporary art, inviting visitors to reflect on the power and presence of the sun in a truly unique setting.
The Helios sculpture is built to scale, with each centimetre representing 2,300 km of the real sun’s surface, and features detailed representations of sunspots and solar flares, all accompanied by a soundtrack of live NASA recordings of the sun.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.2 |
| Camera | Galaxy S23 Ultra |
| Focal length | 2.2mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/25s |
Lifebuoy on Duty
It’s reassuring to see lifebuoys at the beach, especially when the sea is rough. Unfortunately, not every person in distress in the water can be saved, as has happened at this beach in Youghal in the past.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 106mm |
| ISO | 160 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Eggs for Sale
A visit to the market in Skibbereen in 2019 was productive. I’ve posted a number of photos from that hour or so on here over the years, and there are still a few more to go.
August 2019 feels like a lifetime ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Cork Stands with Gaza
The pro Palestinian rally on Grand Parade today was huge, with a larger than usual turnout from all over Cork. It was energising seeing people from all walks of life, and all ages gather to hear speakers talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and urge the Irish government to pass the occupied territories bill which would ban trade from illegally occupied Palestinian territories.
The Irish Examiner has a good article on the rally. (backup)
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 30mm |
| ISO | 640 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Coastal Adventure in West Cork
Just a few months shy of ten years ago, we’d visited Sherkin Island and as we were leaving I spotted a man on a RIB talking to two others on their dingy. It was a lovely warm August day, just before school was about to start again.
In the background is the famous Baltimore Beacon, built in 1849 as a navigation guide.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 105mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |