The crow stops here A crow atop a STOP sign on The Grand Parade, Cork. Shot using a fairly high ISO but bicubic resizing smudges the noise away!
2007Thu25Oct
The crow stops here
Filed in Birds, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Sky, Urban
2007Tue25Sep
Berwick Fountain
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanBerwick Fountain The Berwick Fountain was originally built in 1860 but was taken down and removed while construction went on in the Grand Parade, Cork. Here it is almost ready, although I’d swear they moved it a few feet .. Cross over the Grand Parade for the last time passing the Berwick Fountain (1860), which [...]
2007Mon24Sep
Grand Parade mooring post
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanGrand Parade mooring post Believe it or not this may have been a mooring post for boats in the 1700s. At the time the River Lee ran through the Grand Parade and boats were tied to this on the quayside. Now it’s a busy street. It is reputed that this post was a cannon used [...]
2007Sat22Sep
Colourful houses
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanColourful houses Colourful buildings on the Grand Parade look out onto the continuing construction on the street. Who knows when it’ll end?
2007Fri24Aug
Santa & Cole in Cork
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanSanta & Cole in Cork Santa came to Cork early this year, sort of. This metal work is from somewhere on the Grand Parade in Cork. It’s designed by the firm of Santa & Cole, obviously, and seems to be a perfect place for people to throw their litter unfortunately.
2007Sun12Aug
Engarde! Construction continues in Cork
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Lincoln Park Zoo, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanEngarde! Construction continues in Cork Will the construction work in Cork ever end? They just finished digging up the end of Washington Street and Grande Parade when they dig up that busy corner again. Not quite as bad as the ESB or Bord Gais running a trench through brand new tarmac and leaving a broken [...]
2007Tue03Jul
The Bike at the Library
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Urban, VehiclesThe Bike at the Library Cork City Library on the Grand Parade used to have railings in front for locking up your bike. Those railings disappeared a few months ago but people still leave their bikes there. The library itself will soon be the subject of a major facelift as a developer expands it into [...]
2007Sat23Jun
Sky High Cork City
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, UrbanSky High Cork City Cork City as seen from the top of the carpark on the Grand Parade. The big ugly white building is the tax office on O’Sullivan’s Quay, the church is a disused one nearby. I’m not sure of the name off the top of my head, anyone? Technique: 1. Use two layers, [...]
2007Sat16Jun
Construction on the Grand Parade
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban, VehiclesConstruction on the Grand Parade Pictured several months ago in February, pedestrians were blocked off from the construction work by high fences but not high enough to stop someone sticking a camera over the top. This is one of the construction vehicles. Looks like a mix of a forklift and a crane doesn’t it?
2007Tue12Jun
Pedestrians this way
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, Street, UrbanPedestrians this way Walking through a building site can be a hazardous task, especially when it’s one of the main streets of a city. Thankfully there are signs to lead the way through the maze of construction equipment, pot holes, broken paving and pipes. And then you get to the construction site. Image made in [...]
