Lights in the sky shining down on Cork City?
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Yes, but before you contact the UFO hotlines, it was just the sun shining through holes in the clouds. The spotlight / laser effect was quite stunning that evening.
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A contrail from a passing plane casts a shadow high in the sky.
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Here’s a photo I just took a few minutes ago. Perfect light.
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Another photo from Garryvoe, taken a few weeks ago. Despite often inclement summer weather, the clouds in this part of the world can be incredible.
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Here’s a photo I took on a day trip to the Big Sur in California.
After arriving in San Francisco, I made my way down south, past Monterey and into the most wonderful coastal scenery imaginable.
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Posting a few photos from recent weeks that I’m happy with. I’m learning to use Affinity Photo (a Mac version of Photoshop) so it’s something of a learning curve.
This is a photo of my two boys running on the beach in Garryvoe.
Some more photos soon.
I’m not sure if there is a bigger contrast between these photos from East Cork and Shanghai, but both have their charms.
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Here is the scene that met me a few days ago as I was preparing to go to work. I jumped out of bed and ran down the road to take a few snaps before the ever changing weather stole the view from me.
Another photo, this time by Garryvoe beach. the island in the distance as a mother coaxed her child to keep pace with the rest of the family.
And this one I took yesterday, with my boys.
Three different days, three completely different weather conditions. That’s Ireland for you.
Shanghai is a city of endless fascinations for me. I was transfixed, even before the plane touched down – staring out at the strange landscape below me.
The only real free time I had was on my first day there. Still exhausted after the long trip, I took a short walk down to the river, taking in the immensely tall skyscrapers, the brown river dividing Pudong from Puxi, the Oriental Pearl Tower and sunset beyond the Bund.
The following picture gives an idea of the immense size of the city. Shanghai is like a forest, except the trees are made of concrete. It’s a city in need of more public parks and open spaces. It seems every spare metre of ground has been developed into a tall building or skyscraper.
On my last day there, as the sun was setting, I took this photo of the Jin Mao Tower.
Because there’s more to life.
Wishing you all a happy St Patrick’s Day, wherever you are.
Passive Impressions 
