On Saturday I took my Canon 20D into a camera shop here in Cork and asked how much they’d give for it as a trade in against a Canon 40D. After a few minutes I found out the disappointing answer. €300. Depreciation is a bitch isn’t it? The Canon 40D body is €1200 here. I [...]
2007Mon12Nov
How much is your camera worth?
Filed in Canon, Equipment, Photography, Sigma 10-20, Words
2007Mon12Nov
Winter Leaves
Filed in Autumn, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, TreesWinter Leaves It’s cold out there and the trees are almost bare. Some leaves still hang on however!
2007Sun11Nov
Randles Court Starlights
Filed in Canon 20D, Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanRandall’s Court Starlights We stayed in The Randles Court Hotel in Killarney, Co. Kerry last February and one night I wandered out to take a few shots. This was a long exposure shot, with the aperture closed down as much as possible to f/22. Lovely hotel too!
2007Sat10Nov
Boy in his woolly hat
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanBoy in his woolly hat A small boy waits outside Brown Thomas with his dad while I presume his mother shops inside. I had plenty of company while I waited!
2007Fri09Nov
The hand that holds the phone
Filed in Abstract, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanThe hand that holds the phone Waiting outside Brown Thomas on Patrick Street in Cork and texting. She’s waiting for someone.
2007Thu08Nov
Inside Sullivan’s Quay
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sullivan's Quay, UrbanInside Sullivan’s Quay A look inside the old Christian Brother school on Sullivan’s Quay in Cork. The place is a mess. Desks and tables thrown about. Computer monitors sit staring into space and a basketball ring attached to the far wall unused for who knows how long.
2007Wed07Nov
Sullivan’s Quay sold!
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sullivan's Quay, UrbanSullivan’s Quay sold! The old Christian Brother’s school on Sullivan’s Quay was put up for auction and sold recently. It’s in a prime city centre location but is also a very old building. My brother attended there briefly when the Model School transferred from Anglesea St near the end of it’s life. Interesting bits: School [...]
If I may be so bold as to break from the regular programming of photography stuff here, you may know I’m also a WordPress.com developer and heading up development of WordPress MU. Yes, I wear lots of hats. Yesterday I released a new WordPress plugin called, WP Super Cache. It’s pretty super as it’s name [...]
2007Tue06Nov
School children
Filed in Abstract, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, UrbanSchool children While walking back to the car after the Cobh Rambler’s game a few weeks ago I made this picture of a sign on the road. I find it strange that out of the 600-odd images I took that day, this is the first image I’ve uploaded..
2007Mon05Nov
Daffodils in the sky
Filed in Blarney, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Look up, Nature, Panasonic FZ5, Photos, SkyDaffodils in the sky Lovely bright daffodils to brighten up your gloomy November Monday morning! This was taken way back on March 18th this year on the same day I shot these daffodils! The image has been sitting in my WIP folder for months but after my gimp lomo post I decided to post this [...]
