The Moonlit Shipyards The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky. This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November. FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing: Flickr’s exif [...]
2007Mon15Jan
The Moonlit Shipyards
Filed in Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, River, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Water
2006Tue22Aug
Cobh Train Station
Filed in Architecture, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Night, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanCobh Train Station Cobh Train Station, taken just before closing many months ago. It’s a long exposure shot of the interior of a fine building on the quay-side. “The Queenstown Story”, a museum in the background of this shot is worth a visit and tells the story of the port of Cobh as the last [...]
2006Sat19Aug
A Golden Glow over Cobh
Filed in Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photos, River, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Urban, WaterA Golden Glow over Cobh Last night we went down to Cobh to walk around and lucky for us the rain disappeared as we approached the town! It was strange. There was lots of localised rain yesterday. Blarney was mostly dry, the roads were dry as we drove down but as soon as we crossed [...]
2006Wed16Aug
Cobh Peoples Regatta – Flash Harry
Filed in Cobh, Cobh Peoples Regatta, Cork, Events, Ireland, Night, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanFlash Harry, a Queen tribute band played to the crowd at the Cobh Peoples Regatta last weekend after the fireworks. They were great, driving the crowd wild! *phew* This post took ages to do, had to get up early to work on this one. Hope you enjoy the photos! You can find out more about [...]
2006Tue15Aug
Cobh Peoples Regatta Fireworks
Filed in Beach, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Night, Photos, River, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200I went down to Cobh to see the end of the Cobh Peoples Regatta on Sunday night. I met Donal and Celine down there and a great night was had by all! The Regatta is a weekend long festival which I found out about last year, watched the fireworks and the band that played. This [...]
2006Sun18Jun
The Commodore Hotel
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanThe Commodore Hotel The Commodore Hotel in Cobh, built in 1854, is an attractive hotel sitting on the main road of the town. Inside, the old world decoration of the lobby, restaurant and bar are inviting.
Press the button A doorbell on a building on the seafront in Cobh. I can’t remember which building exactly but it was down in the direction of the train station. It’s scorchio in Ireland now and it’s great! We adopted Oscar yesterday and the poor dog was upset last night until we brought him for [...]
Wet Cobbles Wet cobblestones leading into the harbour at Cobh.
The green and blue blur The Cobh train as it comes into the station at it’s destination. This is the second time I have featured the train.
