A public walkway over the railway tracks in Cobh, Co. Cork. Walking down by the quay in Cobh is a nice relaxing way of spending an evening, at least before it gets dark. Despite the presence of the nautically shaped Garda station close by it’s a bit too secluded and remote for my tastes. I [...]
2008Wed13Aug
Bridge the gap
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sky, Urban
2008Tue12Aug
Field of flowers
Filed in Allihies, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, SkyFloods, hailstones, cold. Another typical Irish summer but thankfully it’s nice ad bright here in Blarney. Here’s a shot I took down at Allihies in West Cork back in April. It’d be perfect if the flowers were more in focus but I still love it.
2008Mon11Aug
Cloudy Carpark
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Paul Street, Photography, Photos, Sky, Urban, VehiclesA lone car parked on the top floor of the carpark at Paul Street in Cork. Black clouds hovered ominously but the rain held off!
2008Sat09Aug
The rolling hills of the Irish countryside
Filed in Animals, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sky, TreesPeople come from far and wide to see the beautiful Irish countryside and it’s no wonder. There’s such a wide range of different scenery that you could spend many a day discovering new beauty spots. This was shot near Dunmanway in West Cork. If you look very carefully you can see the wind power generators [...]
2008Fri01Aug
How to (not) shoot a solar eclipse
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sky, SunI went searching and found a few pages describing how to shoot the sun during a solar eclipse. All warned against looking at the sun directly. So, I ignored all that advice and got out my 75-300mm lens and grabbed a couple of shots of the sun with a chunk bitten out of it by [...]
2008Mon28Jul
Ryanair’s bumpy landing
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, VehiclesWill Ryanair face a bumpy landing this year? Shots taken at Cork Airport of a Ryanair flight coming in to land. There are two small cottages just down the road from where I stood with children playing in the garden of one. I guess you get used to the engine whine after a while.
2008Tue22Jul
A touch of colour
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, River, River Lee, Sky, Urban, WaterA slightly different version of yesteryday’s black and white shot of the River Lee. Which one do you prefer?
2008Fri18Jul
Castletownbere Harbour
Filed in Boat, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, Urban, WaterThis is the harbour at Castletownbere with an impressive cloud hanging over the water. It may possibly be the same cloud over Allihies Beach but that’s probably just wishful thinking on my part. Both photos were taken close in time to each other so maybe ..
2008Sun13Jul
Pretty Yellow Flowers
Filed in Bantry, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Flowers, Ireland, Look up, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sky, TreesPretty yellow flowers bloom in late April in the grounds of the Westlodge Hotel we stayed in while on holiday in Bantry. Spring was late coming to these gardens so it was nice to see a splash of colour!
2008Mon07Jul
Biosphere 2
Filed in Architecture, Arizona, Automattic, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sky, United StatesBiosphere 2 lies in the dusty hot desert in Arizona. It was originally designed as a self contained “world” where scientists stayed for an extended period of time. After going through the tour, there’s no way I’d volunteer to spend my time inside. It must have been very difficult being cooped up in one building. [...]
