Golden balls hang from the ceiling in the Clarion Hotel, Cork.
2008Thu30Oct
Golden Balls
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Urban
2008Fri24Oct
Haunted Trees
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sky, TreesWho knows what flies between the trees when night falls, especially around Halloween?
2008Tue21Oct
Lifeboat 9 on the QE2
Filed in Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200Lifeboats are dotted around the The Queen Elizabeth 2. They’re high up above some of the lower decks as far as I can remember and there are plenty of them. Hopefully won’t ever be needed.
2008Sat11Oct
Arson attack on Blarney Garda Station
Filed in Blarney, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, UrbanOn Friday morning around 5am the Gardai on duty at Blarney Garda Station were called away on what turned out to be a hoax. Unfortunately while they were out the Garda station was attacked, the front door kicked down and firebombs thrown into the rooms downstairs. The building itself is quite old and burned quickly. [...]
2008Thu09Oct
QE2 Funnel in the Sky
Filed in Black and White, Boat, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Street, Urban, VehiclesThe funnel of the Queen Elizabeth 2 looms over Cobh as seen from near the Commodore Hotel.
2008Wed08Oct
Queen Elizabeth 2 in Cobh
Filed in Boat, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, Vehicles, WaterThe QE2 docked in Cobh last Thursday. This was shot at the bottom of steps down to the water where seaweed made footing precarious. I saw a few people venture down the steps but none went further than half way down. The tide was well out so I was maybe 3m below the quayside, standing [...]
2008Fri03Oct
Flying the Irish Tricolour on the QE2
Filed in Boat, Candid, Canon 40D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, SkyThe Queen Elizabeth 2 is a British ship, and it’s likely that many of the passengers were British too. I spotted one large Union Jack flag draped over a railing and people on the ship waved mini Union Jack flags too. That sort of gets under the skin of many Irish people. A huge crowd [...]
2008Sun31Aug
Red and White and Cork All Over
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, Urban, VehiclesYoung Cork supporters take the tour bus around the city a few weeks ago. Cork plays Kerry isn’t it today in a replay? Yes, I’m a big sports fan, honest.
2008Thu21Aug
Sears Tower
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, Look up, Photography, Photos, Reflections, Sky, United States, UrbanSears Tower is one of the famous landmarks of Chicago I photographed while in the city. Remarkably, despite the months I spent in the city, I never actually went to the top of the building. I almost did once, but turned back for some reason. Could have been the long line to get past security. [...]
2008Tue19Aug
Why does my Canon 20D keep clicking?
Filed in Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Urban, Washington StreetBord Gais, fuelling the passion for Camogie in Cork. Or is it the wine? I couldn’t resist taking this shot this evening! This is the second last photo I took with my Canon 20D before the shutter started clicking continuously. The last one is a slightly blurry shot of my family and inlaws in the [...]
