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The winds blows softly

Clouds blur with movement, and grass bends against the wind in a long exposure photo at a beach in Kerry. Rocks in the foreground, Grass on a hill, with a broken fence on top, and the cloudy sky above.

On a lovely evening in August last year I was walking along a beach with my wife. The sun was getting low in the sky casting a faintly yellow glow over the world.

This long exposure shot captures the movement of cloud, and the wind blown grass. Even though there wasn’t much wind, it’s all relative when the photo is 13 seconds long.

Psst. Don’t tell anyone, but there’s a really nice beach around the corner from Wine Strand!

Aperture	ƒ/13
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	37mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	13s

I visited Carrigaline yesterday for the Basant Kite Festival. It was a lovely day, and the forecast rain stayed away for most of the afternoon. Here’s one of those kites flying high over the bandstand in the town. There weren’t many kites flying but it was lovely to see them!

I asked Bing to generate an image for me of people flying kites at this festival and it came up with some odd looking ones. DALL-E really is nowhere near as good as Midjourney, but this was the best one.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1600s

Vineyard Vistas in Portugal

Blue skies over a vineyard in Portugal. The vines run off into the distance. A tree stands nearby while tall, thin, evergreen trees break the horizon up the hill.

Amidst the stunning scenery of Portugal’s Douro Valley, we found ourselves at Quinta da Roêda, a picturesque vineyard nestled under a breathtaking blue sky. As far as the eye could see, the vines stretched out into the distance, beckoning us to explore further.

A solitary tree stood tall nearby, while on the horizon, two tall, thin evergreens created a natural border against the rolling hills. It was a serene moment, a glimpse into the raw beauty of nature and the splendour of the Douro Valley’s vineyards.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	31mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Prepping the Wing

A paraglider adjusts their wing on the ground on top of a mountain in Germany. A blue sky above and mountains in the distance.

One of the days during a team meetup in Germany recently was spent hiking across a mountain, up and down steep snow-covered hills. On the way, we passed by what is evidentially the launch site for people paragliding.

They would fling themselves off this slope and soar for I don’t know how long, catching thermals and circling far overhead.

Not for me, but the wings were very colourful!

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	Galaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length	2.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/5200s

Sunset at Seaside

Sunrise on the beach at Seaside, Florida. A swimmer

It was the end of another sweltering day at Seaside, Florida. The sun was setting in a blaze of glory. The sky was on fire with dramatic rays of orange and pink, and the clouds were playing their part perfectly.

I spotted a swimmer going into the water, and she made for a nice silhouette on a fiery evening.

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/50s

A Morning Walk in Santa Cruz

Early morning on the promenade in Santa Cruz. A crane on the left and a sign on the right.

Way back in 2013, at the Automattic Grand Meetup, I took an early morning walk along the promenade in Santa Cruz. The sun had already risen, but the world was quiet, and I enjoyed a solitary walk before the day’s work had to be done.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/1000s

Purple Sky in the Mirror

A purple sky seen in the side mirror of my car

The side mirror of my car reflects the purple of the sky after the sun has set. Traffic on the South Mall of course continues past.

Aperture	ƒ/1.9
Camera	M2101K6G
Focal length	5.89mm
ISO	996
Shutter speed	1/20s

Loading the containers

Loading a container ship in Malaga Harbour. The sun has already set but there’s a lovely glow in the sky!

Trying something new this time. You’ll probably have the visit the site to get the full effect. I’ll be uploading these images to Instagram shortly.

As before, these images were cut up with the convert command:

convert input.jpg -crop 3x1@ out-%02d.jpg

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	212mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1s

Malaga after the sun set

A wide angle view of the sun set, reflected in the water.

If the sky is right, Málaga harbour has some stunning sunsets. The colours of the sky are reflected in the waters of the harbour. The industrial and urban buildings on the far shore make for pleasing silhouettes defined by the setting sun.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/10s

Silhouette of the North Side

The silhouettes of Shandon Bells, the North Cathedral and a street light with a bird on it. Steam rises from the brewery as the sun sets

The steeple of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells, The North Cathedral, and street lighting on a pole with a bird on it are silhouetted by the setting sun. Steam rises from the Heineken Brewery in the foreground.

Aperture	ƒ/4.9
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	30.6mm
ISO	80
Shutter speed	1/100s

The Ferris Wheel after Sunset

The top half of the Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade with St. Fin Barr's Cathedral in the background and the sky is a lovely orange and purple

The Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade in Cork pictured just after sunset, in December 2016. This year the wheel is further up the street so you can’t get this photo now.

I haven’t been in town at sunset this month either but hopefully someone got a nice sunset photo of the wheel this year.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	76mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/80s

Reflections on The Elysian

The Elysian building reflected in a car window with a wall at the bottom of the window.

The Elysian, reflected in a car window a few weeks ago

Aperture	ƒ/1.9
Camera	M2101K6G
Focal length	5.89mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/180s

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