Contemplating a Christmas drink.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 10000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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The Car Park’s Secret Disco Portal
The big wheel on Grand Parade in Cork spins and makes a lovely shape when captured by a long exposure shot. Also missing from this are a few friends who thankfully kept walking back and forth so they wouldn’t be captured in the image!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 33mm |
| ISO | 250 |
| Shutter speed | 8s |
The Undertones in Cork
The Undertones played in Cyprus Avenue tonight and they were amazing!
| Aperture | ƒ/1.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 75mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
The Yeni Camii overlooks the mall
A long exposure photo of the Yeni Camii in Istanbul, with the entrance to a small shopping mall in the foreground. Steps lead down, under a busy road, and vendors have set up shops down there selling all sorts of goods.
The Yeni Camii is also known as the “New Mosque”, even though it was completed between 1660 and 1665. It was originally named the Valide Sultan Mosque.
I wonder if that’s a drone flying overhead, over the mosque? I certainly didn’t see it while I was taking this photo.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/3s |
Where Cathedrals and Carnivals Collide
St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork can be seen in the background behind the big wheel on The Grand Parade, in Cork, tonight. I didn’t expect any sunset because there would be so much low cloud, but there was a tiny spec of colour on the horizon. At times, the underside of the cloud was faintly lit up in pink by the setting sun.
Thanks Finbarr for reporting from the car park that there was some light. I had written it off entirely, so it was nice to see!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 66mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 4s |
The Panoramic Wheel Spectacle
The ferris wheel, or big wheel, or Panoramic Wheel as it’s known to it’s owners, on Grand Parade. We had some fun photographing it from the car park across the street.
Henry has a photo of the wheel on his Instagram account too.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 42mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 2s |
The Great Suitcase Lineup
In a city of tourists, you can’t have enough suitcases, and that’s true of Istanbul. Tourists everywhere in the old city, and numerous places to buy clothes, goods, trinkets and souvenirs. You’ll be needing another suitcase to bring it all home with you!
I don’t share links very often, but here are a few you’ll appreciate if you edit in Adobe Lightroom (Classic or app):
- A video about the Learn section of adobe.com, a great resource to learn editing techniques.
- How James Popsys edits his photos, mainly using the global tools.
- Using masks to reveal the photo. The opposite of the video above.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 24mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Cosmic Bubbles Meet Electric Candy Floss Trees
One of the nice things about Wonderlights was how they used the natural surroundings as part of the display. The electric trees and sign in the background were eye catching, but what piqued my interest here was the light highlighting the branches and autumn leaves of the tree in front!
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 32mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/2.5s |
Flowers and lasers at Fota House
I went to Wonderlights in Fota House last night with others from Blarney Photography Club and, despite the rain and mud, we were blown away by the light show, especially over the pond where lasers cut through the dry ice fog over brightly lit flowers on the water’s surface.
It’s a bit pricey at €25+booking fee, but it’s spectacular and worth it.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| ISO | 2000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/20s |
The Lights of Oliver Plunkett Street
Christmas Lights and Light Trails
Almost Gone Fishing
3 small boats tied up against the pier in Dungarvan.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 25mm |
| ISO | 500 |
| Shutter speed | 1/60s |