Ballycotton Fishing Boats Fishing boats crowd the harbour in Ballycotton on a warm August afternoon. This was taken in 2006, when I think I shot the rest of my Ballycotton images. I love the imposing clouds and the leading lines of the bows.
2008Fri08Feb
Ballycotton Fishing Boats
Filed in Ballycotton, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Water
You’re a star So that’s what happens to reality tv show judges when they retire. They go off to Dingle and work on a trawler! In the background is an old burned out trawler that has been tied up to the quay in Dingle for at least the last 18 months. I have photos of [...]
2006Wed25Oct
Rusted and abandoned
Filed in Ballycotton, Beach, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, SkyRusted and abandoned An old oil drum stands on the quay at Ballycotton rusting away as the exposed metal is beaten down by the elements. Technique: I increased the saturation of the reds to bring out the rust of the drum. I desaturated other colours so the drum would stand out. I then duplicated the [...]
2006Mon16Oct
Steps down to the river
Filed in Architecture, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sullivan's Quay, Urban, WaterSteps down to the river Steps lead down to the River Lee in Cork City. Railing stops people going down them but in times past fishermen and other boat users hauled goods up these steps onto the quays. This was taken a few yards up the quay from a previous shot. Technique: To increase the [...]
