Bantry town is built on the hills surrounding a natural harbour so it’s a hard slog with a buggy if you want to go anywhere. Shot this from the road overlooking a few houses. You can see the local hospital in the background too I think. Hope everyone at WordCamp in San Francisco has a [...]
2008Sat16Aug
Back Gardens in Bantry
Filed in Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Urban
2008Sun27Jul
Pobal ar Aire
Filed in Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanPobal ar Aire. Community on Alert. This is (was?) a scheme designed to help neighbourhoods help themselves by volunteering to keep an eye out for trouble makers or lawlessness. The local police are then informed. It seems to work well, these signs are dotted all around the country, but in Bantry it looks like they’re [...]
2008Thu24Jul
Let’s celebrate with a few drinks! Hic!
Filed in Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanBoth Phil and Geraldine listed this blog in their “Arte y Pico” award list which gave me a warm glow because (other than the River Lee photos earlier in the week) comments have been far and few between here for quite a while. Unfortunately I’m going to break the chain and not link to the [...]
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!
2008Tue08Jul
High Street, Bantry
Filed in Architecture, Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Signs, UrbanHigh Street in Bantry, Co. Cork is one of the main streets in the town. It was a gorgeous day when I walked around there and shot this high contrast photo on one of it’s corners.
2008Fri04Jul
Electronic waste in the countryside
Filed in Bantry, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, TreesLast February we spent a weekend in Bantry where I made a couple of very nice shots when I drove into the hills surrounding the town. The area was so nice that I wandered up the road on foot a few yards for a better shot of this lone tree. I was disgusted to see [...]
2008Sat31May
House on the hill
Filed in Animals, Bantry, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sky, SunA house with a striking red door overlooks a field with sheep in one corner and a feeding trough in the foreground. This was shot near Bantry in West Cork a few months ago and I just love the vast rolling grassy slope of the ground. Cork City Marathon is on Monday. It starts at [...]
2008Tue29Apr
Boats and fishing tackle
Filed in Bantry, Black and White, Boat, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, UrbanBoats and lobster pots (I presume?) lie on the quay in Bantry. This area is a must see for photographers. There are so many things to see you could spend hours there just snapping away!
2008Tue29Apr
Mevans of Bantry
Filed in Architecture, Bantry, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, UrbanA small grocery shop on the main square in Bantry. It had all sorts of old fashioned goods for sale.
2008Tue22Apr
Blue Doors
Filed in Architecture, Bantry, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Landscape, Photos, UrbanBlue doors in Bantry, Co. Cork.
