The River Lee runs through Cork City along two channels with an island in the middle. That island is where the City Center is and provides for plenty of opportunities shooting the river Shot during the pre-iba09 photowalk ages ago.
A rowing boat lies just below the waterline in Blackrock village, Cork. Tide’s out so it’s not going anywhere!
2008Tue22Jul
A touch of colour
Filed in Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, River, River Lee, Sky, Urban, WaterA slightly different version of yesteryday’s black and white shot of the River Lee. Which one do you prefer?
2008Mon21Jul
The river in black and white
Filed in Black and White, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Landscape, Photography, Photos, River, River Lee, Urban, WaterThe River Lee in Cork shot from the Nano Nagle Bridge (erected in 1985 to commemorate Cork’s 800th birthday). Far off in the distance is Holy Trinity Church as well as Parliament Bridge. That ugly building on the right is where the IDA have their offices. What an eye sore. Another version of this shot [...]
2008Fri11Apr
Reflections of the city
Filed in Canon 20D, Connolly Hall, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, Reflections, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterReflections of the city Cork City Hall and the urban lighting on both sides of the River Lee are reflected in the water at night. I took this back in October 2006 when the Elysian hadn’t reached it’s glorious present day height. I venture to say that a photo of this scene now would feature [...]
2007Sat09Jun
Grand Parade on the Lee
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Houses, Ireland, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban, WaterGrand Parade on the Lee This is the Grand Parade in Cork, from across the River Lee on Sullivan’s Quay. It was the graffiti on the river wall, “Tek”, that prompted me to shoot this image and I like how it came out. It does lose something in this resized version because of the distant [...]
2007Mon15Jan
The Moonlit Shipyards
Filed in Canon 20D, Cobh, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Lights, Night, Photos, River, Sigma 18-200, Sky, WaterThe Moonlit Shipyards The shipyards in Rushbrooke, just outside Cobh are still active although much quieter now than during their heyday. The cranes make for great photography against the moonlit sky. This was shot from across the River Lee in Passage last November. FRLinux asked about settings so here they are, including post-processing: Flickr’s exif [...]
2006Sun31Dec
City Hall at night
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, UrbanCity Hall at night Cork City Hall at night as viewed from across the river. It was all lit up for the Modern Homes Exhibition and as it was such a calm night the reflection on the River Lee was beautiful. If you watch the RTE news at 6pm or 9pm tonight, watch out for [...]
2006Tue26Dec
The River, The Brewery and the Cathedral
Filed in Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Gimp, Ireland, Landscape, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, UrbanThe River, The Brewery and the Cathedral The River Lee rushes by the Beamish and Crawford Brewery on one side, and O’Sullivan Electrical on the other with St. Finbarre’s Cathedral in the background. I have discovered there’s a dead pixel on my camera’s sensor. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to show itself much but when I [...]
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 [...]
