Today I used a Sony 12-24 F4 lens and because of the intense sunlight I had no end of problems with lens flare especially when there are reflective surfaces.
As I live nearby I would keep hoping that this area will develop into an area that one would like to spend time.
Unfortunately Smithfield Square or Plaza has never achieved its potential despite many attempts by Dublin City Council I have always considered it to be rather bleak. I had friends who lived here but they sold their apartments for various reasons but mainly because of anti-social activity - however that was about seven years ago.
Commercial, residential and cultural developments led to the area becoming newly fashionable in the first decade of the 21st century. However, most notably in the period 2008 to 2010, stagnation set in as developments stalled and the Irish economy/property market nose-dived once the post-Celtic Tiger economic recession struck.
The significant issues of variable apartment occupancy rates, coupled with closed retail spaces and a number of unfinished and unoccupied commercial units at Smithfield Market have created a highly visible reminder of the economic and community challenges still to be addressed in this historic part of Dublin.
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