Cranes towering over Cork City sit idle as the sun sets on a late October day in 2008. I suspect this scene will become more rare as the recession bites.
2008Mon29Dec
Idle Machinery
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, People, Photography, Photos, Street, Urban, Vehicles
2008Tue23Dec
Pentax
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanCamera straps say so much about you. Mine says “Canon”. What does your strap say? Nikon? Sony? My dad used to shoot with a Pentax SLR for years so I have fond memories of the brand. I’m curious about their DSLRs. Anyone have one?
2008Sun21Dec
Carol Singers
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanCarol singers on Patrick’s Street yesterday. It’s nice to see carollers again. It seems they haven’t been out much in previous years but this year I spotted 3 groups dotted around the city streets singing their hearts out. So, yesterday I said that Pat Phelan’s generosity giving away a phone, a 20″ LCD screen and [...]
2008Fri19Dec
Happy and smiley
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanPatrick’s Street Cork a few weeks ago.
2008Thu18Dec
Looking in from outside
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Daunt Square, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanA woman looks into the Mc Donald’s on Daunt Square in Cork.
2008Wed17Dec
Man on the Boat
Filed in Boat, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, SkyA trawler at the quay in Dingle, Co Kerry.
2008Tue16Dec
Construction in Chicago
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, Street, United States, UrbanConstruction work on the Trump Tower in 2005.
2008Sun07Dec
Shoe Shopper Heaven
Filed in Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, United States, UrbanI’m reliably informed that many women enjoy the occasional trip to shoe shops and other establishments were garments and other finery may be purchased. Thankfully my wife isn’t one of them and hates shopping almost as much as I do. Nevertheless we found ourselves inside this shoe shop in Chicago so I decided to make [...]
2008Mon01Dec
The Echo Seller
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanThe Evening Echo seller on Patrick’s Street, Cork, has been selling the evening paper for longer than I care to remember. I took a shot of him back in 2005 and he’s still there, braving wet and cold and every other sort of weather. PS. shot on Saturday while on a hastily organised photowalk with [...]
2008Sun30Nov
Panaflex
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, Street, United States, UrbanWhen I originally took this photo in Chicago (on La Salle, near the CBOT) it was a snapshot of a film crew. I took a few more shots of the crew but I was intrigued by the camera. Panaflex, what’s the specs on that then? Turns out it’s a product of Panavision, you know, that [...]
