Around this way, not that way Drivers can be so confused by road signs. Drive this way, drive that way. Those roundy signs with the big numbers surrounded by a red border must be the worst offenders, I mean, hardly anyone obeys them. What were they thinking when they put them up can anyone tell [...]
2007Wed15Aug
Around this way, not that way
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Long Exposure, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Urban, Vehicles, Wilton
2007Tue14Aug
Sometimes I just miss talking to you
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Night, Oliver Plunkett Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanSometimes I just miss talking to you A sticker on the back of a STOP sign reads, “Sometimes I just miss talking to you” and is signed “The 508″. A message of love for someone missing, or mindless graffiti? What makes the image for me is the couple walking by at the bottom of the [...]
2007Mon13Aug
The Yellow Rose
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Fitzgerald Park, Flowers, Garden, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Rain, Sigma 10-20, Urban, WaterThe Yellow Rose A yellow rose in Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork. I made this photo a few weeks back and it had just rained, leaving nice little droplets of water on the delicate petals of the flower.
So, it appears that the Canon 40D is on it’s way with an expected release date in early September if the rumours are to be believed. This post about the 40D sent me to gizmodo who quote the non-Canon site, canon-eos-40d.com, when they list the rumoured specs of the Canon 40D. They haven’t changed much [...]
2007Sun12Aug
Engarde! Construction continues in Cork
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Lincoln Park Zoo, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanEngarde! Construction continues in Cork Will the construction work in Cork ever end? They just finished digging up the end of Washington Street and Grande Parade when they dig up that busy corner again. Not quite as bad as the ESB or Bord Gais running a trench through brand new tarmac and leaving a broken [...]
2007Sat11Aug
Cork University Maternity Hospital opened March 31st
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, Urban, WiltonCork University Maternity Hospital opened March 31st This was taken a few days after Adam was born and while an election campaign was in full swing. Outside Cork University Hospital a proud poster announced that Cork University Maternity Hospital opened on March 31st. I can’t remember if it did, or was it a week later, [...]
2007Fri10Aug
Shih Tzu playing ball on the beach
Filed in Animals, Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Dogs, Garretstown, Garrettstown, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200, WaterShih Tzu playing ball on the beach Our pet Shih Tzu, Oscar with a tennis ball in his mouth on Garrettstown Beach a few weeks before Adam was born last April. He loves running after the ball, but the poor little doggy is a bit lame right now. We took him to the vet who [...]
2007Thu09Aug
YIELD! Right of way
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, Urban, Vehicles, WiltonYIELD! Right of way A slightly damaged sign that should read, "Yield Right of Way" in Wilton in front of the CUMH. Looks like someone took a bite out of it. Are there large animals in Wilton?
2007Wed08Aug
Sunlight in the city
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, St Patrick's Street, Street, Sun, UrbanSunlight in the city The sun hides behind the buildings and street furniture of Patrick’s Street in Cork.
2007Tue07Aug
Thomas in his buggy
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Emmet Place, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St. Patrick's Day, Street, UrbanThomas in his buggy Thomas, a young boy in his buggy on Patrick’s Day this year. He’s well wrapped up against the cold. I have no idea who he is, so hopefully his name is Thomas, and that’s not some famous brand I’m not aware of.
