Snow? Ice? Cold rain and biting wind? What are you talking about? Look at the sunshine streaming down through the palm trees! The swimming pool is nice and refreshing. I can dream can’t I? This is the view from our room in Hotel Los Fariones in Puerto Del Carmen. Lovely hotel, and while we were [...]
Recession, recession, re… The R Word. Construction workers on the site of the new shopping center in Cork City on Patrick’s Street. I walked past this entrance a few times and the guy in the blue jumper was standing in the same place, watching me each time. Scary.
2009Sun04Jan
Smiles all around
Filed in Advertising, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, St Patrick's Street, UrbanThe smiling attractive face of a model appeared on the hoarding surrounding the building site that is Dunnes Stores in Cork several months ago. It hasn’t had much of an effect on all however.
2009Sat03Jan
Gavin
Filed in Architecture, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Signs, Street, UrbanDunnes Stores in the centre of Cork City is being rebuilt as part of a major development. This is the first in a series of photos I’ll publish over the next few days. This was taken very close to this photo shot about 10 months before!
2008Wed31Dec
Singing
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanOne of the carol singers featured a few days ago singing her heart out on Patrick’s Street, Cork.
2008Tue30Dec
Always Asking
Filed in Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanCastle Street, Cork.
2008Tue23Dec
Pentax
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanCamera straps say so much about you. Mine says “Canon”. What does your strap say? Nikon? Sony? My dad used to shoot with a Pentax SLR for years so I have fond memories of the brand. I’m curious about their DSLRs. Anyone have one?
2008Sun21Dec
Carol Singers
Filed in Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanCarol singers on Patrick’s Street yesterday. It’s nice to see carollers again. It seems they haven’t been out much in previous years but this year I spotted 3 groups dotted around the city streets singing their hearts out. So, yesterday I said that Pat Phelan’s generosity giving away a phone, a 20″ LCD screen and [...]
2008Wed17Dec
Man on the Boat
Filed in Boat, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Look up, People, Photography, Photos, SkyA trawler at the quay in Dingle, Co Kerry.
2008Sun07Dec
Shoe Shopper Heaven
Filed in Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, United States, UrbanI’m reliably informed that many women enjoy the occasional trip to shoe shops and other establishments were garments and other finery may be purchased. Thankfully my wife isn’t one of them and hates shopping almost as much as I do. Nevertheless we found ourselves inside this shoe shop in Chicago so I decided to make [...]
