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A riot of colour from Peru

A riot of colour from Peru One of the more colourful stalls at the open air market during the St Patrick’s Festival in Cork!

March 24, 2006

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The candle seller’s red hat This man was selling scented candles on a small table in front of the Crawford Art Gallery. The sense of smell is one of our most primitive and releases memories and stirs emotions. He was doing a brisk trade. When I saw his woolly red hat I had to make [...]

March 23, 2006

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Cork St Patrick’s Festival Market

Cork St Patrick’s Festival Market One side of Academy Street was taken up by a long line of stalls populated by an international host of sellers! There were biscuits and cakes from Brittany, soaps and wooden toys from France, clothes and trinkets from Peru and lots more. I took a few shots of this scene [...]

March 22, 2006

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Such is the wonder of childhood

Such is the wonder of childhood A young child watches a street performer go through his act on Patrick’s Street, Cork last Saturday as part of the St. Patrick’s Festival 2006.

March 21, 2006

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Mr Crow performs for St Patrick’s Festival 2005 in Cork

Mr Crow uses his head Mr Crow teaches juggling The look of joy Mr Crow’s balancing act “On the count of three you pull!” Mr Crow is crazy, there’s no question of that. First of all he introduced his ex-girlfriend’s head, which he swung around his own head while juggling 3 doll heads! He “helped” [...]

March 20, 2006

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Feed The Birds!

Feed The Birds! This was taken yesterday in my back garden. We had some beautiful light after a very dull start to the day and I took advantage of it. I used the Canon 75-300 IS lens but the bird feeder is about 3m away from my backdoor so I can’t get as close as [...]

February 19, 2006

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His and Hers

His and Hers Two ducks in the bird sanctuary outside Blarney. I took this back in May 2005 on the same day as this one. This one’s for Matt!

February 18, 2006

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Bird Flying High

Bird Flying High A seagull roused by traffic noise flies up from the River Lee.

February 17, 2006

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Bent

Bent Walk by the River Lee in Cork City and you’ll come across vertical bars embedded in the river wall. Here’s one that was bent out of shape by some force, possibly a long time ago. In the background is the Cork Opera House. The texture and grain of the bar appeals to me. It’s [...]

February 16, 2006

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Get There, Go Anywhere

Get There, Go Anywhere Bicycle locked up and bus arriving on the Grand Parade a few nights ago. It’s been quite a while since I used either forms of transport. What caught your eye first about this image? The poster, the foreground or the bus?

February 15, 2006

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