Sparkling Flowing Christmas Lights Blue glowing and sparkling Christmas lights flow down from the roof of Benetton on Oliver Plunkett St. in Cork. I loved the reflection in the car and had to take this shot. It was hand held and I’m quite sure I pumped up the ISO quite a bit to get a [...]
2007Mon24Dec
Sparkling Flowing Christmas Lights
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Christmas, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Night, Oliver Plunkett Street, Photos, Reflections, Sigma 18-200, Urban, Vehicles
2007Fri21Dec
Stolichnaya Russian Vodka
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Lights, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Union Square, United States, UrbanStolichnaya Russian Vodka A huge advertisement for Stolichnaya Russian Vodka on the side of a building near Union Square in San Francisco. It proudly stats, “Choose Authenticity”. This is the sight that greeted me on my first night in the city!
2007Mon17Dec
Evening sky over Cork City
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Sun, UrbanEvening sky over Cork City Darkness descends on the City of Cork and the lights of the Grand Parade spill from the windows. In the background is St. Finbarr’s Cathedral and the rest of the urban environment heading out west. This image is quite similar to another Grand Parade shot from about a month ago. [...]
2007Fri14Dec
Gorbys Nightclub
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanGorbys Nightclub This alley should be familiar to almost everyone in Cork. The entrance to Gorbys nightclub is halfway down there. Many a Saturday night was spent queuing up to get in!
2007Mon26Nov
Whirling around and around
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Funfair, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Peace Park, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanWhirling around and around A merry-go-round or whatever you call it kept the kids entertained in the Peace Park last night as Santa visited courtesy of 96FM. Even the Lord Mayor of Cork turned up. He had no problems finding parking. I saw his car parked up on the broad new pavement outside the park. [...]
2007Sun11Nov
Randles Court Starlights
Filed in Canon 20D, Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanRandall’s Court Starlights We stayed in The Randles Court Hotel in Killarney, Co. Kerry last February and one night I wandered out to take a few shots. This was a long exposure shot, with the aperture closed down as much as possible to f/22. Lovely hotel too!
2007Wed26Sep
Paul Street by night
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Look up, Night, Paul Street, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, UrbanPaul Street by night In front of Tesco on Paul Street, Cork by night. This is a long exposure show I made by putting my camera on the ground and leaning the lens on my wallet. Judging by the lighting it was probably a small aperture too. Love that effect!
2007Tue18Sep
Construction cranes at night
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanConstruction cranes at night Cranes over the construction site at the old Guy and Company site make for a striking image at night. This was taken from the Tesco multi-storey car park, a few metres away from where I shot Clouds move at night. Yesterday we had to bring the car for a service so [...]
2007Sat08Sep
Light reflects on the Lough
Filed in Autumn, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, The Lough, Trees, Urban, VehiclesLight reflects on the Lough Light trails from passing cars and street lights reflect on the calm surface of the Lough in Cork in this long exposure shot.
2007Mon20Aug
Clouds move at night
Filed in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanClouds move at night Clouds fly across the sky in this nighttime shot of Cork City. A crane is in the middle distance, practically a symbol of the City at this stage. The building site in the foreground is on the old site of the Guy And Company building. There’s St. Anne’s Church or Shandon [...]
