Cobh Sunset

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Cobh Sunset Pictured last Sunday evening as the sun set over Cork Harbour.

The Signs in Blarney

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The Signs in Blarney The signs in Blarney always point towards a B&B! This bunch of signs do anyway. Right at the end of Station Road there’s a pole with signs to about a dozen B&Bs! If you ever need somewhere to stay in Blarney you shouldn’t have trouble finding accomodation! Link of the Day [...]

Parked Bikes

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Parked Bikes Bikes parked on Grand Parade a few weeks ago.

The Look, Dad, The Yawn

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The Look, Dad, The Yawn An experiment in high-key cross processing. Pictured on Patrick Street, Cork. Howto and what is cross processing? Cross-processing has been around for as long as film has, and is a way of making your images more interesting and abstract by literally mixing colours. I followed the simple instructions here which [...]

I hate shopping

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I hate shopping A child with a very bored expression in the middle of Christmas shopping!

Sunlit Web

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Sunlit Web Sunlit Web On a foggy morning a web will sparkle in the ambient light because of the moisture in the air. I spent an inordinate amount of time crouched down shooting this dead bush!

Coats and Hat

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Coats and Hat It’s unusual to see a man wearing a hat like the one above these days. I made this photo on Patrick Street a few weeks ago and love the different textures and the faces!

Out Of Frame

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Out Of Frame Patrick Street, Cork.

Swan in Black

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Swan in Black Swan on the River Lee last December. I love the quality of the winter sun when it shows. It’s an evening glow almost all day!

Lady on the phone

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Lady on the phone Sometimes you’ll take a photo and think it’s not great. Occasionally you’ll spot a photo within the photo. I was attempting to photograph two lads walking down the street but when I saw the resulting image they were blurred by motion and out of focus. A closer look later showed this [...]