Chugging away at Christmas Time

At the SHARE crib on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork earlier this month. Street fundraisers for SHARE were everywhere again this month, and even had tap-and-pay machines to pay by credit card or phone.


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO200
Shutter speed1/500s

Lights along the Lee

Lights along the River Lee a couple of weeks ago when I joined Henry and Vivien for some photography. Henry got a fabulous shot of the wheel.

I’ll be posting some more shots of this over the next few days.


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length30mm
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Shutter speed1s

The Lights of the Samuel Beckett Bridge

The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin and the lights of the Convention Centre Dublin fight for attention. Red and Green lights reflect off the River Liffey on a warm October evening earlier this year.


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
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Shutter speed10s

Oscar in the snow

Twelve years ago today, it had snowed heavily in Blarney. I took Oscar out for a walk that morning and brought my camera along because of the snow!

I don’t think he really minded the cold, but he was always happy to get home, snow or not!


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CameraCanon EOS 40D
Focal length10mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/125s

The Ferris Wheel after Sunset

The Ferris Wheel on Grand Parade in Cork pictured just after sunset, in December 2016. This year the wheel is further up the street so you can’t get this photo now.

I haven’t been in town at sunset this month either but hopefully someone got a nice sunset photo of the wheel this year.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraCanon EOS 6D
Focal length76mm
ISO160
Shutter speed1/80s

Get Tsingtao Beer in San Francisco!

Walking down a street in San Francisco and this sign for Tsingtao Beer caught my eye.

This was taken in 2007, during an Automattic meetup, which later became known as a Grand Meetup. In 2007, the company was so small, it wasn’t so Grand, but it was Great!


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CameraCanon EOS 20D
Focal length10mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/100s

A Garda car in the rain

A Garda car speeds past with lights flashing outside Trinity in Dublin a few weeks back. Rain made the evening miserable, but I had an umbrella and there were still loads of people about.


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length24mm
ISO12800
Shutter speed1/160s

The Ferris Wheel and the Crystal Ball

The Ferris wheel on Grand Parade in Cork on a freezing December evening. The whole scene is twisted upside down in a small crystal ball.

Thanks Henry for all the help, and the crystal ball!


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CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length38mm
ISO100
Shutter speed3.2s