A lone kite surfer flies through the water at Garrettstown Beach in County Cork a few weeks ago. Last weekend with the good weather the beach was packed, but we were there when it was cold, rain drizzled, and a cold wind whipped up the fine sand everywhere. Place was deserted. I like this photo. [...]
2009Fri18Sep
Kite Surfer
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Garretstown, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20
2009Fri11Sep
Emmett Place Deconstructed
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanEmmett Place in Cork is the sight of feverish building work for the past year or two as a huge city block was torn down and then built up again. Here’s the view from the excellent Aroma Restaurant.
2009Fri04Sep
Barry’s Balloons
Filed in Blarney, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Rain, Sigma 18-200, Street, Trees, UrbanLast Sunday a “fun day” was held in the square in Blarney. I had completely forgotten about it until we got down there and there was a huge crowd there with food stalls, a bouncy castle and this inflatable slide and various races for all the kids. Shame about the weather though. Barry’s Balloons obviously [...]
2009Mon31Aug
Ireland Loves Coca Cola
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanA man taking a break in Bishop Lucey Park, Cork. Coca Cola Ireland made headlines last week when it emerged they were going to outsource their distribution network. Unions weren’t happy of course.
2009Thu27Aug
Relax in the Park
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Canon 50mm f1.8, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanA man relaxes in Bishop Lucey Park while all around him people enjoy the festival that day. Taken during the photowalk last month. Amazing what cropping does to an image. The original was so busy and I struggled to find the image I wanted out of it but I like this.
2009Tue25Aug
The Roughty Fruit King
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, English Market, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanA long time fixture of the English Market in Cork is this fruit stall run by M F Murphy.
2009Sun23Aug
Laughter in the English Market
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, English Market, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanIt’s not all doom and gloom for shopkeepers. These ladies were obviously having a great ol’ chat in this shop in the English Market last month. Another shot from the WW photowalk on July 18th. I seem to be getting a couple of good ones out of that day after all!
2009Sat22Aug
The Lone Guitar
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Oliver Plunkett Street, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanA street entertainer plays his guitar on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork last month during the WW photowalk on the 18th. I have the winners of the hotel rooms for next month’s photowalk. I picked them with the help of Alexa, Laughing Lion and Andrea who picked the first distinct numbers between 1 and 5. Thanks [...]
2009Thu13Aug
Wide Open Spaces
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanThe wide open space at the top of Patrick’s Street in Cork is a crossroads for traffic going along Cork’s busiest streets. It’d be a nightmare to cross without the pedestrian lights, not that stops people racing or even sauntering across in front of oncoming traffic.
2009Tue11Aug
H&M Cork
Filed in Black and White, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Street, UrbanH&M, one of the larger tenants in the new shopping center being built here on Academy Street.
