A man and a blank mural

In contrast to the photo yesterday of the same bench in 2015 when a mural appeared on the wall, this photo from July 2019 features a blank wall.

An elderly man, with his walker sits on the same bench. I hope he made it through the COVID pandemic.


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Focal length16mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

Reflection on the Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower reflected in the pond at the Jardins du Trocadéro in Paris.

I remember reading that police would stop you taking photos of the Eiffel Tower at night with a camera on a tripod but I never experienced that. Do they do that any more?


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Shutter speed1/2s

The Chauffeur and the Rolls

I was waiting for someone to come out of a shop, so I did some street photography while I was in London. I found a chauffeur standing in front of his Rolls Royce car, waiting, too. I wonder who owns the car?


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length112mm
ISO3200
Shutter speed1/500s

The Service at An Brog

We saw The Service play in An Bróg last night and they were as good as they’ve always been.

Best moment was, ‘For anyone under, uh, 50, THIS IS SKA!’

I’ll admit I didn’t know Madness were a ska band. My wife introduced me to the wider world of that genre of music!


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Focal length24mm
ISO12800
Shutter speed1/320s

Traffic and housing

The centre of Cork City will become a traffic free zone this Saturday for a few hours. The area visible in the photo above will still have cars in it, but it’ll be interesting to see what effect this will have on the day.

Visible in the background, of course, is “What is home?” by Dublin-based artist Asbestos.

This photo makes me feel uneasy.


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Focal length75mm
ISO1600
Shutter speed1/500s

Justice

The word JUSTICE painted on the side of the hoarding surrounding the derelict site on Sullivan’s Quay in Cork seems appropriate.

So many homeless in the city, and this huge area is still a heap of rubble in the middle of the city. Not that whatever gets built there will help the homeless. It was supposed to be the site of a glass covered hotel AFAIR.


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Focal length75mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/1600s