A protest march along St. Patrick Street, Cork in 2003 by Cork Peace Alliance.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 9mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/150s |
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December 2020, the month we all partied and caused a surge in Covid19 infections in January 2021.
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The view from Quinta da Foz
One of the benefits of working from home at Automattic is meeting up with your team a few times a year in various parts of the world. Obviously that did not happen last year, won’t happen this year either and we had been playing a meetup for April or May last year but that didn’t work out.
In November 2019 I met my team in Porto, Portugal. During the week we had a day to relax so we did a tour of vineyards. After a lengthy drive we toured a couple, took a boat ride on the local river and had a nice meal in a local restaurant. The Quinta da Foz was the second vineyard we visited and it was wonderful. Old architecture and setting mixed with new technology to make wine.
Here’s the view from the road in front looking out on a tributary of the Douro River. It’s a beautiful part of Portugal.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 125 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
These social distancing indicators are a sign of the times in 2020 and 2021. Something that anyone from any country would now recognise.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/30s |
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A Blarney Sunrise
The sun rises over the houses of Shamrock Terrace in Blarney, late November 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
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Unwrap the Building
The new Windsor Hotel on McCurtain Street was still wrapped up last October when I took this photo of the building.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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The red cobbles
The new Shaky Bridge (Shakey Bridge?), or Daly’s Bridge, is a huge improvement over the old. The lighting makes it stand out, and it still has the shakes like the old one!
I love the cobbles on the ground nearby but the ugly concrete support under the walkway up to it leaves something to be desired. 🙁
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 16mm |
| ISO | 320 |
| Shutter speed | 4s |
Many years ago I published a few photos of Ardmore in Co Waterford. The post received a number of comments about one particular photo of a gentleman on a motorbike. His name was Michael Mansfield and unfortunately he passed away in 2009 but that hasn’t stopped the occasional visitor from leaving a comment since then, the most recent being yesterday.
That comment prompted me to look up the photos I made that day in 2005 to find more photos of Michael Mansfield. Here are the three I found, including the one that appeared in the original post.
Reading the comments I wish I had stopped to talk to Michael. He seems to have been quite the character around Ardmore!
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 25.1mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
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Red Sky in the Morning
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight.
Red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
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Morning Walks around Blarney
Covid-19 Lockdown began again in Ireland for six weeks until December 1st. Hopefully people don’t go crazy drinking and partying in December thinking the Coronavirus is gone, but of course they will. Bet we’ll have another lockdown in January.
We’re restricted to exercising within 5km of our homes now, which is ridiculous when you live in a village but obviously makes sense if you live in a build up urban area. I get out for a quick walk most mornings around Blarney and the sun rising is always a nice experience.
The Mill built an outside dining area for customers and even had nice fake trees with these flowers dotted around the area. When lockdown was announced they pull down part of it, including these trees. Hopefully they’ll be back in December.
The leaves of trees in the carpark of the Woollen Mills in Blarney as the sun rose.
Waterloo Joinery and other signs point the way up Waterloo Road.
Mushrooms growing in a tree stump in the grounds of the Woollen Mills.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | DSC-RX100M4 |
| Focal length | 12.06mm |
| ISO | 5000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/40s |
Last month in Burger King, St. Patrick Street, Cork.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | ILCE-7M3 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 5000 |
| Shutter speed | 1/500s |
Masked on Grand Parade, Cork. September 2020.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.4 |
| Camera | SM-G965F |
| Focal length | 4.3mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/610s |