In Loving Memory Of

The final resting place of James Attridge and his wife Margaret, surrounded by wild daisies. It’s in a small graveyard on the way to Crookhaven.

You can see the gravestone itself here where it says:

In
Loving memory of
James Attridge
Schull
died Aug 17. 1949
aged 79 years
his wife Margaret
died Sep 9. 1967
aged 89 years

Safe in the arms of Jesus
Erected by their family 


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

A Chimpanzee’s Afternoon Siesta

A Chimpanzee in the Bioparc in Valencia has a nap in a warm afternoon sunshine.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO1000
Shutter speed1/500s

The bible in the shadows

Two members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses stand in the shade near the Arena Spodek in Katowice, Poland.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO2500
Shutter speed1/500s

Woodworking Wonders from County Cork

We visited a market in Skibbereen a few years ago, where I saw this gentleman selling these woodworking items.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO250
Shutter speed1/500s

Market Day in Athens

One of the sellers at an antique market in Athens watched us walk past on a sunny day in May 2024.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length35mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/500s

Urban Geometry in Valencia

An interesting building that caught my attention on the C. del Mar in Valencia. Just around the corner from the Placa de la Reina.


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

All Stripes and Horns

A Bongo Antelope at Bioparc Valencia was relaxing under the shade when he looked behind at the humans visiting. The baboons in an enclosure nearby were getting most of the attention, though.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length240mm
ISO160
Shutter speed1/500s

Everyday Life at the Market

A vendor in a market in Malaga places Strawberries out on display. It’s difficult to believe this was 2018. It seems like a lifetime away.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length31mm
ISO25600
Shutter speed1/500s

Silhouettes of Lisbon at Dusk

A glorious sunset over Lisbon in late 2023. The famous 25 de Abril Bridge is there, of course, as well as construction cranes nearby working in building sites.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length124mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/6400s

When you’re betting on the economy

The bookies will have a proper electronic board, not an inflexible board that looks like it was made for a child, when you know the tariffs odds will change.


Apertureƒ/2.8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/800s

The Calm Before The Day

The sun rose this morning a few minutes after 7am, but this is what the sky looked like about 8 minutes before. There was a glorious orange glow and the clouds were lit up from underneath by the sun coming around the globe and shining through the atmosphere.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length26mm
ISO500
Shutter speed1/125s