Not so long ago these metal edifices defined the skyline in Cork and other Irish cities. They’re all gone in Cork now, but there’s still one left in Killarney, County Kerry. I hear tourists are taking photos of them now..
2009Thu10Dec
Endangered Species
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Urban
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. [...]
2009Mon23Nov
A pot of gold in the fields of Kerry
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Rain, Sigma 10-20This is my desktop background. I love it! After Inch Strand on the way to Dingle in County Kerry the road gets very narrow and winds through the hills before coming down to sea level again. The picture above should be a familiar scene to anyone who has travelled that road! The day we drove [...]
2009Fri20Nov
Just Google It!
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanEinstein says you should use a search engine! Shot in Killarney, County Kerry.
2009Thu19Nov
Abandoned Dingle Trawler
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanRight on the pier in Dingle are two trawlers that are slowly falling to pieces. The one pictured above is severely burned, windows burned out and broken. Moss grows on the deck amid the rubbish. I can’t believe it’s still there. It was there last year when we visited, and may even have been there [...]
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.
2009Sat14Nov
Fencing out the Atlantic
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Look up, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Slea HeadA fence on the road on Slea Head in County Kerry. The waters of the Atlantic lie just beyond.
2009Fri21Aug
The Fields of Slea Head
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea HeadThe green fields on Slea Head in County Kerry are home to many sheep and photographers who shoot this place to death. The photographers, not the sheep. With cameras. While I was taking this photo another photographer walked down the slope just out of shot to shoot the beach at Cuminole! Winners of the free [...]
