Just another gorgeous sunset on the beautiful Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 55mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/4s |
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Sunset on a Dingle Road
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Sunrise over Blarney
The sun rises over the houses of Blarney early one morning at the end of March, 2022.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G998B |
| Focal length | 9mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/2800s |
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Shandon Bells on the North Side
The tower of St. Anne’s Church rises above the north side of Cork City with the Eir building and their own tower next to it.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 402.79998779297mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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Where the wind blows
This is the weather vane at the top of the tower on the Cork District Court. It used to be a school, An Módh Scoil, or Model School, where I attended in the eighties.
I’d never seen this weather vane up close and level like this before until a few days ago when I made this photo. From my memory, there’s a doorway to the tower near the main entrance to the building. I’ve never been up there but I was always curious about it.
They’ve done an amazing job of preserving this building. It didn’t looks quite as good when it was simply a primary school!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 410.8mm |
| ISO | 250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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A pigeon in the sun
A pigeon basking in the setting sun of a lovely March day in Cork City.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 600mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1000s |
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Wave! Wave!
Tourists waving to an incoming flight on Lanzarote.
| Aperture | ƒ/11 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 10000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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Silhouettes in the sky
Teenage boys watching the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Cork in 2003. They were sitting on street signs at the bottom of Patrick’s Hill as the parade walked past down McCurtain Street.
| Aperture | ƒ/8.2 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/900s |
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Some sunrise this morning
The colours in the sky this morning were unreal for a few minutes. Reds mixed with purples. Deep shadows in the clouds. Wonderful.
| Aperture | ƒ/4.9 |
| Camera | SM-G998B |
| Focal length | 30.6mm |
| ISO | 160 |
| Shutter speed | 1/50s |
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Fluttering Flag
A flag flutters in the evening wind on Achill Island, Co Mayo, in July 2019.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 105mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/25s |
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When the sun rises tomorrow…
It seems unreal but most of the Covid19 restrictions will be lifted in Ireland tomorrow morning at 6am.
- Pubs and restaurant hours to return to normal.
- Nightclubs reopen.
- FULL attendance at indoor and outdoor events.
- Covid pass requirement gone for hospitality.
You’ll still need the Covid digital cert (or I presume a negative PCR?) to travel on a plane though.
Today we had just over 11,000 new cases of Covid19, but it’s omicron, “the mild variant”. Our hospitals aren’t overflowing. The Taoiseach spoke this evening and acknowledged that case numbers will go up. Hopefully not too many of those extra people die or suffer long term disability.
Despite the frost on the ground in the photo above this has been a remarkably mild winter. If I go anywhere I’ll be eating and drinking outside for a good while yet.
| Aperture | ƒ/1.8 |
| Camera | SM-G998B |
| Focal length | 6.7mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1050s |
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Blarney Castle Sunset
A few days ago we had a lovely sunset and luckily I was out walking with my wife around the village. Here’s a shot from the road outside. This is a silhouette anyone in Blarney will recognise, isn’t it?
| Aperture | ƒ/4.9 |
| Camera | SM-G998B |
| Focal length | 30.6mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/490s |
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The Golden Fields of Ballycotton
At certain times of the year the Ballycotton cliff walk allows you to walk next to rich golden fields under blue skies.
Not at this time of year obviously. This was in July 2011!
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |