Lady in the grass A ladybird in the grass of my back garden. Taken with my Panasonic FZ5. Almost run out of pre-prepared images. I’ll need to fire up the GIMP this weekend.
High Rise Crane (print) A view of the crane helping in the construction of a new office block behind Cork City Hall. This is from the lobby of the carpark next door. Other views of the same site: Building a City Sunset, Craning to See the Sky.
Purple Sky (print) After shooting the Tenacious I looked behind me and smiled as I saw a great reflection of the beautiful sky on this car. Wisps of cloud filtered the sun momentarily as I captured this image and a bit of post-processing helped to make the reflection stand out!
2006Tue18Jul
Tenacious in Cork
Filed in Black and White, Boat, Cork, Ireland, Photos, River, Sigma 10-20Tenacious in Cork (print) The sailing vessel, Tenacious, docked in Cork a few weeks back. I spotted the top masts over the buildings of the quayside while we went home so I had to stop! She’s a beautiful ship and apparently the largest wooden tall ship built in England in the last 100 years! She [...]
Today was Non Photography Day! The aim of the day is to enjoy the moment instead of trying to record it for posterity. Luckily I wasn’t doing anything wildly interesting visually today! Paul Butzi writes that he is half-sympathetic to the cause being championed by Becca Bland. I have to admit she has a point [...]
Queen at the Ballet Queen at the Ballet Queen at the Ballet – Radio GaGa Queen at the Ballet – Radio GaGa Queen at the Ballet – God Save The Queen Queen at the Ballet is a ballet accompanied by the music of Queen. It features an on-stage orchestra, and two charismatic vocalists sing and [...]
2006Sun16Jul
Strange on the street
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanStrange on the street A woman caught in an awkward step by my camera on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.
2006Sat15Jul
Surreal in the market
Filed in Abstract, Candid, Cork, English Market, Ireland, Market, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20Surreal in the market A woman walking in the English Market is the perfect subject for a bit of surreal experimentation with the GIMP!
2006Fri14Jul
The Grand Parade Construction Site
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Landscape, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe Grand Parade Construction SIte Another view down the Grand Parade and a look at the construction site that takes up most of the street! Well known shop fronts such as the Singer Sewing Centre are visible in the background. In sharp contrast, the new Soho bar and restaurant is right next to it. It’s [...]
Last year Ray D’Arcy and his team asked thousands of people all over Ireland to send in photographs to Today FM on October 1st. It was a huge success with over 20,000 photos sent in and eventually whittled down to 2,000. I had a few photos included which you can see in the US Book [...]
