This seagull had his eye on that man’s lunch. I wonder if he got any crumbs. They have no fear!
| Aperture | ƒ/5 |
| Camera | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Focal length | 57mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/800s |
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Seagull Becomes Lunch Inspector
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Up and Away
I like photographing multi-storey car parks. Usually there’s a good view from the top floor, and I’ll always find something interesting inside too.
Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 16000 Shutter speed 1/125s -
Kids and Mazes on Grand Parade
Cork was wrapped in a thick fog on a mild Christmas Eve in 2005. Children were running around a painted maze on the ground near the National Monument on Grand Parade and having a great time.
Twenty years ago! So much has changed.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/1250s Fediverse reactions
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Long Exposure at Ireland’s Edge
The sea retreats in its forever battle with the sand.
Clogher Strand in late December. The day was cold but we had fun.
Aperture ƒ/20 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 28mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 2.5s Fediverse reactions
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Sullivan’s Quay After Dark
I’ve photographed Sullivan’s Quay plenty of times but this was a little experiment shooting in highlight-priority mode. I brightened it up later but I like the way it came out and love the yellow reflected light on the River Lee.
Here’s Sullivan’s Quay at sunset many years ago from much the same view point!
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/2s Fediverse reactions
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Father Mathew’s Legacy in Blue
Father Mathew Hall in Cork is well known to generations of school kids who participated in the annual Feis Maitiú there. This is what it looked like in 2006 and while it is still blue, the overhang appears to be gone if you look at it in Google Maps.
I hope they still play bingo there. 🙂
Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 20mm ISO 200 Shutter speed 1/250s Fediverse reactions
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Where Time Slows Down
Water becomes mist at Couminole/Coumeenole Beach on the Dingle Peninsula in Co Kerry.
Aperture ƒ/10 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1.6s Fediverse reactions
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Golden Light and Late Night Texts
December was surprisingly mild, at times, and allowed people to stand outside pubs in relative comfort. Not like now. It’s so cold, but January is always like that.
Aperture ƒ/2.8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 1250 Shutter speed 1/60s Fediverse reactions
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When the River Lee Becomes a Mirror
The buildings at the end of Shandon Street reflect in the calm waters of the River Lee, Cork.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 10000 Shutter speed 1/500s Fediverse reactions
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Fast Food, Slow Shutter
The Burger King sign on St Patrick Street shines while Christmas lights move about the frame. A touch of ICM on a cold December evening.
Aperture ƒ/16 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 59mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1s Fediverse reactions
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Cornmarket’s Christmas Tree Through Steel
You know that weird liminal period between Christmas and whenever someone finally bothers to take the decorations down? This is it, captured in one slightly surreal shot on Cornmarket Street. That tree was still up on January 2nd, but I expect it’ll be gone in a day or two now.
The light effect on the steel table in the foreground was an accidental discovery! This was a quick hand held shot, not some long exposure or twisty zoomy multiple shots merged together!
It’s January. I wish they’d leave the lights up for January. It’s so gloomy and dark without the extra bit of festivity of the lights.
Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 6400 Shutter speed 1/500s Fediverse reactions
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Masked Normality: Life in Cork One Year After COVID-19
A year after COVID-19 hit Irish shores and people were still being extra careful, even wearing masks outside where there was little risk of infection.
Better to be safe than sorry.
Here we are in 2026, and people are still denying that COVID-19 was a problem, while there’s a screenshot going around of a tweet by an “MD” who predicted that everyone who got the vaccine would be dead by the end of 2025. We’re still around. LOL.
Aperture ƒ/3.5 Camera ILCE-7M3 Focal length 24mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/500s Fediverse reactions
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Look Mommy! (2006)
The Moonlit Shipyards (2007)- I’ve been using Bibble Labs Pro for a few months n
- I wondered why traffic was slow to the site today
Girl on dad’s shoulders (2008)
Racist Fools (2009)
Parnell Place Bus Station (2014)
Fountainstown Gold (2015)
Streets of Cork (2016)
Ferris Wheel Speeding By (2017)
Flying between buildings (2018)
Cork at Christmas Time (2020)
The view from Quinta da Foz (2021)
Amsterdam City Tour (2022)
Expressway back to home (2023)
A Thirsty Ostrich (2025)