Posts tagged with Irish photos
18 December 2009 - Happy on the Köln
A very happy crew member of the Köln when she docked in Cork in 2005.
Now that I’ve archived my photo collection to DVD (only 41 DVDs for 2009 so far!) I’m converting RAW files to Jpeg to reduce the insane storage requirements of 179GB of data for 2009 alone. As an example, I squashed 2GB of RAW files to high quality Jpeg files that only took up 362MB. I’ve saved over 20GB so far and I’ve only started. 
It is risky having only one copy of the RAW files on DVD but I haven’t yet deleted the files from my backup drives. The plan is to make duplicate DVD copies of each year, and then every year or more likely every 2 years make another 2 copies of each disc. Or use a Bluray burner if they’re available.
Or use a hard disk, I suspect that the disk capacity I need will probably come close to the cost of a spindle of high quality DVD discs.
Me paranoid? Not paranoid enough.
17 December 2009 - Let The Flo Gas Flow!
Two Flo Gas gas cylinders sit inside the office of a derelict garage near Blarney.
16 December 2009 - Strong Shadows
Strong shadows in exceptionally bright sunlight in May 2008 in Blarney.
15 December 2009 - Thumbs up for Comandante João Belo
Members of the crew of the F480 Comandante João Belo as the ship was known in 2005. In 2008 it was sold to Uruguay, with official transfer on 8th April 2008, renamed ROU-01 URUGUAY.
14 December 2009 - In the Knows
An Alpaca stared intently at me while he munched on some straw in Blarney on Saturday.
13 December 2009 - The Lone Donkey
The single solitary donkey huddled among the Alpacas yesterday in Blarney.
12 December 2009 - Alpacas know best
Several Alpacas were in Blarney earlier as part of a Bothar promotion to encourage people to support them. The animals, including one donkey, were a big hit with the kids. I only had my 50mm lens with me so no wide angle shots, but I did get a couple of nice ones.
11 December 2009 - Bars Bars Bars
Supporting bars criss cross the arm of a crane on Cork’s Docklands in 2005. Probably the same crane I posted a few days ago.
10 December 2009 - Endangered Species
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..
9 December 2009 - F211 – Fregatte Köln
The Fregatte Köln docked in Cork Harbour in 2005. Glorious day for a photowalk!