The beach at Fountainstown in County Cork faces east but in the twilight there’s still a glow in that direction. This was shot with my 50mm lens, really close to the surface of the water there while gentle waves lapped the shoreline. Unfortunately as a result I had set the focus point so the water [...]
2009Sat19Sep
Fountainstown Sunset
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Urban
2009Mon07Sep
Springer at Fountainstown
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Dogs, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, WaterI always have a soft spot for Springer Spaniels. The beaches at Myrtleville and Fountainstown seem to be a favourite haunt of them if our experiences are anything to go by. Here’s a Springer that played with my son Adam at the beach in Fountainstown. They had a great time together! Almost recovered. Stomach is [...]
2009Thu27Aug
Relax in the Park
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanA man relaxes in Bishop Lucey Park while all around him people enjoy the festival that day. Taken during the photowalk last month. Amazing what cropping does to an image. The original was so busy and I struggled to find the image I wanted out of it but I like this.
2009Sat15Aug
Grasshopper
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanA grasshopper caught climbing the outside wall of a friend’s house in Fermoy. My son Adam spotted him first and excitedly called the rest of us out to see. I then proceeded to shoot over a dozen shots of the little bug.
2009Mon10Aug
Bucket and Spade
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, PhotosMy son’s bucket and spade lie forgotten on Fountainstown Beach while he goes off throwing stones in the water.
2009Sat01Aug
A Yellow Rose
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Douglas, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, UrbanA yellow rose in my father-in-law’s garden. Even in his mid eighties he’s very active and loves tending his garden.
Poor Clyde. At one time he exterminated all the unfriendly repulsive earth ridden slime in the 1990 Thalamus game Creatures on the C64, Amiga and Atari ST, but now look at him. He’s missing his feet, his eyes are starting to go brown with age and he’s looking the worse for wear. No wonder, he’s [...]
2008Wed05Mar
Daffodil Day
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, PhotosDaffodil Day Daffodil Day is fast approaching on Friday so I thought a photo of these gorgeous flowers was appropriate. Daffodil Day is when cancer charities all over the world raise a large portion of their funds by selling daffodils. If you see an official seller please support a good cause and give generously. I [...]
2008Thu14Feb
Call me Spike
Filed in Abstract, Black and White, Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, PhotosCall me Spike Frost covered weeds still manage to grow and thrive in the cold. I saw this wonderful speckled white plant growing from a ditch yesterday morning and it looked very ominous. When I converted it to black and white I saw myself looking at something abstract, possibly evil, something that could be microscopic [...]
2008Wed13Feb
The frosty daffodil
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, PhotosThe frosty daffodil This morning was a frosty one. My breath made clouds in the air and a light breeze carried away the warmth in the shadows. Thankfully there was a lovely sunrise that more than made up for the cold. Down at the end of our park there’s a small green area, and this [...]
