Sitting around at the GPO Teens sit around on the limestone blocks on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. That’s the Post Office in the background and the infamous Hi-B Bar to the left where you can be thrown out or verbally abused if the eccentric owner doesn’t like the look of you!
2007Wed10Oct
Sitting around at the GPO
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Oliver Plunkett Street, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban
2007Tue09Oct
Redhead on the street
Filed in Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanRedhead on the street A young woman on Patrick Street relaxes for a moment with her fruit smoothy.
2007Mon08Oct
Baby likes Wispa
Filed in Canon 20D, Cork, Food, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanBaby likes Wispa My little baby, Adam, likes the new Wispa bars. Well, he enjoyed throwing this one around and almost got it into his mouth before I stopped him! ‘Course, I gobbled it down shortly afterwards and it was every bit as good as I remembered! Wispa Bars were on sale in Ireland and [...]
2007Sun07Oct
Denis MacSweeney
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Merchant's Quay, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, UrbanDenis MacSweeney One of the few photography shops left in Cork City center, Denis MacSweeney’s shop in Merchant’s Quay is a simple photo development outfit. O’Leary’s Camera World and MacSweeney’s on Oliver Plunkett St. will sell you cameras and all sorts of other photography bits. Unfortunately both shops were out of 77mm filters the last [...]
2007Sat06Oct
Are you off to Dingle then?
Filed in Canon 20D, Cross Processed, Ireland, Kerry, Milltown, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, UrbanAre you off to Dingle then? One of the more hair-brained ideas of Eamon O Cuiv, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was to proclaim that the official names of all towns in Gaeltacht areas would be the Irish names. I’m all for efforts to make Irish more appealing and stronger but what [...]
2007Wed03Oct
Couminole View
Filed in Canon 20D, Dingle, Ireland, Kerry, Photos, Rocks, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sky, WaterCouminole View Looking out to sea from the steep walkway down to Couminole Strand on Slea Head, the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry. The film Ryan’s Daughter was filmed in this area and the beach behind me was featured in the gun running scene! Check it out on Youtube. About 2 minutes into the second clip [...]
2007Tue02Oct
Sun peaking out in SF
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, California, Candid, Canon 20D, Look up, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, United States, UrbanSun peaking out in SF The sun is hidden by a tall building in San Francisco while mother and daughter wait for the lights to change.
My laughing baby My little baby, Adam, was in great mood when I shot this in the Castle Hotel, Blarney a few weeks ago.
2007Sun30Sep
Ramones Fan
Filed in Advertising, Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, St Patrick's Street, Street, UrbanRamones Fan A Ramones fan walks down Patrick’s Street. I love the eyes of the poster looking out ..
2007Sat29Sep
Energy is trouble and useful
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Signs, St Patrick's Street, Street, Urban, VehiclesEnergy is trouble and useful An ESB van passes a pole with a Rossport Shell-to-sea campaign flyer on it. Shell want to bring oil to land at Rossport in Co. Mayo, and the ESB are massive consumers of oil, gas and coal in their electricity generation business.
