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The NRP Comandante João Belo (F480) in Cork

Post author By Donncha
Post date February 21, 2022
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Back in 2005 many naval ships visited Cork Harbour and one of them was the NRP Comandante João Belo. According to this Wikipedia page it was sold to Uruguay but in 2005 it flew the colours of the Portuguese Navy.

You can find out more about this particular ship here but you’ll have to translate it to English if your Portuguese isn’t up to scratch.

In the background is the “Port of Cork” sign and the buildings of the now demolished Cork Bonded Warehouse.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	55mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/1250s

Tags Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photo, ships

Photos

Oh Look! The LÉ Samuel Beckett

Post author By Donncha
Post date October 25, 2021
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I was photographing a paddle boarder off Fountainstown Beach this evening when suddenly a ship sailed into the viewfinder.

It’s the LÉ Samuel Beckett sailing into Cork Harbour at a quick pace. She crossed the distance visible from the beach quickly but I’m glad I got a few photos of her!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	600mm
ISO	800
Shutter speed	1/500s

Tags Cork, Ireland, LÉ Samuel Beckett, paddle boarder, Photo, ships, Sony A7 III, Water

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Temple Hall by the shore

Temple Hall, Lanzarote. January 2017.

Aperture	ƒ/16
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	24mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	3.2s

Tags Canon 6D, Lanzarote, Long Exposure, Night, Photo, Photography, Sea, ships, Sky, Spain, sunset, Temple Hall, Water

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Temple Hall and the Boat

Temple Hall, Lanzarote. January 2017

Aperture	ƒ/16
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	32mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	10s

Tags Canon 6D, irishblogs, Lanzarote, Long Exposure, Night, Photo, Photography, ships, Spain, sunset, Temple Hall, Water

Canary Islands Lanzarote Photography Photos Spain

Temple Hall

Temple Hall, or Telamon as it was known when it ran aground in Lanzarote in 1981.

“That Saturday October 31, 1981 a strong storm lashed the Canary Islands. It would not be a quiet day in the small port of Los Mármoles, Lanzarote. A freighter called the port to request permission for emergency assistance as they had suffered a serious leak, they were travelling from Abidjan and San Pedro from the Gulf of Guinea and carried a large shipment of huge wooden logs on route to the Greek port of Thessaloniki in the Aegean Sea.

It was easy to comprehend the damage sustained to the ship, a simple look and it was realised that the ships gravity was not sufficient to make the dock, there was a possibility of it sinking into the inner harbour which would render the port useless. The forecast was still heavy seas for the following day.”
From this page.

Aperture	ƒ/14
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	28mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1.6s

Tags Canon 6D, irishblogs, Lanzarote, Long Exposure, Night, People, Photo, Photography, ships, shipwreck, Spain, Temple Hall, Water

Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Cork Docklands

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	17mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/60s

Tags Canon 6D, Cork, docklands, Ireland, Photo, Photography, ships, Water

Black and White Cork Ireland Photography Photos

Ships of the Irish Navy, 2011

Post author By Donncha
Post date March 13, 2016
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Photo by: Donncha O Caoimh (http://inphotos.org)

Aperture	ƒ/11
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	144mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/400s

Tags Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish Navy, Irish photos, irishblogs, navy, Photo, Photography, ships, Water

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Queen Elizabeth 2 in Cobh

The QE2 docked in Cobh last Thursday. This was shot at the bottom of steps down to the water where seaweed made footing precarious. I saw a few people venture down the steps but none went further than half way down. The tide was well out so I was maybe 3m below the quayside, standing in wet and slippery seaweed. The risks I take to get a photo!

Oh yeah, there’s already something gone bust in my new Canon 40D. The pop up flash refuses to pop up unless I prise it open with a fingernail. It tries a few times, gives up and issues an Error 99 and needs to be switched off and on. The same happened to my Canon 20D, but I’m surprised the 40D didn’t last a bit longer ..

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	21mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Tags Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Cork Harbour, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, QE2, Queen Elizabeth 2, Sea, ships, Water

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The Moonlit Shipyards

The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky.

This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November.

FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing:

Flickr’s exif data for this is a bit wrong – gthumb says the exposure was for 5 seconds, aperture was wide open at f4.5, and lens set at 28mm, which you can probably multiply by 1.6 for the crop factor. ISO was 100.

Post Processing was done in the GIMP using 3 layers:
1. Top layer is transparent with a black gradient at the bottom. Layer mode is Overlay.
2. Middle layer is black and white, and blurred and with added noise. It’s set to screen mode, and opacity of 51%.
3. Bottom layer is the colour image, slightly saturated and darker.

Hope that helps!

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	28mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	5s

Tags Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Cork Photos, crane, cranes, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photo, River, River Lee, ships, shipwayrd, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Water