A table at Memphis Minnies There wasn’t much left after we ate a hearty lunch in Memphis Minnies. Plates, cutlery, cups and sauces.. all eaten! Great place to eat. On the way out I made a shot of their “low fat=low flavor” advert and I just realised I spelt the name of the establishment incorrectly [...]
2006Fri10Nov
A table at Memphis Minnies
Filed in California, Food, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, United States
It looks like Flickr have changed their algorithm to decide what makes an image interesting. I noticed this a few weeks ago when my number of interesting photos almost halved to 14 photos. What has happened is that Flickr doesn’t count views and comments from certain groups on the site. Why? There are many critique [...]
2006Thu09Nov
The pizzeria and the sign
Filed in California, Look up, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, United States, UrbanThe pizzeria and the sign “Skateboard and bicycle riding prohibited on sidewalk” We went for pizza one night in this pizzeria with the rest of Automattic. It’s possibly on California but I can’t be sure because I was hungry and it was dark, and did I say I was hungry? Oh, great pizza too!
2006Wed08Nov
The Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, SunThe Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open A large sign outside the gallery and workshop of Stephen Pearce Pottery in Co. Cork proclaims that their cafe is open for business. I didn’t go into the cafe because I was walking around with Oscar while Jacinta was inside looking around. It was a beautiful day so [...]
Every photo taken today is taken with a more sophisticated camera than classic photos taken years ago that everyone recognises. It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer. Sure, the barrier to entry has collapsed but talent counts and separates a snapshot from a work of art. If you don’t believe me, then read today’s What [...]
2006Tue07Nov
Looking onto Freedom
Filed in Black and White, California, Candid, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesLooking onto Freedom A young woman talks on her mobile phone while looking out a barred window in Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco. Walking through the prison was quite an experience, especially as tourists like myself took photos and listened to the audio tour while wandering. It was easy to imagine how awful incarceration must be [...]
2006Mon06Nov
The secret life of the Irish blogger
Filed in Ireland, Irish Photo Blogs, Photography, WordsHaydn Shaughnessy’s article on blogging in Ireland is in today’s Irish Times. It’s a lengthy 3/4 page read and in the Arts section so it covers the artistic side of blogging more than the political or mainstream – photography, podcasting and video blogging are the main aspects of blogging that he treats. Unfortunately the online [...]
2006Mon06Nov
New Johnny T
Filed in Black and White, Boat, California, Candid, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 18-200, United States, WaterNew Johnny T The boat New Johnny T passed by a pier in San Francisco on the same afternoon this shot was taken. I wonder what happened to Old Johnny T? Welcome Darragh White to the world and congrats to your parents!
2006Sun05Nov
S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien
Filed in Black and White, Boat, California, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 18-200, Signs, United StatesS.S. Jeremiah O’Brien The Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien lies anchored at Pier 45, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. It’s visible to all the tourists boarding the ferry to Alcatraz and is open to the public. I didn’t get a chance to look inside, but ssjeremiahobrien.org makes me wish I did. She was one of the [...]
