Celestial Circles
The sun was particularly active last weekend, promising spectacular aurora with KP values of over 7. Unfortunately, the expected nighttime display failed to materialise. Instead, I swung my camera around and took 10 30-second exposures of the night sky, with the trees of a nearby road. After combining them in Photoshop this is what you…
Eircom Phone Booths in Cork
A pair of Eircom phone booths on St. Patrick Street, Cork, pictured in 2005. The phones were there until at least 2022, but Eir announced a few years ago that they’d be removing their public phone booths, so away they go.
Dog’s Day on Barrack Street
A little dog looks out of a window of his home on Barrack Street, Cork. He must be very used to passing foot traffic. He never barked once!
Curiosity in the Old Town
We were wandering up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh when I spotted these two women looking up. At what, I’m not sure, there wasn’t anything special in the building they were looking at. Is there such a thing as “Edinburgh Neck”?
Voices for Gaza
Every Saturday there’s a rally in Cork supporting the people of Gaza and protesting the awful genocide being carried out by the IDF.
Sailing Back in Time: The Galeón Andalucía Visits Ireland
The sun had set by the time I got into the city to photograph the Andalucía. Twenty minutes earlier, the sun was shining on it and made for a spectacular photo. I made a bracketed shot from further down the quay because there were bright lights on the front of the boat that would make…
Green Light Go
One more from last week. This time, the long exposure shot is of a bus heading to Parnell Place in Cork. The traffic light had just turned green, so the bus was driving slowly, accelerating as it went. It made a colourful impression on the digital sensor of my camera!
Night Shifts and Trailing Lights
Construction signs on Parnell Bridge in front of Cork City Hall were lit up by a passing bus a few nights ago.
The Tranquil Waters of Robert’s Cove
Robert’s Cove in Co. Cork looked particularly spectacular this afternoon when I visited. We arrived to a sudden shower of rain, but it soon stopped, and we wandered up the path alongside the cliff away from the beach. Panoramas really don’t post well online. I need to do something like they do on Instagram where…
Trácht ar Mhalairt Slí
If the road works, why are there signs pointing out where diverted traffic goes? Did you know that most street signs in Ireland are bilingual? As Gaeilge on top and English below. Thanks Henry, for the company last night. A good spot to do long exposure photography. Oh, here’s something interesting about this photo. It’s…
A Visitor’s Perspective of the Hagia Sophia
Another tourist watches for a moment before taking her own photo with her phone, inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Non Muslims are restricted in where they can go now because it was turned back into a mosque again in 2020. This was on the morning after I spent the day in bed recovering from…
Trump Tower Construction by the River
Chicago in 2005 was a city in flux, and nowhere was that more obvious than at the Trump Tower construction site, right on the banks of the Chicago River. I was walking at the edge of the site and took a bunch of photos, some of which I’ve posted over the years. What you see…