The lone daisy A solitary daisy grows in front of a small house in Fountainstown. This was an interesting photo for me to take. I spotted the daisy while walking out the road but I didn’t stop to shoot it until returning. I’m glad I remembered it! I’m really happy with the way this came [...]
2006Mon23Oct
The lone daisy
Filed in Cork, Flowers, Fountainstown, Houses, Ireland, lomo, Photos, Sigma 10-20
2006Sun22Oct
Gone fishing
Filed in Black and White, California, Candid, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 18-200, United States, WaterGone fishing Two fishermen enjoy the sun while a huge container ship, the Maersk Derince, passes by in the background. You can see they’re very busy. Even the gull that has landed close by is watching intently. It’s another hectic day in San Francisco. Technique: I wasn’t sure what to make of this photo. I [...]
2006Sat21Oct
Naturafit at the Cork Modern Homes Exhibition
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200Naturafit at the Cork Modern Homes Exhibition A young visitor to the Modern Homes Exhibition in City Hall Cork flings himself enthusiastically on the very comfortable Naturafit bed covers while Naturafit representative Kurt Gamper looks on in amusement. We bought one of those bed covers a few months back and it’s great. It helps keep [...]
2006Fri20Oct
Rain drops on my flower
Filed in Cork, Flowers, Fountainstown, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20Rain drops on my flower Rain drops on a flower pictured in Fountainstown, Co. Cork.
It’s not long now before witches, goblins and fairies will be abroad and children will be out looking for treats and even the occasional trick! All these people dressed up in costume, the decorations and accessories that go along with Halloween are perfect fodder for the hungry photographer! If you are shooting photos this season [...]
2006Thu19Oct
Looking down from on high
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, United States, UrbanLooking down from on high Looking down on a street in San Francisco. You wouldn’t want to be afraid of heights walking around on top of a building! We all want to see what the neighbours are up to and living in a high building is the perfect opportunity of peeping-toms everywhere. You can see [...]
What is beauty? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is skin deep. Beauty is … Dean Sherwood is the first photoblogger I’ve come across who linked to the campaign for real beauty video by Dove. He says he feels slightly hypocritical for posting it because it deals with the process of creating [...]
2006Wed18Oct
Shel Israel and Rick Segal in Cork
Filed in Black and White, Bridge Street, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200Shel Israel in the People’s Republic of Cork Rick Segal Shel Israel and Rick Segal joined members of the Cork blogging and business communities for dinner in Taste of Thailand last night. They spent the day talking to business people so I’m sure the dinner was a welcome end to the day. Pat ordered one [...]
2006Tue17Oct
Seating and the Bay Bridge
Filed in Black and White, California, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanSeating and the Bay Bridge Public seating near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. I shot this on the first evening after getting to the city. Matt, Andy and I went for a walk down the street and I got my first sight of downtown San Francisco. Technique: I cropped the photo to a 1×1 [...]
2006Mon16Oct
Steps down to the river
Filed in Architecture, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sullivan's Quay, Urban, WaterSteps down to the river Steps lead down to the River Lee in Cork City. Railing stops people going down them but in times past fishermen and other boat users hauled goods up these steps onto the quays. This was taken a few yards up the quay from a previous shot. Technique: To increase the [...]
