In Photos dot org » Academy Street http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Academy Street Under Rubble http://inphotos.org/academy-street-rubble/ http://inphotos.org/academy-street-rubble/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:30:01 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=5212 Academy Street Under Rubble

Academy Street, as it was back in August this year. Construction work has finished since. I wonder if it’ll ever start up again?

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]]> http://inphotos.org/academy-street-rubble/feed/ 1 How to short circuit http://inphotos.org/how-to-short-circuit/ http://inphotos.org/how-to-short-circuit/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 20:05:39 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=1980 Ever since I posted Short Circuit I’ve been meaning to post a small tutorial on how I did it. There were so many comments from people clamouring to know the secret of how I made traces of light dance around the picture frame.

Actually, nobody asked. Will was kind enough to suggest another title but otherwise it went unremarked. *sob* I’m going to tell you anyway.

The image is a long exposure shot, of at least 1 second and preferably 4 or 5 seconds. I simply stood in front of a construction site at night, lifted the camera, hit the shutter and rotated the camera around in my hands. Needless to say, I did not have the strap around my neck or I would have done myself damage!
At first I tried Aperture Priority mode, setting the aperture really small (big numbers, around F/22), but then I decided to do the obvious, and used Shutter Priority and simply set the speed(time) I wanted. Below are a few shots from that night, including the scene as it was on the night and some experimental shots as I practiced. The technique is really easy, but can create some really interesting and eye catching photos.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/how-to-short-circuit/feed/ 3 Lifted to the Heavens http://inphotos.org/lifted-to-the-heavens/ http://inphotos.org/lifted-to-the-heavens/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:34:07 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=1958 Lifted to the Heavens

A piece of building equipment is raised high into the air by a construction crane. I presume it’s full of cement, but I know I wouldn’t want to be standing underneath, just in case.

Another shot of the construction cranes I posted yesterday. I love the contrast of the black sky and cranes and the white cloud.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/lifted-to-the-heavens/feed/ 2 Short Circuit http://inphotos.org/short-circuit/ http://inphotos.org/short-circuit/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 09:07:43 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=1953 short circuit

Electricity everywhere and so evident at night in street lighting. I took this shot after meeting Mark for coffee 2 weeks ago. It’s this building site right in the middle of Cork City. More conventional shots will follow over the next few days.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/short-circuit/feed/ 9 St. Anne’s Church Tower http://inphotos.org/st-annes-church-tower/ http://inphotos.org/st-annes-church-tower/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:12:24 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/st-annes-church-tower/ St. Anne's Church
St. Anne’s Church

The Shandon bell tower of St. Anne’s Church is one of the most recognisable sights around Cork. Here it is viewed from the end of Academy Street by Patrick’s Street.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/st-annes-church-tower/feed/ 1 Hangers on http://inphotos.org/hangers-on/ http://inphotos.org/hangers-on/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:05:19 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=255 Hangers on
Hangers on

Clothes hang unnoticed amid the crowds and stalls down Academy Street Cork during the St Patrick’s Festival on March 18th 2006!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/hangers-on/feed/ 5 The French Soap Seller http://inphotos.org/the-french-soap-seller/ http://inphotos.org/the-french-soap-seller/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:50:06 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/the-french-soap-seller/ The French Soap Seller
The French Soap Seller

One of the stalls at the St. Patrick’s Festival Market sold perfumed soaps and other crafts. This French gentleman owned the stall and cheerfully told us that he’d be travelling the country until his stock ran out, at which point he’d return home and have to do household chores for his wife!
I think he enjoyed life on the road.

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A riot of colour from Peru

One of the more colourful stalls at the open air market during the St Patrick’s Festival in Cork!

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Cork St Patrick’s Festival Market

One side of Academy Street was taken up by a long line of stalls populated by an international host of sellers! There were biscuits and cakes from Brittany, soaps and wooden toys from France, clothes and trinkets from Peru and lots more.

I took a few shots of this scene but I like this one because the famous tower of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells as it’s more commonly known is visible in the top right. Nobody could mistake it for anywhere but Cork. That Barry’s Tea sign is a pretty big give away too of course!

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