Church is this direction. A sign points towards the Catholic church on Cape Clear Island, off the coast of Co Cork, Ireland. After taking photos with the “Retro Camera” app on my phone in square format I decided I’d try the same with my DSLR photos. I copied my “copyright frame” script (for the GIMP) [...]
Cork
Cork City and County. Cork City is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, while County Cork is the largest county in the country.
2011Fri22Jul
Seipeal an treo seo
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200
2011Tue12Jul
No Parents Left
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Fitzgerald Park, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanAll the parents are gone. The park is quiet. The swings and slides lie dormant and unused. An empty buggy .. Fitzgerald Park on a quiet day.
2011Thu07Jul
Weird World
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanSometimes your world is just a little off kilter and not completely level. Photo of St. Patrick’s Street, Cork taken back in January this year. You know that a photo is of an often photographed subject when WordPress has all the tags required for it in the “most used tags” section of the Write screen…
2011Wed08Jun
The Eagle Owl is Watching
Filed in Birds, Canon 40D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Ireland, Photography, PhotosAn eagle owl at Fota Wildlife Park watches us human visitors with careful, observant eyes. Watching this bird and the others the trainers had was an awe inspiring experience. I’m glad I took my 75-300mm telephoto lens!
The Goose Family of Fota Island Wildlife Park in Cork.
2011Wed04May
Waves Crash
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Cork, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200Waves crash into the sea wall at Garrettstown Beach, Co Cork a few weeks ago. Beautiful day for a trip down there and the wind blew the sea into violent waves pounding the man made obstructions on shore.
2011Thu17Mar
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Blarney
Filed in Blarney, Canon 40D, Cork, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St. Patrick's Day, Street, UrbanI took part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Blarney today along with my son and wife. We walked with the Community Preschool group and I am utterly amazed at the stamina of young kids! Little 3 and 4 year olds walked around Blarney and still had energy left to play with bubbles [...]
2011Fri04Mar
Football on the beach
Filed in Beach, Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Garrettstown, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Water3 boys playing with a football on Garretstown Beach. The tide was coming in and I watched them kick the ball out into the water. The day was freezing though with a strong offshore wind. Brrrr.
2011Tue22Feb
Restricted Bridge
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Blarney, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20A bridge carries the Cork to Dublin train over a local road near Blarney.
2011Thu17Feb
View on Camden Quay
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanCamden Quay in Cork City with the north side of the City behind it. St. Anne’s (or Shandon Bells) and the Catholic North Cathedral in the background. Loved the light when I saw this scene. The setting sun cast shadows on the buildings and reflected off the church steeples.
