The sun had risen about an hour before this shot, taken 2 days ago in Blarney. Actually, across the road from my home. It was a beautiful morning with snow in many places, but the ground was slippy so I had to be careful. Nothing like as bad as this morning when rain and cold [...]
2008Sun20Apr
Great ball of flame
Filed in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sky, Sun, UrbanSunrise over Blarney a few days ago. There was a thin layer of cloud on the horizon that nicely blocked out much of the light of the sun allowing me to capture this early morning sun. It’s amazing to think that the light we see takes 8 minutes to travel the immense distance between the [...]
2007Sat10Feb
The Cork County Hall and the web
Filed in Abstract, Autumn, Canon 20D, Co. Cork, Cork, Ireland, Lee Fields, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, TreesThe Cork County Hall and the web Early one morning I visited the County Hall in Cork and took a few photos. In fact, this one is from the same shoot. Webs covered a tree behind the building, and the early morning dew sparkled in the sun. I was hoping for an ominous feel to [...]
Cappuccino Morning A beautiful misty morning greeted us a few days ago. The mist rolled down the valley outside and when the sun rose it produced these amazing shades of brown through the fog. Thanks Jacinta for the name, it fits! I added a tag cloud to the site this morning. It’s quite obvious from [...]
2006Sat02Sep
Sunrise over Blarney
Filed in Blarney, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, UrbanSunrise over Blarney This is the view that greeted me a few days ago from my office. I wouldn’t post it except that today is wet and gloomy and I want to remember what a nice sunrise looks like instead of the grey cloud I’m looking at now. The Midleton Food & Drink Festival is [...]
