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A man and the R&H Hall

A man looks out from a boat with the massive R&H Hall building in the background.

As we were photographing the R&H Hall building the other morning, Henry spotted a boat, the Simon Princess, sailing towards us. I thought the boat might pull in on the other side of the river, but no, it stopped just a few metres away.

As it passed slowly, I caught a nice photo of one of the crew looking out, with the R&H Hall building providing a nice background. A photo that will be impossible to replicate in 6 months time.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	85mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/400s

The Valencia Dancers

Women dressed in large, billowing, brightly lit dresses with the one in the foreground holding her phone.

Dancers who had just been performing in a square in Valencia relax for a few moments.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Lights Have Stars

A car driving on the road at night with the lights making stars.

A car drove towards me a few nights ago while I was playing around with an 8 star filter on my camera. Most of the time it’s totally overdone, but I liked how this came, especially as the headlights are reflected in the bus shelter.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	154mm
ISO	20000
Shutter speed	1/160s

The Kennedy Quay Skyline

The R&H Hall building in the centre of an image showing Kennedy Quay in Cork. A ship is docked on the quay. Southern Milling Ltd have a smaller building nearby and the old Odlums, red-bricked, building is visible to the far left.

Kennedy Quay this morning as the sun rose, with R&H Hall in the centre of the image, as this skyline will disappear in the next few months.

Note: the sky has been replaced. It was a very dull, overcast day. Hopefully, this is more pleasing to the eye. The old R&H Hall building has not been replaced, yet.

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/8s

R&H Hall in Cork City

The large R&H Hall building on Kennedy Quay in Cork. The back of the Welcome to Cork" sign is visible in the foreground. Other buildings and vehicles can be seen too, tiny in comparison.

The R&H Hall building looms over Kennedy Quay as seen from Michael Collins Bridge today. It’s going to be demolished this year, so if you want to record “what once was” on the site, get down there soonest!

This Irish Examiner article talks about the demolition, and includes this picture of what will replace it.

A view of the proposed development on Kennedy Quay showing the Rehabilitation Hospital at the junction with Victoria Road, the residential block, the three office buildings, including the new Silo building and the re-purposed Odlums building.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	27.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/160s

A Momentary Smile

Three men pictured on a street. Two of them smiling while the third is walking past. In the background is a large torn poster with eyes visible.

All smiles in Lisbon.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	2000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Feeling Slightly Disjointed

A couple look at themselves in the angled mirror facade of a building in Paris. Their legs are separated from their torsos by the reflection.

The mirrors of 123 Champs-Élysées reflect a broken view of the world, making passers-by smile and laugh.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	5000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Ian Bailey and The West Cork Way

Ian Bailey at a stall in a market with the title of his book, The West Cork Way, on the front of it. He is talking to a man and a woman. The man is holding a lead with a small terrier dog.

Ian Bailey, the man accused of murdering a French woman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, died today. Here he is in 2019, when he was selling his book, “The West Cork Way”, at a market in Skibereen.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	35mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

Hair’s the wig shop

I wonder what was going through this woman’s mind as she looked at the wigs on display in this shop in Valencia, Spain.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	12800
Shutter speed	1/160s

The Fiery Red Tree

A sculpture of a tree sits atop a high stone tower, with a starry sky behind.

Atop a high stone tower in Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary Walk, near Blarney, is a sculpture of a tree. It was created by sculptor, Don Cronin and is impossible to miss if you’re walking in the sanctuary.

This was taken last night when temperatures had dropped to -4.5ºC. I didn’t stay out very long, but braver souls from Blarney Photography Club did!

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	30s

Missing the Sights

A person with their head down looking at a phone. They're wrapped up warmly against the (IMO) mild October weather in Lisbon. Another man next to them looks off in another direction. They're standing on a pavement made of tiny square tiles in a decorative pattern.

Mobile phones are handy, but you miss the world if you’re looking at them. My wife will laugh when she sees me say this.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Let it snow in Arizona

Many years ago, on a cold January day in Arizona we came across a small yard where metal works were being sold. One of those was an unusual metal robot with a red and white hat on it’s head, saying “LET IT SNOW”.

It didn’t snow, but it was cold at night!

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/80s