Tag: Nature

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The Clougheenmillcon Deer

Post author By Donncha
Post date May 6, 2022
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I was out with members of Blarney Photography Club last night at Clougheenmillcon near Blarney. Deer have been spotted in the area but I’d only glimpsed one while driving past some months ago.

A runner approached me with a big smile asking if I’d seen the deer. It was about 300m further on down the path towards Killeens. I was tired already but decided I needed to see it with my own eyes.

Sure enough, it was calmly eating grass by the side of the path. I had my long telephoto lens but there was really no need for it as the animal was so close!

After a few minutes of eating, looking around warily and walking to find the best grass he suddenly galloped off and disappeared into the brush.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	233.30000305176mm
ISO	25600
Shutter speed	1/1000s

Tags animal, Blarney, Blarney Photography Club, Cork, deer, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

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Mushrooms on a Tree

Mushrooms growing in the wilds of the Galtee Mountains.

Aperture	ƒ/20
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	55mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	6s

Tags Blarney Photography Club, Galtee Mountains, Ireland, Limerick, mushrooms, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

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The Golden Fields of Ballycotton

Post author By Donncha
Post date January 17, 2022
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At certain times of the year the Ballycotton cliff walk allows you to walk next to rich golden fields under blue skies.

Not at this time of year obviously. This was in July 2011!

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Ballycotton, Canon 40D, clouds, Cork, fields, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sky

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Autumn Colours in Blarney Castle Gardens

Post author By Donncha
Post date November 14, 2021
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We’ve been lucky this year that the autumn and early winter has been so mild. It was 15C today! I think of this display as one last hurrah before the cold and rain and wind really sets in.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/50s

Tags Autumn Colours, Blarney, Blarney Castle, Cork, Fall Colors, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

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Bunches of Mushrooms

Clusters of mushrooms growing out of an old tree trunk by a small river.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	50mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/8s

Tags Blarney Photography Club, Galtee Mountains, Ireland, Limerick, mushrooms, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

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Tiny Mushroom

Here’s one of my attempts at a mushroom photo, focus stacked from 4 roughly the same images.

This sort of photography is really hard isn’t it? You have to get down really low which is a problem itself if you don’t have a tripod to suit. An extension tube is a requirement as I don’t have a macro lens, and then trying to manually focus on the different parts of the mushroom is a challenge.

The focus assist in my camera really helped there. It shows dancing dots where the image is focused but even at f/14 it wasn’t enough to encompass the entire mushroom from front to back. Tap to zoom paid off a few times as it blows up the image to help focusing.

It was fascinating to see the focus dots move like a wave through the scene as I zoomed in and out. Yes, zooming in and out moved the focus point significantly! Significantly here means a few centimetres. Everything is small scale here.

Aperture	ƒ/14
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	105mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	2.5s

Tags Galtee Mountains, Ireland, Limerick, macro, mushrooms, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

Cork Ireland Photos

Down and down the hill

Walking down the hill in Knockomagh Wood, Co Cork in March 2015.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	17mm
ISO	3200
Shutter speed	1/125s

Tags Canon 6D, Cork, forest, Ireland, Knockomagh Wood, Nature, Photos

Cork Ireland Photos

The Pink Butterfly Bush

A butterfly bush in Fitzgerald Park, July 2016.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	300mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Canon 6D, Cork, Fitzgerald Park, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, Photos, pink

Cork Ireland Photos

The Cat in the Ditch

Spotted this little guy in the ditch behind my home a few days ago. Handsome fella but nervous of humans. He hid when my neighbour walked past!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Tags Animals, Blarney, cats, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sony A7 III

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The Lispole Viaduct

If you’ve been to Dingle you’ve probably passed through the village of Lispole. It’s on that long fairly straight road where the speed limit is 60km/h. There are lovely views from the top of the hill overlooking the village and this viaduct sits behind the petrol station at the bottom of the village.

I’d seen the viaduct many times over the years but (I think) never stopped to photograph it until 2 weeks ago. According to a nearby sign it was part of the Dingle – Tralee railway line which ran from 1891 to 1953. An important part of the long community so long ago.