Shadowy Groynes at Sunset

As the sun sets, one thing I like to do is intentionally moving the camera lens, so the resulting picture is more abstract, but still captures the colours and shadows of the sunset.

This is what I did in Youghal a few months ago with Blarney Photography Club. Standing in the water, I swung the lens horizontally. The sun had almost set, so it caused a streak at the horizon and the groynes in the water looked like shadowy transparent obstructions.


Apertureƒ/4.5
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length44mm
ISO100
Shutter speed2s

Reflection on the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower reflected in the pond at the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris.

I remember reading that police would stop you taking photos of the Eiffel Tower at night with a camera on a tripod but I never experienced that. Do they do that any more?


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length17mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/2s

Never a phone when you want one…

I guess if you’re in London you probably won’t have much trouble finding a public phone. A group of them stood here, wherever it is. Empty and alone.
Meanwhile, traffic passes in the background, casting eerie light trails through the photo.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed13s

Wind Blown Clouds

Looking up from the rocks in Ballycotton I spotted this house and magnificent clouds overhead. The wind was blowing hard up there high in the sky and the clouds moved visibly as I watched.

It didn’t take me long to realise I needed to photograph it!


Apertureƒ/13
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length41mm
ISO50
Shutter speed10s

Bokeh Lights in Youghal

The out of focus lights of Youghal light up the sky. The red light of a passing vehicle lights up the corner of the scene.

I was originally going to photograph the light and get a long exposure shot of passing traffic but luckily, my lens was out of focus and reminded me I could shoot a photo like this!


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length191mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/2s

The winds blows softly

On a lovely evening in August last year I was walking along a beach with my wife. The sun was getting low in the sky casting a faintly yellow glow over the world.

This long exposure shot captures the movement of cloud, and the wind blown grass. Even though there wasn’t much wind, it’s all relative when the photo is 13 seconds long.

Psst. Don’t tell anyone, but there’s a really nice beach around the corner from Wine Strand!


Apertureƒ/13
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length37mm
ISO100
Shutter speed13s