Tag Archives: Street Photography

Symmetrical Abandonment

This was the derelict site of the demolished tax office in Cork, but back in February 2019.

What difference 6 years? Nothing really except they’ve removed the rubble. It’s still an ugly eye sore. They really should have put a park there if they’re not going to do anything with it.


Apertureƒ/8
CameraILCE-7M3
Focal length16mm
ISO125
Shutter speed1/40s

Bantry Through the Shop Door

I had some fun in Bantry today, experimenting with a new exposure mode I haven’t really used in the past, Spot Highlight. I came across it in this video made by Sean Tucker. In this mode, the camera will expose for the highlights, sacrificing shadow detail to make sure that bright areas contain detail and aren’t over-exposed.

Luckily, the sky was clear, and it was a lovely day in Bantry, so there were plenty of highlights and shadows.

The histograms of such images showed most of the data was in the shadows, for obvious reason. There were usually plenty of dark areas in those images.

I tested the new adaptive profiles in Lightroom Classic on this image too, but it brightened the shadows in a way I didn’t want it to. Luckily, you can reduce the “Amount” slider, so the effect is reduced.

I used Lightroom’s native noise reduction “enhancement” which generated a 64MB DNG from a 69MB RAW file. I was delighted when I converted that to a 3.6MB lossy DNG, and I was still able to use the adaptive colour profile!

This photo was taken inside a lovely shop called Meara & Morley in Bantry. My wife loved it. I think we’ll be returning in the future!


Apertureƒ/4
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length24mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/1250s

A Siamese Stroll

I spotted this stunning Siamese Cat in the town of Garachico in Tenerife recently. He was wandering across the street near the Plaza Juan González de la Torre.

Despite my calling him, he just walked on up the street, ignoring me, but he did give one look back as he walked past some rubbish bins, and out of sight.


Apertureƒ/6.3
CameraILCE-7RM5
Focal length240mm
ISO1250
Shutter speed1/500s

Adi Roche in the 2004 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Adi Roche, the founder and voluntary CEO of Chernobyl Children International, was a prominent figure in Irish media for many years, tirelessly advocating for children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Her passionate commitment to this cause left an indelible mark on countless Irish people, including myself when she visited my school in the early 1990s. Her presence was inspiring, leaving us all in awe of her dedication and humanitarian spirit.

In 2004 I photographed her on a float during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cork. She may have been the Marshall that year, perhaps?


Apertureƒ/4.5
CameraCYBERSHOT
Focal length45.2mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/500s

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