Ger Walsh
October 2026 - Cobh Cathedral
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About the Image(s)
This is an image of a Gothic style, Catholic, cathedral located in the port town of Cobh, Co Cork. Construction began in 1868 and wasn’t completed until 1919…funds were a major issue as the country had been impoverished and depopulated by a famine, particularly in the Catholic community. This port town was the final berth of the ill fated Titanic. Cobh is now a bustling docking port for cruise liners.
The image was taken in very bright conditions by a drone with fixed f1.8, 24mm lens and shutter speed of 1/6400. Processing in Lightroom consisted of cropping, denies and exposure adjustments.
9 comments posted
Hello Ger. You've taken to the air again for another beautiful photo. What type of file does the drone camera produce: jpg, Tiff, Raw,...? I assume you control the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO?
Thanks. Posted: 10/09/2026 16:49:57
Thanks. Posted: 10/09/2026 16:49:57
Hi Charles,
Thank you for your comments.
The drone has a fixed aperture lens produces a RAW image...you can select a shutter speed and ISO...its also has a digital zoom which doesn't produce good quality images. Posted: 10/17/2026 15:39:14
Thank you for your comments.
The drone has a fixed aperture lens produces a RAW image...you can select a shutter speed and ISO...its also has a digital zoom which doesn't produce good quality images. Posted: 10/17/2026 15:39:14
Very nice arial shot. You have nice focus, contrast and exposure. Great job! I tried to crop in some from the left as I don't think you need so much detail there and the angle of the white houses made a nice stopping point for me. It's a small thing, but see what you think. Posted: 10/11/2026 18:07:29
Thank you Cindy....I don't disagree with your comments on the crop. Posted: 10/17/2026 15:40:24
Ger, I prefer the monochrome of this with your post-processing and cropping (I also like Cindy's crop from the left). The capture angle works well with the steeple and other structures forming a pleasing composition. The clouds make a nice touch and I like that you have darkened the sky (gradually?) from the top. Nicely done! Posted: 10/13/2026 02:01:54
Thank you, Lorna Posted: 10/17/2026 15:41:02
It is a cool drone shot. I also like Cindy's crop as it put more on the cathedral. Don't know how big of a file you have or sensor size, so it does limit post processing. Do you have any ND filters for you drone? I hope you got lots of shots as this would be fun to shoot. Posted: 10/15/2026 14:30:35
Hi James,
Sensor 1" is adequate ... can accommodate ND filters Posted: 10/17/2026 16:05:36
Sensor 1" is adequate ... can accommodate ND filters Posted: 10/17/2026 16:05:36