The container ship Elisabeth left Cork yesterday at 17:19 on its way to Southampton in the UK. Here it is rounding the bend by Blackrock Castle as it heads into the harbour and out to sea.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
While on an outing with Blarney Photography Club to the Lee Fields, we were lucky enough to see a very patient heron attempt to catch his dinner.
The light was falling, and it cast a lovely warm glow on everything.
The heron did catch a fish eventually. I was 100m away down river and on hearing a shout looked up and caught a very blurry photo of the bird with the fish in it’s mouth.
A fisherman sits on a fallen tree in the middle of the River Lee by the Lee Fields. He eventually left with no fish.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 600mm |
| ISO | 5000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
A fish jumps out of the water of the River Lee by the Lee Fields in Cork a few weeks ago.
Most of the fishermen gathered on the banks had no luck. The fish were after the little flies buzzing over the water!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 240mm |
| ISO | 4000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Low tide on the River Lee recently, but with the talk of drought in Europe this summer, it’s hard not to jump to the conclusion that the water level is extra low.
I drove by the river yesterday evening during high tide. The water was only 30cm or less below the level of the street, an extremely high tide, and quite a contrast to the low!
Walking across Parliament Bridge. February 2004.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 28.5mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church reflected in the River Lee.
| Aperture | ƒ/4.5 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 36.6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Spotted on the River Lee by the Marina in Cork a few weeks ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 35mm |
| ISO | 3200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
On a particularly foggy morning in December 2002 I wandered around Ballincollig Regional Park. I photographed the weir that morning in the mist. Wasn’t much to be heard except the rushing of the water.
Some fifteen years later the centre of the weir would collapse. The OPW may rebuild it at a cost of over €1m. Hopefully that happens.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 8.2mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/170s |
St Patrick’s Bridge in the background, pictured from Mary Elmes Bridge. A love lock on the fence but thankfully there aren’t many on it. Love locks are a serious problem for structures as they add unplanned weight.
Happy holidays! Hope you had a nice day today!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 35mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Looking across from the Lee Fields on a nice October evening earlier this year.
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 6400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Lights shine on the River Lee from the new office buildings along the quays. One lone light from a boat on the river makes itself known, not to be outdone by it’s land based cousins.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 2s |