Today I used a Voigtlander 40mm Manual Focus lens.
The river floods surrounding areas from time to time, as it is too short and shallow to hold the volume of water which pours into it from its tributaries during heavy rain. The River Dodder “has a history of flooding and is known as a “flashy” river with a quick response to rainstorms.”
A flood on the Dodder in March 1628 claimed the life of Arthur Ussher, Deputy Clerk to the Privy Council of Ireland, who was “carried away by the current, nobody being able to succour him, although many persons…. his nearest friends, were by on both sides.”
The two greatest Dodder floods before 1986 occurred on 25 August 1905, and on 3 and 4 August 1931. Hurricane Charley (often spelt “Charlie” in Ireland) passed south of the country on 25 August 1986. In 24 hours, 200mm (almost 8 inches) of rain poured down on Kippure Mountain while 100mm fell on Dublin causing heavy river flooding, including the Dodder in many places, and hardship and loss were experienced.
It has long been recognised that the problem of flooding is very difficult to solve, due to the sheer volume of water which pours into the river during periods of heavy rainfall.
GRIFFITH AVENUE FROM GLASNEVIN DOWNS TO EAST BALLYGALL ROAD
I do not know if it is actually true but it is claimed that Griffith Avenue is the longest purely residential tree-lined Avenue in Europe.
Today I walked along the avenue from Glasnevin Downs to Upper Drumcondra Road but cut short the session as the problem, described below, with my Voigtlander 40mm lens was getting worse with time.
As previously mentioned Dublin City Council is seeking to provide a 3.5km protected cycle lane on both sides of Griffith Avenue from Ballygall Road East as far as the Malahide Road. The main aim of this scheme is to provide protected, safe and continuous cycling for all ages and abilities along this route. This is especially important with the numbers of schools in the area as well as the different DCU campus locations.
To begin with the Voigtlander 40mm lens worked perfectly but when I got to Cremore Road it suddenly got colder I began to notice that the edges of the images captured by my camera were becoming blurred at the edges and as time passed the problem got much worse. After examining my equipment in detail I discovered that there was condensation inside the lens [why I don’t know]. I do not know how to prevent this happening in future especially as my apartment is very dry, maybe too dry.
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