The Fields of County Cork On the way into Cork Airport I snapped this shot of the beautiful green fields of Co. Cork. After the desert landscape of Arizona it was a relief to see familiar countryside again.
2008Thu31Jan
The Fields of County Cork
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky
2008Wed30Jan
The Happy Shih Tzu
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Dogs, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, WaterThe Happy Shih Tzu Our Shih Tzu, Oscar, received a long overdue grooming today. Here he is on the 10th of December 2007. Can you imagine how much more hair grew since then? Yes, this photo is very similar to this beach photo. They were taken moments apart. I’m running low on prepared images, it’s [...]
DPReview have a hands on preview of the new Canon 450D DSLR! Specs look impressive, and as the Canon 400D is still being manufactured and sold I’m sure there’ll be some great deals on the older camera. They also have a report listing what has changed since the Canon 400D. 12MP sensor, spot metering, 3″ [...]
2008Tue29Jan
London Eye
Filed in Canon 20D, Lights, London, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, United Kingdom, UrbanLondon Eye The London Eye (or Millenium Wheel as it is also called) is clearly visible in this shot of London City Center taken last weekend as my plane banked on approach to Heathrow Airport. We arrived around 7am when it was still dark. Thankfully I had my camera in a small bag at hand [...]
2008Mon28Jan
Horgans of Blarney
Filed in Architecture, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Sky, UrbanHorgans of Blarney The Irish flag flies outside Horgans of Blarney, a souvenir shop in the village. Despite the fact that it’s between the butcher’s and a pub, I’ve never been in there. I doubt most locals have been. Still, nice to see the flags waving!
2008Sun27Jan
Soft golden sunset
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sky, SunSoft golden sunset Sunset over Garrettstown Beach. PS. spammers are using the inphotos.org domain to send spam again which is why this site was down for most of the day. You should see the incoming traffic graph because of all the bounced messages. I have now shut down Postfix, and redirecting email to through my [...]
2008Sat26Jan
Carroll’s Quay Apartments
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanCarroll’s Quay Apartments This is the apartment block that sprang up opposite the car park, from which I took this photo. The building itself is a dull grey monstrosity. Large windows look out on the street, hardly offering any privacy for residents. Tiny balconies sit outside some of the windows.
2008Fri25Jan
Shih Tzu on a sunset beach
Filed in Beach, Canon 20D, Cork, Dogs, Garrettstown, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sun, WaterShih Tzu on a sunset beach Our Shih Tzu Oscar on Garrettstown Beach again. We forgot to bring a ball with us but Oscar went running after anything I threw. He never did catch the object. I guess there’s nothing quite like a tennis ball eh? I love the evening sun on him in this [...]
2008Thu24Jan
Chains of property
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanChains of property Chains line the road outside the entrance to the private manor next to Blarney Castle.
2008Wed23Jan
Emerald House B&B
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Blarney, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Urban, VehiclesEmerald House B&B At the corner of the main green in Blarney sits Emerald House B&B. I’ve never stayed there but they have a great location, right next to Blarney Castle.
