I walked around Blarney Castle this morning. It was around 2C and it felt it when I was in the shade but the rising sun was glorious and warmed the Castle in a lovely way.
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Shandon Bells from Afar
The steeple of St. Anne’s Church towers over the surrounding streets as seen from Coburg Street, Cork last night.
I laboured over this photo. I could not get the shade and colour of the houses in the middle-background right for quite a while. Sometimes it was too bright, or too blue, or too dark, or just not right. Only after I left it for a few hours and came back did I recreate what I saw last night.
The London Eye
The London Eye as seen from below with my wide angle lens. It’s quite a sight to see but there are always long lines to ride it.
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
To Kiss the Blarney Stone
If you ever wondered where the Blarney Stone was just look up. This shot was taken from a balcony looking into the exposed interior of Blarney Castle. The people at the top of the building are standing around the Blarney Stone and it looks like there’s one brave soul yet to perform the deed. The other two are Castle employees.
You see, you have to lie flat on the stone walkway high above there and lean out backwards while holding on to two railings and then kiss the stone just below floor level. Don’t worry. There are bars below you. I’ve never heard of anyone falling to their death! One of those guys holds on to you while you kiss the Stone and the other takes a photo.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 21mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter on The Grand Parade, Cork during the month of December, 2012.
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 21mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/60s |
No Hotel
Moore’s Hotel on Morrison’s Quay, a former hotel that is now up for rent. I’d never been in there when it was a hotel but did meet an interesting man who worked there. The woo was strong in that one!
Edit: mouse over the image. Trying to do a before and after thing. Do you like it?
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/80s |
Fort Camden Roof
Fort Camden, Crosshaven in Co Cork. August 2011
| Aperture | ƒ/16 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Bird’s eye view in London
A pigeon watching the passing pedestrians on a bridge near the London Eye in the United Kingdom.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 200mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
All Aboard the London Eye!
Another shot of the London Eye in the UK. One more to go!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 200mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The London Eye
While on my way to Iceland a few months ago I had about 10 hours to kill while in London. Thankfully John Godley collected me at the airport and gave me a quick tour of the city centre!
I got loads of photos of the London Eye, here’s one of them.
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 144mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
A Peaceful Tree in Iceland
A tree wrapped in a woven covering with the peace sign on it in Reykjavik. Anyone know the story behind it?
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Four Points Cadiz
Cadiz is a city and port in the Iberian Peninsula in Spain. The centre of the city is filled with old alleys and narrow streets. Here’s I shot straight upwards at the junction of 4 such alleys, I think it was here near the local cathedral.
Many years ago I took a similar photo of buildings in San Francisco.
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |