The beach at Fountainstown in County Cork faces east but in the twilight there’s still a glow in that direction. This was shot with my 50mm lens, really close to the surface of the water there while gentle waves lapped the shoreline. Unfortunately as a result I had set the focus point so the water [...]
2009Sat19Sep
Fountainstown Sunset
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Urban
2009Mon07Sep
Springer at Fountainstown
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Dogs, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, WaterI always have a soft spot for Springer Spaniels. The beaches at Myrtleville and Fountainstown seem to be a favourite haunt of them if our experiences are anything to go by. Here’s a Springer that played with my son Adam at the beach in Fountainstown. They had a great time together! Almost recovered. Stomach is [...]
2009Thu27Aug
Relax in the Park
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanA man relaxes in Bishop Lucey Park while all around him people enjoy the festival that day. Taken during the photowalk last month. Amazing what cropping does to an image. The original was so busy and I struggled to find the image I wanted out of it but I like this.
2009Sat15Aug
Grasshopper
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, UrbanA grasshopper caught climbing the outside wall of a friend’s house in Fermoy. My son Adam spotted him first and excitedly called the rest of us out to see. I then proceeded to shoot over a dozen shots of the little bug.
2009Mon10Aug
Bucket and Spade
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Fountainstown, Ireland, Photography, PhotosMy son’s bucket and spade lie forgotten on Fountainstown Beach while he goes off throwing stones in the water.
An old rag hangs drying on a washing line. Extreme DOF.
2009Sat01Aug
A Yellow Rose
Filed in Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Douglas, Flowers, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, UrbanA yellow rose in my father-in-law’s garden. Even in his mid eighties he’s very active and loves tending his garden.
Fuchsia flowers in my dad’s back garden. I’ve tried to photograph fuchsia plants many times but the flowers are so delicate that any sort of breeze will set them shaking. I took this photo with the Canon 50mm resulting in a very fast shot and thankfully the lack of wind helped too! (Posting this so [...]
A young lady steps out of the rain on Tuckey Street, Cork last Saturday. What you don’t see in this shot is the large group of photographers behind me, sheltering under the awning outside Tribes. A torrential rain shower had just passed and thankfully was the last we saw. PS. Cork photowalkers! Upload your images [...]
Poor Clyde. At one time he exterminated all the unfriendly repulsive earth ridden slime in the 1990 Thalamus game Creatures on the C64, Amiga and Atari ST, but now look at him. He’s missing his feet, his eyes are starting to go brown with age and he’s looking the worse for wear. No wonder, he’s [...]
