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.


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/640s

Surrounded by the sights of Cork

I wonder if this man checking his phone noticed the mural behind him in Bishop Lucey Park. In this fragment of the mural you can see the old Roches Stores building, Mangan’s Clock and Shandon Bells.

You won’t see that mural there now. This is a snapshot of it from 2015.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length105mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/320s

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?


Apertureƒ/9
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length112mm
ISO3200
Shutter speed1/500s

A Masked Break

At the height (one of them, anyway) of the COVID19 pandemic in July 2020, someone takes a break on the street. He still wears his mask, despite being outside and nowhere near anyone.

Numbers of COVID19 infections are rising again, unfortunately. Schools are back after the summer. It’s so depressing.


Apertureƒ/2.4
CameraSM-G965F
Focal length4.3mm
ISO50
Shutter speed1/100s