Clontarf Bridge in Cork is a bridge across the River Lee, opened in 1912 and still very much in use. Originally built to link two railways it’s now used for road traffic! This Cokipedia page has lots more info on the bridge and this page mentions that the bridge, “could be lifted to allow the [...]
2011Tue08Nov
Clontarf Bridge
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Urban
2011Wed02Nov
Black and White Metal
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 18-200The metal of a school desk leg in my Dad’s garden. On a much nicer day than today, awful outside right now! Cold wind, wet. Glad I’m inside now!
2011Thu20Oct
The Old Rocking Chair
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanOld? Probably not. A quite new rocking chair outside a shop in Killrush, Co Clare back in April 2009. Photographed while we were on holiday and we were lucky to have a beautiful day. Unfortunately not every day was good but we made the best of it!
2011Mon10Oct
One Eye Oscar!
Filed in Animals, Black and White, Blarney, Canon 40D, Dogs, Ireland, Nature, Photography, Photos, UrbanShih Tzu dogs need a lot of grooming and Oscar is no exception. This is him in the snow on Christmas Day last year. Good thing he had all that fur as it was freezing!
2011Mon03Oct
Ice Cream in Kinsale
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Kinsale, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanA man enjoying his ice cream in Kinsale on a very sunny July day last year.
2011Sat10Sep
Bags of Fun
Filed in Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, UrbanBags of fun to be had at Pipers in Crosshaven, Co Cork.
Romans go home! No! It’s “Romani ite Domum”! Ah, the Life of Brian. What a film. Great fun that was. At a military show in Cork City Gaol last year we saw a display of Roman Legions fighting and a small history lesson in the life and times back then. It was a fascinating display [...]
2011Mon29Aug
A Cup among the the rocks
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200The smooth uniform texture of a cup contrasted with the rough and weathered stones of a wall on Cape Clear Island. Somewhere near where I took the previous shot I saw this cup at the side of the road and was struck by the oddness of it’s placement.
2011Mon22Aug
Cape Clear Road
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200A view of the main road on Cape Clear Island, a small island off the coast of west Cork. I’ve walked this road many times but never noticed that you can see the Baltimore Beacon from here until I took this photo…
2011Thu04Aug
Walk and Talk
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Kinsale, People, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Street, UrbanKinsale, on a very hot day in 2008.
