Haydn’s Gallery ICA launched with a party on Friday night. I wasn’t there but Haydn blogged it yesterday. Did you make it to the party Ryan? Jacinta and I were minding the baby and didn’t budge out of the house. Haydn and myself have gone through a large part of my photo archive and we’ve [...]
Co. Cork Cemetery
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, TreesCo. Cork Cemetery A graveyard in Co. Cork attracted my attention last summer while walking with Oscar down a small road. I didn’t go in but I got a few nice shots from over the cemetery gate. This is a the result of sandwiching two versions of this image together. One is overexposed and the [...]
The Cork County Hall and the web
Filed in Abstract, Autumn, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Lee Fields, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, TreesThe Cork County Hall and the web Early one morning I visited the County Hall in Cork and took a few photos. In fact, this one is from the same shoot. Webs covered a tree behind the building, and the early morning dew sparkled in the sun. I was hoping for an ominous feel to [...]
Panoramic Traffic Lights
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Panoramic, Photos, Sigma 10-20, VehiclesPanoramic Traffic Lights Traffic along the Mallow Road hurries past on a cold and foggy December night. This was taken from the bridge near Rathpeacon and Killeens. The bridge itself as you can see from the map above is much wider than the one in this picture but I wasn’t going to stand in the [...]
Glistening Blackberries
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Food, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sigma 18-200Glistening Blackberries Blackberries glisten in the bright sun of an August afternoon in Co. Cork. I love blackberry jam, blackberry tarts, blackberry crumble. I don’t like picking the fruit, but I have many childhood memories of wandering country lanes with my family looking for the best fruit for my mother to make delicious jam. Nowadays, [...]
The Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, SunThe Stephen Pierce Gallery Cafe is open A large sign outside the gallery and workshop of Stephen Pearce Pottery in Co. Cork proclaims that their cafe is open for business. I didn’t go into the cafe because I was walking around with Oscar while Jacinta was inside looking around. It was a beautiful day so [...]
Currykippane Cemetery
Filed in Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, TreesCurrykippane Cemetery It’s Halloween, that time of year that the souls of the dead rise up, goblins and monsters are abroad and witches fly about. I’ve already had my barm brack and even got the ring, but tonight is when kids go “trick or treating” looking for treats and avoiding tricks! I made this image [...]
40th birthday party Last night after attending BarCamp Ireland I went to a surprise 40th birthday party with Jacinta. It was a blast, great fun and I was able to have a few drinks because I wasn’t driving! (Thanks Sheila for taking care of that!) There are lots more photos from the night but they’re [...]
The Sexy New County Hall
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, SkyThe Sexy New County Hall Grabs your attention doesn’t it? Exciting design isn’t it? Wonderful work of engineering eh? Well, ok, it’s only the Cork County Hall but it is the tallest storeyed building in the Republic of Ireland at 67m so that must count for something? No? The County Hall has been renovated over [...]