A small wooden cabin or hut sits in a car park near the houses Automattic stayed in at Breckenridge in Colorado. The original shot can be seen in my Flickr stream or in the Automattic group there. This version has been extensively dodged and burned to bring out the contrast between light and dark. Late [...]
2008Mon03Nov
A Cabin in the Rockies
Filed in Automattic, Breckenridge, Canon 40D, Colorado, Houses, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Trees, United States
2008Tue07Oct
An club agus an cnoc
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, PhotosThe club and the hill. This is the North Harbour in Cape Clear Island. The club is familiar to all who visit this part of the world, as are the hills unfortunately. This particular hill overlooks the whole harbour and feels like a 45 degree struggle at times. I still have memories of climbing it [...]
2008Fri26Sep
Tractor at Allihies
Filed in Allihies, Beach, Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, Vehicles, WaterA tractor in the carpark at Allihies Beach in Co Cork.
2008Mon22Sep
Cape Clear North Harbour
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sigma 18-200, WaterThe north harbour in Cape Clear is the main harbour on the island. There’s a south harbour as well but there’s only a small beach there, and a long quayside where the occasional small boat ties up. To the left you can see the Club which is a small shop/cafe on the ground floor, while [...]
2008Fri15Aug
Allihies Countryside
Filed in Allihies, Beach, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sky, WaterThe road to the beach at Allihies in West Cork branches in two a few miles from there. This was taken on the scenic route where the road comes out between two hills and you see this beautiful expanse of hills and grassland spread out before you. It’s quite a sight. My poor photo does [...]
2008Sat09Aug
The rolling hills of the Irish countryside
Filed in Animals, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sky, TreesPeople come from far and wide to see the beautiful Irish countryside and it’s no wonder. There’s such a wide range of different scenery that you could spend many a day discovering new beauty spots. This was shot near Dunmanway in West Cork. If you look very carefully you can see the wind power generators [...]
2008Thu07Aug
Chicago on the river
Filed in Architecture, Boat, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, Landscape, Photography, Photos, River, United States, Urban, Vehicles, WaterMany cites live and depend on rivers and none more so than Chicago which went as far as to reverse the flow of the Chicago River! Wikipedia has more of course. The observant visitor will notice the twin towers of Marina City in the photo above, and possibly recognise the distinctive bridge from the latest [...]
2008Tue22Jul
A touch of colour
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, River, River Lee, Sky, Urban, WaterA slightly different version of yesteryday’s black and white shot of the River Lee. Which one do you prefer?
2008Mon21Jul
The river in black and white
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, River, River Lee, Urban, WaterThe River Lee in Cork shot from the Nano Nagle Bridge (erected in 1985 to commemorate Cork’s 800th birthday). Far off in the distance is Holy Trinity Church as well as Parliament Bridge. That ugly building on the right is where the IDA have their offices. What an eye sore. Another version of this shot [...]
2008Sat07Jun
Windswept Cliff
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Photos, Sky, WaterRough grass clings to the headland near Mizen Head in West Cork as waves crash on the cliffs far below. On the day I took this it was a lovely warm, sunny day, but I Love the effect black and white has on this scene. It sends a chill through me looking at it, especially [...]
