An Fear Marbh, or “The Dead Man” in English lies off the coast of Co. Kerry. I posted another photo of the island taken on the same night as this one here, but it was such a beautiful evening I took quite a few shots!
2008Fri25Apr
An Fear Marbh san uisce
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Water
I would love to know who made an email attachment of my thieving duck and thank them. The Aflac Duck seems to be a well known part of American insurance marketing and people got a kick out of these ducks stealing money from a lady on the street! Apparently my thieving duck has become “the [...]
2006Sat23Dec
Take the GoCar around San Francisco
Filed in California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Street, United States, Urban, VehiclesTake the GoCar around San Francisco Matt Rudd took the GoCar around San Francisco and I remembered seeing one on my travels there last August! Sixteen miles per hour and I’m absolutely terrified. You wouldn’t think a grown man could be terrified at such low speeds, but it’s because I’m being chased up one of [...]
2006Fri22Dec
Fun at the crib
Filed in Animals, Ballyvolane, Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200Fun at the crib Fr James McSweeney’s live crib in Ballyvolane was busy with animals and human visitors all through last week but I managed to get some shots the night when we visited. As I mentioned already, there were all sorts of animals there, from sheep and donkeys to chickens, calves and puppies. Donations [...]
2006Thu21Dec
An Fear Marbh
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Landscape, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, Sky, SunAn Fear Marbh An Fear Marbh, an island off the coast of Co. Kerry, Ireland, with the setting sun lighting up the cloud over the Atlantic. “An Fear Marbh” translates as “the dead man” and is so named because of the obvious shape of the island – that of a man lying on his back. [...]
2006Tue19Dec
Chistmas Tree Lights
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Mallow, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Trees, UrbanChistmas Tree Lights St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mallow is lit up by the lights of the Christmas tree in the church grounds. The camera club social night was in Mallow last night and after a great meal myself and Jacinta left the rest to prop up the bar! I had my camera with me [...]
2006Mon18Dec
The Girls of Cork City
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanThe Girls of Cork City Two girls standing at the edge of a crowd on Patrick’s Street, Cork. A quick search for irish cork girls hoops earrings led me to the answers.com page on scanger. Judging by the definition of both male and female clothing, there are plenty of them about! Stereotypical Appearance * Very [...]
2006Sun17Dec
Clontarf Bridge at night
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Clontarf Bridge, Cork, Ireland, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanClontarf Bridge at night Clontarf Bridge in Cork City joins Lapps Quay to Albert Quay where the City Hall is situated. The construction cranes in the background are those at the site of the Elysian pictured previously. This picture was taken on Monday night when several members of Mallow Camera Club walked the streets of [...]
2006Sun10Dec
The Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz
Filed in Alcatraz, California, Candid, Canon 20D, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United StatesThe Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz The flag of the United States flies over Alcatraz Island on a windy August day. This was originally a portrait shot but I squared it off to emphasize the vertical and horizontal leading lines. The hydrant is much more prominent in the foreground too. The red rusty texture beloved [...]
2006Thu07Dec
The anxious look
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanThe anxious look A young woman looks around anxiously in the crowd filled St. Patrick’s Street before she crosses at the traffic lights. I was standing on one of the new marble blocks shooting a scene across the road when I saw the gathering crowd below me at the traffic lights. I saw the glance [...]
