Construction. Ireland is too dependent on it but that’s old news now, but unspeakable just a year (or two) ago. Anyway, it’s the end of the boom, construction work has flatlined. The End is Nigh (and booted out the backdoor while we weren’t looking). Shot in Youghal a few months back.
Black and White
Black and white photography has been around for years but it continues to be popular. I love black and white pictures because the color doesn’t distract from the light, shape and texture of the subject.
2009Sun31May
End of the Celtic Tiger
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Urban
Waves crashing on the beach at Couminole on Slea Head in County Kerry. Not all frozen water is cold.
2009Tue26May
House with a sea view
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, PhotosFor sale: house with a sea view on beautiful, scenic cliffs in West Cork. Perfect starter home. No, not really. It’s only a tiny little hut above the cliffs at Mizen Head in County Cork.
2009Mon25May
Market Avenue
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanMarket Avenue in the centre of Cork City is a tiny little street behind An Brog pub. You know, just outside the fish section of the English Market.
2009Sat23May
David Rowell & Co
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanDo you know where Daly’s Bridge in Cork is? Sure you do. If you’ve lived in Cork you’ve probably walked across it even! After one such excursion I snapped this photo to remind me to look up the printed name above. Turns out David Rowell & Co were a company, “that fabricated wrought iron and [...]
2009Fri22May
Oscar on the Shaky Bridge
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanOscar, our Shih Tzu, on the Shaky Bridge just outside Fitzgerald’s Park in Cork. I think he prefers solid ground!
2009Thu21May
Dunnes Stores in Ruins
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe skeleton of the Dunnes Stores building on Patrick’s Street lies in ruins as building work continued to refurbish it. Taken in September 2007, Brian took a shot of the building a few days ago in much better state! Places are still available for the Cork City Photowalk on July 18th! Please leave comments on [...]
2009Wed20May
Cab 3181
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, People, Photography, Photos, San Francisco, Street, United States, UrbanSan Francisco will be the gathering place for a large number of WordPress fans at the end of the month as they go to the 2009 San Francisco WordCamp. I won’t be there unfortunately but places are already in short supply, if not all sold out at this stage. It’s going to be a blast! [...]
2009Tue19May
Nature invades our spaces
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanNature starts to reclaim the works of man as soon as he turns his back. It’s inevitable as this photo of the steps up to a house in Sunday’s Well shows. My own garden is the picture of neat and tidy lawn without a single blade of grass out of place. I wish!
2009Sat16May
Netting and Wheel
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanFishing tackle, lobster pots, nets and a wheel lie on the quay in Bantry Harbour, County Cork.
