The quiet, residential part of Kinsale as photographed from the busy touristy part across the harbour! This was a long exposure shot that came out quite nicely but it did show up the dead pixels on my sensor again. Good thing I don’t have time to shoot many of these types of photos nowadays. The [...]
2008Wed02Jul
Kinsale at Night
Filed in Birds, Black and White, Boat, Canon 20D, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Kinsale, Long Exposure, Night, People, Photography, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 18-200, Sky, Street, Urban, Water
2008Wed26Mar
Swans on The Lough
Filed in Birds, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sky, The Lough, UrbanSwans on The Lough Swans swim past on The Lough in Cork City. This was one of the first photos I took at the recent photowalk there. Despite the clear blue sky and lovely light it was quite cold with a biting wind!
2008Tue25Mar
Three’s a crowd
Filed in Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sigma 10-20, The Lough, WaterThree’s a crowd Some of the swans at the Lough a few weeks ago during the photo walk. Got a few more shots from that session to post!
2008Sat15Mar
Heads up at the Lough
Filed in Birds, Candid, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, The Lough, Urban, WaterHeads up at the Lough This was shot from a precarious position. I jumped up on one of the concrete posts dotted around the pond and very carefully snapped a couple of shots. I just about managed to balance there for a few minutes! See the two black swans everyone else was shooting? From left [...]
2008Wed12Mar
Feed the swans at the Lough
Filed in Birds, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, The Lough, Urban, WaterFeed the swans at the Lough Girls feed the swans at the Lough on Sunday afternoon. Urban acid Will posted his first photo from the day on his blog. He did arrive late, but he made up for lost time!
2008Tue11Mar
The Swan’s Wings
Filed in Birds, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photos, The Lough, Urban, WaterThe Swan’s Wings You really only appreciate how large and imposing a swan is when they rear up out of the water and spread their magnificent wings. While at The Lough on Sunday there were a number of fights between swans. Guess it’s that time of the year again, eh? The swans were fairly tame [...]
2007Tue30Jan
The lonely swan
Filed in Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, The Lough, Urban, WaterThe lonely swan A solitary swan swims on the calm waters of The Lough as the sun disappears at the end of the day. Believe it or not, this is a 10 second exposure that turned out much better than I could have hoped! I balanced my camera on the edge of the Lough, set [...]
2007Tue16Jan
The swans they are a coming
Filed in Abstract, Birds, Canon 20D, Cork, Ireland, Lights, Long Exposure, Night, Photos, Sigma 18-200, The Lough, UrbanThe swans they are a coming Swans rush to the bank of the Lough looking for bread from the crazy guy hanging over the water with a large black object… This shows off one of my favourite night-time techniques. Long exposure with a flash. The long exposure captures the background while the flash illuminates the [...]
2006Sat08Jul
Swan and Young
Filed in Birds, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Night, Photos, Sigma 10-20, The Lough, Urban, WaterA mother swan and her young offspring. There was a lovely sunset causing a deep red reflection in the water. The mother swan was very protective and aggressive and reared up and spat at me a moment after I took this shot! Edit: This photo is hosted on Zoomr! Thomas Hawk is appealing to the [...]
2006Wed14Jun
The Swan Gang
Filed in Birds, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, The Lough, Urban, WaterThe Swan Gang Tough looking swans gather for bread at the Lough in Cork for bread. The problem with shooting dangerous wildlife with a wideangle lens is that unless you stick the camera in their faces nobody will believe you were risking life and limb by leaning down right next to them when shooting. Well, [...]
