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Trácht ar Mhalairt Slí

If the road works, why are there signs pointing out where diverted traffic goes?

Did you know that most street signs in Ireland are bilingual? As Gaeilge on top and English below.

Thanks Henry, for the company last night. A good spot to do long exposure photography.

Oh, here’s something interesting about this photo. It’s made of two images I had to merge together in Photoshop because my long exposure shot wasn’t long enough. Two 4 second shots of a slowly moving bus on a corner.

Set the layer type of the top layer to “screen” and the lights in the air come through.

The resulting tiff file was 318.7MB. That’s a monstrosity for a simple image so I converted it to DNG which resulted in a 233.3MB file, and then to lossy DNG. That squeezed it down to 7.5MB! Not bad for a 9417×6278 image.

I couldn’t see any difference in image quality. There were slight differences when I clicked the auto Transform button, but nothing major.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	29mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	6s

A Visitor’s Perspective of the Hagia Sophia

Another tourist watches for a moment before taking her own photo with her phone, inside the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Non Muslims are restricted in where they can go now because it was turned back into a mosque again in 2020.

This was on the morning after I spent the day in bed recovering from food poisoning, so I didn’t take a whole lot of photos and had to go back to bed afterwards as I was so tired from the walk. This page has a number of photos showing what it’s like. Definitely try to avoid the busy times. It’s thronged with visitors.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	10000
Shutter speed	1/60s

Standing for Palestine in Cork

A man carrying a Palestinian flag after the protest rally last weekend. I met him on Nano Nagle Bridge, and he said he comes in whenever he can, to join the weekly rally against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/3200s

Cork City Walks Past Fashion Giants

Advertising goes unnoticed as people hurry past on Opera Lane, Cork.

Did you know the rugby shirt, with its bold stripes, was first popularised in the 19th century?

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Scottish Skyline: From Spires to Bridges

A beautiful sunset pictured from our apartment in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. The weather was glorious that week! It hardly rained at all!

Did you know that the Forth Bridge, visible just left of centre, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the world’s longest cantilever railway bridge when it opened in 1890? It’s still a marvel of Victorian engineering that stands proud on the Scottish skyline.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	172mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/200s

A Tartan Souvenir Moment

A woman inspects a set of playable junior bagpipes that her husband bought in a nearby tourist store near Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.

She smiles, but I’m not sure if she’s happy. 😉

Did you know, the bagpipes, often considered Scotland’s national instrument, actually have ancient origins that trace back to the Middle East before finding their iconic home in the Highlands?

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	16mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/500s

A Burst of Yellow in Edinburgh Traffic

A yellow bus following a yellow Tesla taxi caught my eye on the streets of Edinburgh recently. Most of the Teslas I saw there were white! A bold move by the taxi driver.

I wonder if they have the “I bought it before Elon went crazy” bumper sticker on the back. I presume not. Elon showed his true colours many years ago.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	100mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/2500s

A Selfie with Deacon Brodie

What! You’re looking at your phone! I imagine Deacon Brodie would be amazed at technology today.

Apparently he was a “respected cabinetmaker by day and a burglar by night, making him one of Edinburgh’s most notorious historical figures”

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

Edinburgh’s Public Square of Conscience

Several years ago, I came across Anonymous for the Voiceless in Cork, and I’ve seen them demonstrate a few times since. I saw them in Edinburgh last week when they had a small demonstration, surrounded by young people.

“Anonymous for the Voiceless (AV) is an animal rights organisation specialising in edifying the public on the streets with Cubes of Truth and fostering highly effective activism groups worldwide. We hold an abolitionist stance against all forms of non-human animal exploitation and promote a clear and direct vegan message.”

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/500s

Through the Window: Edinburgh Reflections

A single, solitary table inside an empty office. A glass jar sits on the table, waiting for the next business to come and rent the room. Maybe a parting gift from the previous occupant?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	24mm
ISO	16000
Shutter speed	1/500s

Flying Hooves at Dawstown Point to Point

Dynamic image from Dawstown Point to Point in County Cork, capturing two jockeys in navy and yellow, and yellow and green silks as their horses leap over a brush fence, with a crowd of spectators and rolling green countryside in the background.

Action photo of a horse race at Dawstown Point to Point in County Cork, showing two jockeys in red and blue silks and white and blue silks riding horses mid-jump over a brush fence, with spectators and orange safety fencing in the background, and another horse visible in the foreground.

A few of the photos I took today at the Dawstown Point to Point. We’ve been very lucky in the last few years that the weather has been good when these races were held!

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	163mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/2000s

Selfies and Red Phone Boxes at Edinburgh Castle

When you walk in the first gates of Edinburgh Castle you’ll spot two iconic red telephone boxes. I was delighted to see a father and daughter posing for a selfie which made for a nice candid photo. 🙂

Did you know that iconic red telephone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott?

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7RM5
Focal length	16mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s