From Madison to Sears I worked in the heart of the financial district of Chicago in the summer of 2003. Each morning I took the brown line of the L to Washington/Wells and walked the two blocks to the building where I worked. This is the view only a few blocks away. You can see [...]
2006Mon20Feb
From Madison to Sears
Filed in Architecture, Chicago, Photos, Signs, United States, Urban
Feed The Birds! This was taken yesterday in my back garden. We had some beautiful light after a very dull start to the day and I took advantage of it. I used the Canon 75-300 IS lens but the bird feeder is about 3m away from my backdoor so I can’t get as close as [...]
His and Hers Two ducks in the bird sanctuary outside Blarney. I took this back in May 2005 on the same day as this one. This one’s for Matt!
Bird Flying High A seagull roused by traffic noise flies up from the River Lee.
Bent Walk by the River Lee in Cork City and you’ll come across vertical bars embedded in the river wall. Here’s one that was bent out of shape by some force, possibly a long time ago. In the background is the Cork Opera House. The texture and grain of the bar appeals to me. It’s [...]
2006Wed15Feb
Get There, Go Anywhere
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Night, Photos, Signs, Street, Urban, VehiclesGet There, Go Anywhere Bicycle locked up and bus arriving on the Grand Parade a few nights ago. It’s been quite a while since I used either forms of transport. What caught your eye first about this image? The poster, the foreground or the bus?
On the beach at Youghal Last weekend we visited Youghal in Co. Cork. I haven’t been on the beach there for years and I had quite forgotten how big it is! It was nice for a walk, but we were frozen from the cold wind. I was just in town. Big Brother were supposed to [...]
2006Mon13Feb
Waiting with shopping
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Ireland, Kilkenny, People, Photos, Street, UrbanWaiting with shopping Pictured in Kilkenny a few weeks ago.
Sometimes I do the right thing, take a nice photo, touch it up in a pleasing way, and I present it here and it draws the attention of a few kind souls who comment on it and maybe even talk about it on their own blogs, forums and sites. Sometimes they even say nice things [...]
2006Sun12Feb
Ladies free all night
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, Candid, Carey's Lane, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Street, UrbanLadies free all night Mangans nightclub on Carey’s Lane has been a regular haunt of nightclubbers in Cork for many years. I haven’t frequented this establishment in a long time but I bet it’s exactly the same inside! Is it called Vibes now? I saw that logo above this sign. Ladies are free in on [...]
