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Painting a Malaga Mural

A mural of a woman in a blue dress. A man on a raised platform checks his phone and takes a break from painting.

A couple look at a mural of a woman in a blue dress on a street.

I spotted this mural being painted in Malaga a few weeks ago. A few people gathered around to watch. The mural is a striking painting of a woman in a blue dress, sitting in front of a landscape and a sunset.

The painting is called, “Brisa Estival” or “Summer Breeze” by the artist, Lalone, according to this report.

Brisa estival es el título de esta segunda obra creada por el artista Lalone, un especialista en murales urbanos, y que se integra dentro del proyecto Atardeceres Larios. El artista propone una interpretación contemporánea de la obra Días de verano realizada por el pintor Vicente Palmaroli en el año 1885 y que se expone en el Thyssen malagueño.

(Brisa summer is the title of this second work created by the artist Lalone, a specialist in urban murals, and which is integrated within the Larios Sunsets project. The artist proposes a contemporary interpretation of the work Days of Summer by the painter Vicente Palmaroli in 1885 and which is exhibited in the Malaga Thyssen.)

The translation above was done by Firefox, but Google Translate translated the name of the mural differently. You can find the painting, “Summer Days” by Vincente Palmaroli here.

It’s a fabulous mural. If you visit Malaga, it’s well worth seeing.

Aperture	ƒ/1.7
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	6.3mm
ISO	10
Shutter speed	1/250s

Mushrooms on an old tree

Mushrooms cling to an old tree trunk in Killarney National Park.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	25600
Shutter speed	1/500s

Light speeds on the road

Light streaks of passing traffic on a street.

A bus and other traffic speed along the road at night.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	320
Shutter speed	2.5s

The Red House

A red house with cream colour window frames and front door.

A red house in Kinsale. Observant readers will recall I posted another photo of this house a few months ago.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	40mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/4s

Fab in the Sun

A man reading the Sun newspaper on the street. He wears a baseball cap, and is probably doing the crossword as he has a pencil in his hand. The word "Fab" is seen on an inside page of the paper.

Not so much real sun, but Sun, the newspaper. A man reads it on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. He’s probably doing the crossword.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/800s

Photos at the Vatican

A woman takes the photo of another woman who leans against a small pillar near a fountain in St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican.

After the crowds have gone on a cold November day in 2017, I visited St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican for some photos, and came across two women taking advantage of the quiet for some photos.

The sun had already set, and it wasn’t 5pm yet, but it was nice to be in such a normally crowded area with hardly anyone about.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	17mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/6s

The Pink Boss

A woman in a pink dress stands on the street, in front of a BOSS store.

How often do we stand still on the street, surrounded by the urban environment, looking at a phone?

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	4000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Eircom have notions

The double phone box on Proby’s Quay is looking the worse for wear these days. This is what it looked like on a bright July day in 2021. It hasn’t improved since.

Notions.

Aperture	ƒ/2.4
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	9mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/1250s

Wrong Side of the Lens

This is the trailer for a new street photography documentary series. I’ve only watched this trailer, but it looks very promising.

Found in the ever excellent “Photos, mostly” newsletter.

The John Hancock Center in 2003

The Sears Tower in Chicago in 2003 rises above nearby buildings

Right, as I have been reliably informed in the comments, this is the John Hancock Center in Chicago. Ah well. I haven’t been there in twenty years.

~~The Sears Tower rises above all nearby buildings in Chicago in 2003.~~

~~It was renamed the Willis Tower in 2009, but when I took this photo from a nearby building in 2003, it was still the Sears Tower.~~

Although Sears’ naming rights expired in 2003, the building continued to be called the Sears Tower for several years, despite multiple changes in ownership. In March 2009, London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings agreed to lease a portion of the building and obtained the naming rights. On July 16, 2009, the building was officially renamed the Willis Tower.
Wikipedia

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	48.5mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Blue and Purple Wildflowers

In the middle of El Caminito del Rey, north of Malaga in Spain, I found these beautiful flowers growing in the rocky soil.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	125
Shutter speed	1/500s

Sunset at Ballycotton

Small boat on the water outside Ballycotton harbour as the sun sets behind.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	28mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/200s