This is a picturesque stream that runs through Glengarriff Nature Reserve in Co. Cork. We went for a short walk close by but by the time we got here it was getting late in the afternoon and Adam was getting hungry!
Tags: Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Glengarriff, Glengarriff Nature Reserve, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Nature, River, WaterThe sun had just set over this stretch of the water in Cork Harbour near Monkstown and the sky had turned a beautiful orange and purple and red and golden.
Much to the annoyance of my dog Oscar, I stopped and spent a good 10 minutes shooting this scene and basked in the beautiful colour.
Tags: Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Monkstown, Night, Photos, Reflections, River, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, WaterThis is the Grand Parade in Cork, from across the River Lee on Sullivan’s Quay. It was the graffiti on the river wall, “Tek”, that prompted me to shoot this image and I like how it came out.
It does lose something in this resized version because of the distant detail but it’s going to be a while before everyone has 20″ monitors and even longer before I put full size images on display for public consumption.
Tags: Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Grand Parade, Houses, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban, WaterThe posted speed limit for the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is 45mph but good luck to anyone who managed to reach that speed! Traffic crawled the day we were there and I suspect that’s the norm.
Shot from the car as we drove along. Thanks Andy for driving that day!
Tags: Automattic, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Golden Gate Bridge, irishblogs, Landscape, People, Photos, River, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, speed-limit, United States, VehiclesWater flows through Doneraile Park on a cold November afternoon. Despite the late season, leaves still cling to the branches of nearby trees although they’ve turned golden-orange and make a beautiful covering on the ground.
I was quite surprised that the Wikipedia page for Doneraile didn’t mention Elizabeth Aldworth, one of only three female members of a regular Masonic Lodge. Doneraile has quite a claim to fame!
I’ll have to get a good shot of Doneraile Court next time I’m down there. The sun was setting behind the building on my last visit so an early trip is necessary. The house is also surrounded by fencing making access impossible but hopefully those repair works will be completed soon!
Tags: brown, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Doneraile, Doneraile-Park, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, leaves, orange, Photos, River, Sigma 10-20, Trees, Water, yellowThe 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 data for this is a bit wrong - gthumb says the exposure was for 5 seconds, aperture was wide open at f4.5, and lens set at 28mm, which you can probably multiply by 1.6 for the crop factor. ISO was 100.
Post Processing was done in the GIMP using 3 layers:
1. Top layer is transparent with a black gradient at the bottom. Layer mode is Overlay.
2. Middle layer is black and white, and blurred and with added noise. It’s set to screen mode, and opacity of 51%.
3. Bottom layer is the colour image, slightly saturated and darker.
Hope that helps!
Tags: Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Cork Photos, crane, cranes, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, River, River Lee, ships, shipwayrd, Sigma 18-200, Sky, WaterThe sun blazes over Cork City and the River Lee on a fresh October afternoon.
This was taken on Patrick’s Bridge looking out over the River Lee on a wonderfully bright October day. This bridge was opened on December 12th 1861 by the then Mayor, Sir John Arnott. I read a story that the first vehicle across the bridge was a man driving a horse and cart who rushed in front of the Mayor and the crowd. Does anyone know more about this?
Tags: Black and White, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Landscape, Photos, River, Sigma 10-20, Sky, St Patrick's Bridge, Sun, Urban, WaterSteps lead down to the River Lee in Cork City. Railing stops people going down them but in times past fishermen and other boat users hauled goods up these steps onto the quays.
This was taken a few yards up the quay from a previous shot.
Technique: To increase the dynamic range of this photo I made copies of the original layer. The bottom of the photo was quite dark and that had to be brightened and the sky was too bright so darkening that helped significantly. I used layer masks to isolate my changes to those areas of the photo that needed it.
The new Digital Journalist is out!
I like this: Ramadan in Beaumont. Love the second image here.
Tags: Architecture, Cork, Cork Photos, Houses, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, quay, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, steps, Sullivan's Quay, Urban, WaterBank of Scotland(Ireland) are changing their unwieldy name to the much shorter “Halifax”. The bank is a major player in the UK market, but the name change could yet backfire because Halifax isn’t very well known in Ireland. I presume a slick marketing campaign will take care of that.
The building across the river is the Cork branch of the bank on the Grand Parade. I love how the sun picked out the bright white of it’s walls and the bike in the foreground was in shadow beneath a tree.
Tags: Architecture, Bank-of-scotland-ireland, bicycle, Cork, Cork Photos, halifax, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, silhouette, Sky, Sullivan's Quay, UrbanThis is the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. It’s the view from Matt’s apartment building. He brought Andy and myself up there to enjoy the view, and probably in my case to keep me awake after the long flight!
Tags: Architecture, Bay-Bridge, bridge, Buildings, California, Photos, River, San Francisco, San Francisco Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Streets, United States, Urban
