Royal purple cider After a particularly grueling few hours traipsing around the shops in Cork I was on my way to Vibes and Scribes in Bridge Street when I spotted an empty can of Bulmers in front of the purple doors of an old building on Camden Place. In fact it’s the front door of [...]
2007Wed30May
Royal purple cider
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, Camden Place, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Urban
2007Wed02May
Cork City Tour Bus
Filed in Abstract, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, Urban, VehiclesCork City Tour Bus The Tour Bus just left without me! An open top bus brings tourists around the city, where to? I’m not sure, I’ve never taken it! This was on Grand Parade about 9 months ago. The plastic dividers in the middle of the street are now gone and where that bus is [...]
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 [...]
2007Fri13Apr
A motorbike’s shadow
Filed in Abstract, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States, Urban, VehiclesA motorbike’s shadow A motorbike sits half in shadow creating an almost monochrome image. It was parked on a hill in San Francisco last year. This is actually a moped, and I found much more on the subject on the Wikipedia page on Mopeds.
2007Tue10Apr
Blue skies contrail and clouds
Filed in Abstract, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, South Main Street, UrbanBlue skies contrail and clouds A wall of the Beamish and Crawford Brewery blocks the sun in this shot taken on South Main Street, Cork. Blue skies are great for sun worshippers but photographers don’t like them. It’s always better to have some cloud or interest in the sky. The fluffier and more solid the [...]
2007Sun08Apr
Letters only
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Garretstown, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Signs, SkyLetters only The post box at Garretstown, Co. Cork pictured last year but in pretty much the same condition yesterday when we drove past on the way home. I love the worn texture of the paint! I like this: Headphoneland
2007Fri30Mar
Silhouettes in the club
Filed in Abstract, Canon 20D, Caroline Street, Cork, Ireland, Music, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanSilhouettes in the club Some of the audience who gathered to take part in the Stanley Super 800 video of Gatecrashing silhouetted against the bright lights around the band’s equipment. I underexposed on purpose so the silhouettes of the people in the image contrasted with the stage lighting. Shot during a break in performances when [...]
2007Sun25Mar
City people in a b/w world
Filed in Abstract, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanCity people in a b/w world Shopping, talking, walking and rushing. People in the concrete jungle. Selective colourisation using a layer mask to hide a b/w layer above the original colour layer. Shot from the same place I took this photo in front of The Body Shop in Cork.
2007Tue20Mar
Shadows of prison and freedom
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Mardyke Parade, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, UrbanShadows of prison and freedom A crow flies off into the freedom of the air with a crumb of bread he found on the pavement. The railings of nearby houses are like those of a prison keeping humans in and trapped and closed off. Who is free?
2007Mon19Mar
The eyes in the bus
Filed in Abstract, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lavitt's Quay, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe eyes in the bus A child looking out the back window of a bus. Weird colours and look due to some experimenting with new plugins. Way overblown I know but I gotta have some fun sometimes!
