Innovative Streets It’s good to look down sometimes. I think this was used to hold a decorative safety pole but I don’t remember ever seeing it used. There are poles on the other side of this narrow street however. The street of course is Paul Street behind Waterstones. I was going to blog that yesterday [...]
2007Fri02Mar
Innovative Streets
Filed in Architecture, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Paul Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Sun, Urban
2007Wed14Feb
Father and son in the water
Filed in Beach, Candid, Canon 20D, Inch Strand, Ireland, Kerry, People, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, WaterFather and son in the water Father and son wading in the shallow water at Inch Strand, Co. Kerry last September. I previously posted a picture of the child but this image demanded attention when I was looking for “sea” photos. I love the silhouettes, the colour, the waves and the clouds. Happy Valentines Day! [...]
2007Sun11Feb
Cupid’s Arrow and the birds
Filed in Automattic, Birds, California, Canon 20D, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, United States, UrbanCupid’s Arrow and the birds Cupid’s Arrow in San Francisco provides an interesting silhouette against the evening sky. If you’ve payed close attention to my photos in the past you might think this is a duplicate of another shot but it’s from a slightly different angle and wider, and I feel stronger because of the [...]
2007Sat10Feb
The Cork County Hall and the web
Filed in Abstract, Autumn, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Lee Fields, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, TreesThe Cork County Hall and the web Early one morning I visited the County Hall in Cork and took a few photos. In fact, this one is from the same shoot. Webs covered a tree behind the building, and the early morning dew sparkled in the sun. I was hoping for an ominous feel to [...]
2007Mon05Feb
Caution Children
Filed in Blarney, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Panasonic FZ5, Photos, Signs, Sky, SunCaution Children A sign at the entrance to my estate warns motorists to watch out for children playing on the street. Just to prove that you don’t need a big digital SLR to take interesting photos, this was taken with my Panasonic FZ5. I saw the great cloudscape in the sky and illuminated the sign [...]
2007Wed31Jan
Cobh at sunset
Filed in Architecture, Beach, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Tutorials, WaterCobh at sunset The tide is out in Cobh, Co. Cork while the sun sets in the west casting an orange glow over the water and boats in the harbour. Method This required some work to expose properly. The sky is bright while the harbour, houses and landscape are in shadow. Out with the layers, [...]
2006Fri29Dec
Brooding sky at sunset
Filed in Boat, Canon 20D, Cork, Crosshaven, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, SunBrooding sky at sunset A brooding, dark sky threatens to swallow the setting sun over Drake’s Pool near Crosshaven in Co. Cork.
2006Thu21Dec
An Fear Marbh
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sky, SunAn Fear Marbh An Fear Marbh, an island off the coast of Co. Kerry, Ireland, with the setting sun lighting up the cloud over the Atlantic. “An Fear Marbh” translates as “the dead man” and is so named because of the obvious shape of the island – that of a man lying on his back. [...]
2006Mon20Nov
Carefree on the beach
Filed in Beach, Candid, Cork, Garretstown, Ireland, Landscape, Night, People, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, SunCarefree on the beach Shoes off wandering along the beach, the glow of a setting sun and nothing to do but enjoy the moment. Taken in Garretstown last month on a warm Autumn day.
2006Wed08Nov
The Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, SunThe Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open A large sign outside the gallery and workshop of Stephen Pearce Pottery in Co. Cork proclaims that their cafe is open for business. I didn’t go into the cafe because I was walking around with Oscar while Jacinta was inside looking around. It was a beautiful day so [...]
