A boat sits alone on the hard ground while it’s brethren bob up and down in the tide around Fountainstown in Co Cork. This presented me with a bit of a dilemma. I originally cropped the sky out because it was washed out but after careful work with the RAW image I restored detail to [...]
2008Mon03Nov
A Cabin in the Rockies
Filed in Automattic, Breckenridge, Canon 40D, Colorado, Houses, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Trees, United StatesA 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 [...]
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 [...]
2006Sat25Nov
Look through the bars at Alcatraz
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesLook through the bars at Alcatraz Looking down a closed off corridor or street in Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco. I watched a few minutes of “Escape From Alcatraz” last night and recognised a few locations – the canteen of course, and the ventilation shafts behind the cells are visible to anyone who looks. I wonder [...]
