Camden Fort near Crosshaven in Co Cork was part of a photowalk last Sunday and we visited Spike Island on Saturday, it was great visiting such historical sites. We were so lucky with the weather as the rain stayed off and Camden Fort on Sunday was bathed in strong sunlight! Both sites are still being [...]
2011Thu18Aug
Old Shed in Camden Fort
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Crosshaven, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky
2010Mon12Jul
Quality Irish Meat
Filed in Canon 40D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200A SuperValu lorry delivers produce to their store in Dingle, Co Kerry a number of months ago. While the rest of the country basked in the first rays of a beautiful Summer we were lucky to get two nice days out of seven. Love the area though, and the staff of the Dingle Skellig Hotel [...]
2010Tue23Feb
False dawn of the city
Filed in Blarney, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanAs you may have already guessed, that’s not the dawn. It’s the lights of Cork City (and Blarney) shining and into the sky in a long exposure shot I made last August. I had meant to mention this sooner but 2 weeks ago I was shocked to hear about the death of Debbie Metrustry (@debbiemet), [...]
2009Sun27Dec
More Naked
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanLook up and see naked branches cover the sky with their evil and treacherous appendages, and then walk straight into some dog sh*t that an uncaring owner neglected to clean up.
Yellow spots mark the parking spaces while the Elysian looms overhead!
2009Wed25Nov
Silver Lining over Couminole
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea HeadNo matter how bad the day, how crummy and wet the weather is, there’s always a silver lining. This day on the Slea Head the silver lining was the fact that our toddler slept the whole drive around, and of course this photo. This is the beach at Couminole on Slea Head in County Kerry. [...]
2009Tue24Nov
Reflections of a fence
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 10-20, Slea Head, WaterThat same fence again, this time against the setting sun and reflected in a pool of water from the recent rains. Loved taking this shot and others at the time, they turned out almost as good as I imagined they would! My sister-in-law’s husband Ed has published a short story and is using one of [...]
2009Sun22Nov
Light and cloud on the Atlantic
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea Head, UrbanClouds over the Atlantic off Slea Head play with the light beams hitting the water.
2009Sun15Nov
Slea Head Statues
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Slea HeadThere’s a statue of Christ and associated figures on the cross at the top of Slea Head in County Kerry. I’m not sure who erected them but they’re a prominent part of the headland there. More photos: 1, 2, 3.
2009Sun08Nov
Looking through the clouds
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanIrish countryside through the clouds.
