The Star of David, Dollar signs, the Masonic eye, Christian Cross and a symbol I (and Google Goggles) don’t recognise. All on a sticker in the Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland. In the church tower there’s a door leading from the observation area into the warmth inside. This sticker is over that door. Stranger yet [...]
2012Sat10Mar
Symbols of the World
Filed in Canon 40D, Iceland, Photography, Photos, Reykjavik, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Urban
The Blue Lagoon, Iceland. The water is lovely warm, even quite hot in places and is full of silica and sulphur. There’s usually a smell of bad eggs in the air from the sulphur but when we visited it was definitely bacon we smelled. Really weird. A great experience except when hailstone started to fall. [...]
2012Wed07Mar
Musical Statues
Filed in Canon 40D, Iceland, Photography, Photos, Reykjavik, Sigma 18-200, UrbanStatues playing music near the Perlan in Reykjavik, Iceland. So cold while I took this photo. The Perlan offers a great view of the city but the cold wind will freeze your hands! More info on Wikitravel. Edit: check out Krista’s photos of the statues too!
2012Thu23Feb
Clonakilty Skyline
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanClonakilty in County Cork as shot from the multi storey car park adjoining Supervalu.
2012Thu26Jan
An entertaining statue
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Galway, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, Uncategorized, UrbanA street performer in Galway City last September. Put money in his box and he’d shake a bit and make some noise. Only kids stopped to watch him. Adults hurried by.
2012Tue10Jan
Sunset Chimneys
Filed in Canon 40D, Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanChimney stacks loom over the town of Clonakilty in County Cork in November last year. PS. happy new year!
2011Tue27Dec
Yellow and Fenced In
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Florida, Flowers, Nature, Photography, Photos, Seaside, Sigma 18-200, United States, UrbanA flower or weed? A weed is only a flower in the wrong place, or so I’ve heard. This was taken at Seaside in Florida during the Automattic meetup there in 2010. Beautiful beach there, horrible humidity in September! This will probably be my last post of the year here so happy new year and [...]
2011Fri02Dec
Gun Barrel and Ammo Box
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200A heavy machine gun on display in Cork City Gaol in August last year.
2011Tue08Nov
Clontarf Bridge
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanClontarf Bridge in Cork is a bridge across the River Lee, opened in 1912 and still very much in use. Originally built to link two railways it’s now used for road traffic! This Cokipedia page has lots more info on the bridge and this page mentions that the bridge, “could be lifted to allow the [...]
2011Wed02Nov
Black and White Metal
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 18-200The metal of a school desk leg in my Dad’s garden. On a much nicer day than today, awful outside right now! Cold wind, wet. Glad I’m inside now!
