I was there too
A car parked on the pavement of a street at 190 Leof. Ionias in Athens, Greece. It’s half covered by sheets of plastic and cloth, but looking at Google Street View it appears to be there since at least 2022. Other cars have occupied this spot since at least 2009. That’s how far back that Street View goes.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Lights reflect in a canal in Amsterdam as a bridge is lit up. I love that I caught a passing vehicle going over the bridge too!
| Aperture | ƒ/14 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 4s |
Walking out of a metro station in Athens, Greece.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 640 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Following on from the black and white fireworks photo yesterday, here are a few more from Spike Island on Saturday night.
The fireworks really are so impressive when seen close up. These photos don’t do them justice at all!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 4s |
We waited hours for the fireworks on Spike Island yesterday and, of course, I have loads of photos of the event, which will be posted here in due course.
Here’s one photo, done a little differently, but I like the effect the lines of the fireworks in the air made in the air. Removing the colour simplifies them into the little fingers of flame reaching out in a quick instant.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/10s |
When the family is enjoying themselves, leave the buggy close by. A lovely day in Dún Laoghaire when Sandycove was thronged, but people made the most of the day, even if the area was a little rocky.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 29mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Hoppy, curled up and asleep one afternoon, looks over at me in curiosity. No, I didn’t have any treats. Back to sleep she goes.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 1/80s |
I was in Dún Laoghaire today on a beautiful afternoon. Sandycove Beach and the Forty Foot were both thronged with swimmers and people relaxing. I wish I brought my togs and a towel, but I had my camera and snapped a photo of this gentleman with his dog out on the water, paddleboarding!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 59mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
A tabby cat on a car roof, down a narrow street in Athens. He watched us carefully as we walked past, but he’s obviously used to people and didn’t budge at all, even as a stopped and took a few photos of him.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Two women enjoying a chat while seated on a bench by a canal in Amsterdam. It was a lovely afternoon.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
The Mullinhassig waterfall flows in a long exposure shot, on a recent visit there with Blarney Photography Club.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 50mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 3.2s |
Far above the waterfall at Mullinhassig, I found small shoots and leaves growing out of a tree trunk.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 139mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 5s |
