A banner above the carpark off Grand Parade proclaims, “WE’RE WITH YOU UKRAINE”.
Aperture | ƒ/8 |
Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
Focal length | 16mm |
ISO | 800 |
Shutter speed | 1/500s |
We’ve seen a lot of the Ukraine flag in the last few months following the invasion of that country by Russia. Before that I didn’t realise the wall facing the Centra in Dingle had the same colours. Looking the worse for wear and not the right shades of course.
Aperture | ƒ/1.8 |
Camera | SM-G998B |
Focal length | 6.7mm |
ISO | 64 |
Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Supporters of SARS-CoV-2 gathered on the Grand Parade yesterday to encourage members of the public to get infected with the virus instead of being vaccinated as it’s “just like the flu” or “the vaccine makes you sick”. There was a good turn out at the event and a spokesperson for the virus said they hoped for a positive bump in numbers in the next two weeks.
Thankfully they’re in the minority as 88.1% of over-18s in Ireland are now vaccinated. The journey to removing all restrictions will start next month, culminating on October 22nd when the only real restrictions will be:
The virus hasn’t gone away. Those that are vaccinated can still catch it but probably won’t get as sick or end up in hospital. I’m still going to be careful until numbers really go down.
Aperture | ƒ/4 |
Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
Focal length | 27mm |
ISO | 500 |
Shutter speed | 1/500s |