Kilkee Beach in County Clare is a beautiful stretch of sand going on forever and ever. Well, seems like it, it’s a massively long beach and on the day we accidentally discovered it the sun was beating down on us. Hooray! I have no idea what RMA stands for. That little rock was sitting next [...]
The Shaky Bridge over the River Lee in Cork is just outside Fitzgerald’s Park.
Flowers poke through the peeling paint of an ornate garden fence or border. I can’t decide for myself what I should call that. The name of those flowers is on the tip of my tongue too but eludes me. Blame the tiredness.
Mama Mia’s Restaurant in Kinsale. I have a vague memory of eating there late one night after the pubs closed.
2009Fri08May
Slate in Black and White
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanThe roof of a house on Sunday’s Well from behind the house. The building in the background is the new one being built on the Western Road, where the greyhound track used to be. Taken shortly after the wedding car shot a few days ago. I just love the texture of the slate roof. When [...]
A bottle of cider on Marlboro Street.
2009Wed06May
Sacred to the Memory
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanDeath is a sad but inevitable part of life. A gravestone marks the earthly remains of the departed with a brief message recording their passing with, if space permits, a note from the grieving family. All that to sum up the life and times of a person. Seems very inadequate. In the future of course [...]
The south side of Cork City as seen from Shandon Bells during the pre-iba09 photowalk a few months back. If you look carefully you can see The Elysian off in the distance.
2009Mon04May
Pedestrian Crossing
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe pedestrian crossing outside Eason (I always say “Eason’s”, but it really is “Eason”. Just like Porter’s is “Porter”. These newsagents are a picky bunch!) where young and old traverse the street in relative safety. Yes, it’s the current header image on this blog. If you’re reading this in the future when I may have [...]
2009Sun03May
Smiley Face in B/W
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanA smiley face forever lost to the world as it’s part of the works under the flyover in Douglas near Douglas Shopping Centre.
