Last week was my first time visiting the Inniscarra Dam on the River Lee. It’s only 10km from where I live but the entrance to the car park is on a winding country road that’s easy to miss.The dam itself is difficult to see from the road too putting it out of mind so I think most Cork people don’t think they can visit this beautiful riverside walk.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 96mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
In 2004 I was chased by swans on the River Bawnaknockane that runs through Ballydehob, but luckily in 2017 when I took this photo there was no sign of them. 🙂
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
Looking down towards Nano Nagle Bridge from Parliament Bridge. October 2002.
Note the tanks of the brewery in the background and the overgrown trees of the Peace Park to the right. Both gone now!
| Aperture | ƒ/8.2 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 9.8mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
The River Martin flows through the grounds of Blarney Castle under stone and wood bridges and of course under the canopy of overhanging trees. Blarney Castle today in glorious sunshine.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 52mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
The River Lee and Cork on a gorgeous January afternoon.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 4.3mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/850s |
One of the benefits of working from home at Automattic is meeting up with your team a few times a year in various parts of the world. Obviously that did not happen last year, won’t happen this year either and we had been playing a meetup for April or May last year but that didn’t work out.
In November 2019 I met my team in Porto, Portugal. During the week we had a day to relax so we did a tour of vineyards. After a lengthy drive we toured a couple, took a boat ride on the local river and had a nice meal in a local restaurant. The Quinta da Foz was the second vineyard we visited and it was wonderful. Old architecture and setting mixed with new technology to make wine.
Here’s the view from the road in front looking out on a tributary of the Douro River. It’s a beautiful part of Portugal.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
It’s almost 2021 and Ireland is in level 5 lockdown again! Here’s the sunset on the second last day of the year in Cork City.
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 27mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/30s |
The Dom LuÃs Bridge in Porto, Portugal last November.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 23mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 3.2s |
Parliament Bridge, Cork. July 2015.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
The River Lee in Cork. November 2014.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.2 |
| Camera | SM-G900F |
| Focal length | 4.8mm |
| ISO | 40 |
| Shutter speed | 1/480s |
On the Bawnnafinny Road looking towards Blarney and the River Shournagh. February 2018.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/50s |
By the River Lee in Fitzgerald Park. May 2015.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
| Focal length | 45mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |