Pure joy! A child on drums! Can you imagine the noise? Well, don’t worry, it was in the middle of the street! A child took control of the drums while the adults took a break during the Cork Folk Festival. From the programme I guess the group singing and dancing with accompanied drums and music [...]
2006Wed13Sep
Pure joy! A child on drums!
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Cork, Cork Folk Festival, Ireland, Music, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, Urban
2006Tue12Sep
All the fun of the Ceili Mor
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Cork, Cork Folk Festival, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanAll the fun of the Ceili Mor The Ceili Mor on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork, last weekend. Last year the Ceili Mor attracted 8,371 people who broke the world record for the largest Irish dancing event! This year was a more modest event but still the people showed up and joined in, slowly at first, [...]
2006Mon11Sep
Princess Jacinta
Filed in Cork, Cork Circus, Cork Folk Festival, Funny, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanPrincess Jacinta Princess Jacinta was formally announced to the populace of Cork as she rode a sedan car up Saint Patrick’s Street in Cork. She was regal in stature, enjoying every moment of it, and alighted outside Boots Chemist on the thoroughfare where she was presented with a flower as a token of gratitude from [...]
2006Sun10Sep
Bay Bridge San Francisco
Filed in Architecture, California, Photos, River, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanBay Bridge San Francisco This is the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. It’s the view from Matt’s apartment building. He brought Andy and myself up there to enjoy the view, and probably in my case to keep me awake after the long flight!
2006Sat09Sep
Waiting for Passengers
Filed in Candid, Long Exposure, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesWaiting for Passengers People wait expectantly in San Francisco International Airport for the first sight of someone they know to appear in the crowd off a plane. Toni, Andy and I were there to meet Podz off his plane. I had flown in earlier in the day and was almost asleep on my feet but [...]
2006Fri08Sep
Midleton Princess
Filed in Cork, Cork Circus, Events, Funny, Ireland, Midleton, Midleton Food and Drink Festival, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanMidleton Princess Adding a bit of humour ot the Midleton Food and Drink Festival, this princess was just on a break but kindly posed for the camera after I asked. Sorry about the blown out detail on her hand – the sun was behind her so I had to fill in the shadows with flash. [...]
2006Thu07Sep
O’Connell and Quane
Filed in Beach, Black and White, Boat, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, People, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterO’Connell and Quane Daniel O’Connell and Michael Quane on the beach at Fountainstown. They’d been out on the kayaks for several hours but were kind enough to chat to us and allow me to take their photo. Michael Quane is a celebrated artist who has exhibited internationally and has many public works to his name [...]
Bryan Person asked me How is Cork changing? Where does your obvious passion for street photography come from? How is Cork changing? The streets of the city centre are being rebuilt and modernised. The sewage system was overhauled and the River Lee is clean(er) again. There are more cars on the road now than you [...]
2006Wed06Sep
Sowan’s Organic Bread Mixes
Filed in Candid, Cork, Events, Food, Ireland, Market, Midleton, Midleton Food and Drink Festival, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanSowan’s Organic Bread Mixes Sowan’s Organic Bread Mixes were a big hit with everyone who sampled their bread, including Jacinta. She bought a packet of the stuff and I’m going to sample the finished product this morning! This is their stall at the Midleton Food & Drink Festival. Their website is sowanorganic.ie and I discovered [...]
2006Tue05Sep
The Apple Store
Filed in Cork, Events, Food, Ireland, Market, Midleton, Midleton Food and Drink Festival, Photos, Rain, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe Apple Store An apple stall at the Midleton Food and Drink Festival last weekend. It was a wet morning and when I saw the water glistening on the apples I just had to make this photo. Technique: Photo was levels adjusted manually because the GIMP thought there was too much green in the image, [...]
