Sometimes I just miss talking to you A sticker on the back of a STOP sign reads, “Sometimes I just miss talking to you” and is signed “The 508″. A message of love for someone missing, or mindless graffiti? What makes the image for me is the couple walking by at the bottom of the [...]
2007Tue14Aug
Sometimes I just miss talking to you
Filed in Abstract, Architecture, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Night, Oliver Plunkett Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban
2007Mon23Jul
California Sunset
Filed in Beach, California, Canon 20D, Landscape, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, United StatesCalifornia Sunset On the way to the Automattic beach houses last night we drove along the famous road that featured in Basic Instinct. I opened the window on Toni’s car and took a few photos of the sunset. I hoped for it to happen, but I was very lucky that the sun was blocked out [...]
2007Tue17Jul
The Apple Fiesta
Filed in Advertising, Canon 20D, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, VehiclesThe Apple Fiesta Just goes to show, them Apple folks have their fingers in every pie. They’re obviously going to buy Ford Motor Company. The owner of the Ford Fiesta this sticker was stuck on can obviously see the future. Delivery people already have their white vans. It’s simply a matter of plastering them with [...]
2007Fri13Jul
Inside the Cork University Maternity Hospital
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, WiltonInside the Cork University Maternity Hospital The (still) new Cork University Maternity Hospital or CUMH is shaped like a triangle with a central area that will eventually be planted with grass, flowers and vegetation. For now it’s boring bland grey. To the right and left you can see balconies. The one of the right adjoins [...]
2007Tue05Jun
Light trails on Oliver Plunkett Street
Filed in Advertising, Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Oliver Plunkett Street, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanLight trails on Oliver Plunkett Street Light trails from a passing car leave their mark on this long exposure shot of Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork. Can you see pink lights on the vertical poles standing at the edge of the pavement? On my Linux box they’re clear as day but I can’t see them [...]
2007Sun11Feb
Cupid’s Arrow and the birds
Filed in Automattic, Birds, California, Canon 20D, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, United States, UrbanCupid’s Arrow and the birds Cupid’s Arrow in San Francisco provides an interesting silhouette against the evening sky. If you’ve payed close attention to my photos in the past you might think this is a duplicate of another shot but it’s from a slightly different angle and wider, and I feel stronger because of the [...]
2007Wed31Jan
Cobh at sunset
Filed in Architecture, Beach, Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Tutorials, WaterCobh at sunset The tide is out in Cobh, Co. Cork while the sun sets in the west casting an orange glow over the water and boats in the harbour. Method This required some work to expose properly. The sky is bright while the harbour, houses and landscape are in shadow. Out with the layers, [...]
2007Tue30Jan
The lonely swan
Filed in Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, The Lough, Urban, WaterThe lonely swan A solitary swan swims on the calm waters of The Lough as the sun disappears at the end of the day. Believe it or not, this is a 10 second exposure that turned out much better than I could have hoped! I balanced my camera on the edge of the Lough, set [...]
2007Sun21Jan
Bay Bridge Reflections
Filed in Architecture, Automattic, California, Canon 20D, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, San Francisco, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, United States, UrbanBay Bridge Reflections Light from the Bay Bridge in San Francsico shimmers in the waters of the harbour. To the left one of the fire fighting boats of the SF Fire Department can be seen. Posting this landmark of San Francisco today as most of the rest of Automattic make their way to Mexico. Here’s [...]
2007Tue16Jan
The swans they are a coming
Filed in Abstract, Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, The Lough, UrbanThe swans they are a coming Swans rush to the bank of the Lough looking for bread from the crazy guy hanging over the water with a large black object… This shows off one of my favourite night-time techniques. Long exposure with a flash. The long exposure captures the background while the flash illuminates the [...]
