Sowan’s Organic Bread Mixes Sowan’s Organic Bread Mixes were a big hit with everyone who sampled their bread, including Jacinta. She bought a packet of the stuff and I’m going to sample the finished product this morning! This is their stall at the Midleton Food & Drink Festival. Their website is sowanorganic.ie and I discovered [...]
2006Wed06Sep
Sowan’s Organic Bread Mixes
Filed in Candid, Cork, Events, Food, Ireland, Market, Midleton, Midleton Food and Drink Festival, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban
2006Fri01Sep
Man on the street
Filed in Candid, Cork, Ireland, North Main Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanMan on the street Since the smoking ban was implemented people can’t smoke in pubs which drives them on to the streets where the pub owner may have some street furniture out for their convenience. No such luck on North Main Street for this man. He’s enjoying his cigarette while sitting on an electricity junction [...]
2006Thu31Aug
This city’s a drag
Filed in Candid, Coal Quay, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, UrbanThis city’s a drag Two women, dragged along by a young girl so they won’t stop at the market on Cornmarket Street, Cork. I can just imagine the conversion: “But I want to go home noooowwwww.” “No, hold on, we went to all your shops, I want to look at more boots.” “Ummm, that stall [...]
2006Wed30Aug
The Yellow Helmet
Filed in Candid, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanThe Yellow Helmet A father picks up the yellow helmet dropped by his son in front of the Body Shop on Patrick’s Street, Cork last Saturday. I was sitting on one of the marble blocks that pass as street furniture on our main thoroughfare. I had my camera ready to shoot when I saw them [...]
2006Mon28Aug
Denis Murphy, Castle Street
Filed in Architecture, Candid, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanDenis Murphy, Castle Street There’s something fascinating for me about old buildings. Perhaps it’s the history they have seen and the memories they hold. Some of the old buildings on Castle Street, Cork are really interesting. I noticed this small building nestled in between it’s larger brethern and when I saw some people walking by [...]
2006Sun27Aug
Staring at me
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Cork, English Market, Food, Ireland, Market, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanStaring at me Am I feeling conspicuous or what? I tried shooting from the hip yesterday with the strap of my camera over my shoulder and my camera in a horizontal position instead of being wrapped around my hand in a vertical orientation. It proved useful, but I found that: More of my shots were [...]
2006Fri25Aug
The Brown Line to Kimball
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 18-55, Chicago, People, Photos, Street, Trains, United States, UrbanThe Brown Line to Kimball Aboard one of the trains of the Chicago L, the elevated and underground train network in Chicago. I think this was taken near the south end of the Loop, possibly around the corner from the library. The last time I was in Chicago I took the L for nostalgic reasons [...]
2006Thu10Aug
Honest Smoothies
Filed in Candid, Dublin, Ireland, Long Exposure, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanHonest Smoothies We bought smoothies in Honest, a small shop in Dublin. They were having problems with their machines and gave us one of the smoothies free but they didn’t taste all that great unfortunately.
2006Mon31Jul
Child Asleep
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Dublin, Ireland, Market, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanChild Asleep A child sleeps while the rest of his family mill about. Taken in the same market as yesterday’s music posters in Dublin.
2006Sat29Jul
Music Posters
Filed in Candid, Dublin, Ireland, Market, Music, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanMusic Posters Music posters for sale in a market in Dublin a few weeks ago.
