MEH! No Parking! Ah graffiti! That most visible of teenage expression on our streets and walls. Anyway, I can’t remember where I took this. It could be one of the side streets off St. Patrick’s Street, but that’s about as vague as “somewhere in Cork” to be honest. Typical Heineken banner flying in the background [...]
2007Wed23May
MEH! No Parking!
Filed in Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, Urban
2007Tue22May
King of beers
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, St. Patrick's Quay, Street, Urban, VehiclesKing of beers Crossing the street on St. Patrick’s Quay, Cork.
2007Sun20May
Guinness
Filed in Advertising, Bridge Street, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, Urban, VehiclesGuinness Guinness, world famous stout brewed in Dublin, Ireland. It’s also the tipple every tourist to the country samples but I prefer beer myself! This is a sign on a pub on Bridge Street. It’s the one on the corner near Vibes and Scribes. What’s it called?
2007Wed16May
Heatons Awaken Your Senses
Filed in Advertising, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, Urban, VehiclesHeatons Awaken Your Senses I jumped at the chance to make this photo when I saw the colour of the Heatons bag and the Super Valu advert on the bus shelter. Only later did I notice just how well the red or wine colours match! Is there a subtle marketing ploy at play here?
2007Fri04May
Ban Embryo Research
Filed in Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Emmet Place, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, UrbanBan Embryo Research At the end of August last year these signs popped up around Cork City urging people to attend meetings against embryo research. In one fell swoop they reduced a very complex issue to the simple image of a smiling baby. The poster itself does have impact however. They needn’t worry too much [...]
2007Sat28Apr
The Collins Bookshop
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Paul Street, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanThe Collins Bookshop If you walk past this area now, the Amacas Restaurant is in this building on Paul Street, Cork. At the time the building was empty, having been vacated by the Gingerbread House a few weeks previously. This sign is now gone too, but Collins Bookshop on Carey’s Lane is still there, I [...]
2007Fri27Apr
San Francisco Tram
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, Trains, United States, Urban, VehiclesSan Francisco Tram A tram waits for tourists a few blocks from Union Square in San Francisco. It’s a popular attraction. There was a long line of people waiting to board just behind me! Technique – I used a blurred layer with a layer mask and circular gradients to create the blurred background. Black and [...]
2007Wed25Apr
Stop for four
Filed in Abstract, Advertising, Architecture, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, United States, Urban, VehiclesStop for four The light says stop so we stop. A junction in downtown San Francisco as we walked about town. I just realised the vehicle in the picture is parked awfully close to the corner. There isn’t any driver staring madly at the camera. Hope he didn’t get a ticket. That’s Banana Republic across [...]
I would love to know who made an email attachment of my thieving duck and thank them. The Aflac Duck seems to be a well known part of American insurance marketing and people got a kick out of these ducks stealing money from a lady on the street! Apparently my thieving duck has become “the [...]
2007Sun25Feb
Ireland V England at Croke Park
Filed in Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanIreland V England at Croke Park Ireland played England in rugby at Croke Park yesterday, and Ireland won, 43 points to 13! This was an historic occasion. Landsowne Road, where rugby and soccer matches are normally played is being renovated. Croke Park is the headquarters of the GAA, the native Irish sports of football and [...]
