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Fire Assembly Point A

The old, abandoned buildings behind the Customs House in Cork City. Cars are parked on the quay, a walkway is underfoot and boats are in the background.

The old mixed with the new. Behind the old Customs House in Cork City.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	50mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	10s

A Street Performance for the kids

A street performer at the recent North Main Street festival in late August has the attention of young and old. He's standing in front of "Scotts For Tools", a DIY shop.

At the end of August, North Main Street closed to traffic as a carnival was held there. A huge crowd of adults and children descended on the street and the place was buzzing. 🙂

I wonder if this could be the same man I photographed on a unicycle in 2006?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

A Path Through The Dunes

A path leading between dunes with tall grass on either side and threatening rain clouds up above

Grass is blown, and clouds are whisked through the air by winds that blow on to the beach at Long Strand, Co Cork.

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

A Panoramic Sunrise

A sunrise panorama. A silhouette of branches and trees climb from a dark foreground to a sky glowing orange and red with the sunrise

The good weather is well and truly gone now, so here’s a sunrise from a few days ago to remind you what the sky above the grey clouds and rain looks like. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/10
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	62mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/80s

The bridge to a sunset

The footbridge over the railway line into Cobh captured in silhouette against a yellow sky cast by a setting sun.

The footbridge over the railway line into Cobh. The sun had just set and cast a yellow glow over the sky. The bridge, lamps and trees became black silhouettes against the sky.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	141mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/640s

Sunrise on a Cloudy Day

The sun rises behind a hill, lighting up the clouds above and making a silhouette of the trees in the foreground.

The heatwave has broken today, but it’s still quite warm at 18C, but the rain is back. It’s like it never left!

The threatened thunderstorms never materialised in Blarney but the sky is cloudy and produced a lovely sunrise this morning around 7am. The sun rising behind the hills east of Blarney lit up the clouds with lovely warm light.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	240mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/250s

Revolving chess board

A chessboard warped by the intentional sideways movement of the camera.

The squares of a chessboard become a blur as the camera is flung sideways as the shutter opens.

It’s the chessboard in Crosshaven, not that you’d recognise it from the photo!

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1.3s

Laurel & Hardy Visit Cobh

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy performing on stage in Cobh, Co Cork.

Laurel & Hardy visited Cobh in Co. Cork today, exactly 70 years after they last visited in 1953! The two gentlemen are looking exceedingly well for their age, I’m sure you’ll agree. They put on a fine show, doing several sketches and singing a few favourites and doing a dance.

Lucky Dog Theatre Productions were in town this weekend for this special anniversary, and were helped by Haulbowline Theatre Group. They were so good. There were lots of laughs. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/4000s

The Mysterious Woman with Fiery Locks

A detail from a mural showing a red haired woman. Her hair covers half her face. The Moon is visible in the background of the mural, while the top of the house forms an upside down V and a chimney sits on top.

The mural on Sullivans Quay, Cork, is an eye-catching image of a woman with fiery red hair. It was painted in October 2022 by Belgian painter, Kitsune Jolene.

You can read more about the mural here.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/2000s

Sunrise This Morning

Just before the sun rose this morning it lit up the clouds on the horizon, while deeper clouds remained almost grey but with patches of purple.

Just before the sun rose this morning, it shone on the underside of clouds on the horizon, creating a lovely glow I could see from my home office window.

Aperture	ƒ/4.5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	44mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/50s

One escape from a darkened room

An emergency exit inside a darkened room, with a wire fence over the window.

The lights are out, the windows are barred. A plant seeks the light close to the window. There’s an exit, an emergency exit.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	75mm
ISO	1600
Shutter speed	1/500s

That after sun glow

The orange, red and yellow glow in the sky after the sun has set is caused by the sun shining on the underside of high altitude cloud. It's reflected in the water and the land is in shadow.

I went to the reservoir in Inniscarra yesterday evening to capture the sunset. It had been a glorious day and I saw there would be a smattering of cloud at sunset, which might make for a dramatic picture.

As it happened, there was cloud, but it was mostly at the horizon in a thick, impenetrable bank. The sun set several minutes too early, with barely a glimmer of yellow, but twenty minutes later I was treated to a spectacular display of colour.

AFAIK, it’s caused by the sun shining through the atmosphere at the underside of high altitude clouds on the horizon. If you use the mobile app, Clear Outside, look for high altitude cloud. If there’s a lot of it, and not much low cloud, you’ll probably have a nice sunset. 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	33mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/6s