Cornmarket Street commerce Fruit and other produce are still sold on Cornmarket Street although it’s more commonly known as the Coal Quay.
2007Mon30Apr
Cornmarket Street commerce
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Coal Quay, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, Market, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban
2007Sun29Apr
Antennas in the sky like sentinels
Filed in Architecture, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United StatesAntennas in the sky like sentinels Antennas reach to the sky above San Francisco. I’m not sure of the name of this hill, or how to get there again! Niall showed myself and Mark around up there before heading down by the Bay Bridge, grabbing a bite to eat in a local restaurant and finally [...]
2007Sat28Apr
The Collins Bookshop
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Paul Street, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanThe Collins Bookshop If you walk past this area now, the Amacas Restaurant is in this building on Paul Street, Cork. At the time the building was empty, having been vacated by the Gingerbread House a few weeks previously. This sign is now gone too, but Collins Bookshop on Carey’s Lane is still there, I [...]
2007Fri27Apr
Paparazzi wait for Flatley at hospital
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Panasonic FZ5, People, Photography, Photos, Urban, WiltonPaparazzi wait for Flatley at hospital Film crews and photographers wait outside Cork University Maternity Hospital yesterday for a shot of Michael Flatley. His wife Niamh gave birth to a bouncing baby boy that morning in the hospital. Apparently Flatley gave a 5 figure donation to the hospital. Nurses I spoke to wondered where it [...]
2007Fri27Apr
San Francisco Tram
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, Trains, United States, Urban, VehiclesSan Francisco Tram A tram waits for tourists a few blocks from Union Square in San Francisco. It’s a popular attraction. There was a long line of people waiting to board just behind me! Technique – I used a blurred layer with a layer mask and circular gradients to create the blurred background. Black and [...]
2007Thu26Apr
The Atlantic Manor Hotel Demolished
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Garretstown, Garrettstown, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, VehiclesThe Atlantic Manor Hotel Demolished The Atlantic Manor Hotel stood for many a year at Garrettstown in Co. Cork and is even still listed on a travel website but it is gone now. Ryan visited there a while back and took some great interior shots of the decaying ruins before they disappeared. A JCB operator [...]
2007Wed25Apr
Stop for four
Filed in Abstract, Advertising, Architecture, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, United States, Urban, VehiclesStop for four The light says stop so we stop. A junction in downtown San Francisco as we walked about town. I just realised the vehicle in the picture is parked awfully close to the corner. There isn’t any driver staring madly at the camera. Hope he didn’t get a ticket. That’s Banana Republic across [...]
2007Tue24Apr
No Entry to Tuckey Street
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, South Main Street, Street, Tuckey Street, UrbanNo Entry to Tucky Street Tuckey Street is a one way street that joins The Grand Parade with South Main Street in Cork. In typical Irish fashion, the one-way has been reversed over the last few years and anyway, the road works on The Grand Parade make getting onto the street a bit more difficult [...]
2007Mon23Apr
The Color Kids
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, Market, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe Color Kids Two kids running along Cornmarket Street last August had a great time. I don’t think they were being chased by anyone so it was pure innocent fun! Heading into the hospital again shortly. In between taking care of Adam with Jacinta I watched Kill Bill 2 on the Macbook which has become [...]
2007Sun22Apr
Scared Child
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lavitt's Quay, Look up, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, St. Patrick's Day, Street, UrbanScared Child A girl looked up at me from her buggy as I took her photo with the wide angle lens of my camera. This was taken just after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year and the place was black with people, especially outside the The Larry Tompkins pub so no wonder she was [...]
