The Homes of Kinsale

If you’ve been to Kinsale you’ll be familiar with the centre of town but behind those businesses are the homes of local residents, stretching up towards the top of the hill.

It’s a lovely town, full of history and of course great food, so well worth a visit. 🙂


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length78mm
ISO1000
Shutter speed1/320s

The Crow and the Swallow

A crow stands on top of a pole as a swallow flies past him. Those swallows are really hard to photograph, so I zoomed in on the top of the pole and just watched the pole, without looking through the camera. When I saw a swallow fly close, I hit the shutter button hoping burst mode would take help me catch it in flight!


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length436mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/4000s

Horse is a picky eater

Down by Garrettstown Beach in Co Cork I spotted a horse in a field. He was by himself and I went over to say hi, and take his photo.

He’s obviously had enough of people taking his photo, or maybe he ate something unpleasant, to judge by the look on his face. 🙂


Apertureƒ/2.2
CameraSM-G998B
Focal length2.2mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/590s

Shadows and Sun

We were walking out towards Hussey’s Folly outside Dingle when I looked across Dingle Harbour and saw the sunlight travel across the opposite headland as clouds moved away.

I love seeing light and shadow on a landscape so I grabbed a few quick shots.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length79mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/250s

Cork Eir Building at Sunset

I was out with Blarney Photography Club on Thursday night in the city. The sun was setting when I decided we should head to Bell’s Field. I thought we had about 30 minutes, but with the hills opposite, the sun sank out of sight much earlier.

Driving up there, through St. Luke’s, we got there just to see the sun disappear behind a bank of cloud on the horizon. Luckily, the glow of our celestial star continued for some time, and this is one of the photos from that night.

Not a great shot by any means, but it was nice to be out with everyone else, and we had a nice chat and drink afterwards.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length132mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/250s