The Houses of Parliament in London, UK dominate the skyline near the river.
Houses of Parliament
Filed in Architecture, Canon 40D, London, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, United Kingdom, UrbanYellow Lighthouses
Filed in Canon 40D, Iceland, Photography, Photos, Reykjavik, Sigma 18-200, UrbanYellow lighthouses at the mouth of Reykjavik Harbour in Iceland.
Sólfar, The Sun Voyager
Filed in Architecture, Boat, Canon 40D, Iceland, Photography, Photos, Reykjavik, Sigma 18-200, UrbanThis is a metal statue in Reykjavík of what looks like a Viking longboat but according to the Wikipedia page is in fact a “dreamboat”. It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think like this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the [...]
The Blue Lagoon, Iceland. The water is lovely warm, even quite hot in places and is full of silica and sulphur. There’s usually a smell of bad eggs in the air from the sulphur but when we visited it was definitely bacon we smelled. Really weird. A great experience except when hailstone started to fall. [...]
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.
Hold Her Steady
Filed in Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Ireland, Kinsale, Night, Photos, Sea, Sigma 10-20A ship tied up at the quay in Kinsale, Co. Cork last year. The vessel was mostly deserted but we saw revellers boarding it regularly, walking around the deck and then off again!
The white sands of Cuminole
Filed in Canon 40D, Ireland, Kerry, Photography, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Slea HeadThe white sands of Cuminole Strand glisten on a lovely June day in 2009. This photo almost makes me want to reach out and tilt it as my eyes are drawn to the curve of the land…
The Goose Family of Fota Island Wildlife Park in Cork.
Waves Crash
Filed in Beach, Canon 40D, Cork, Garrettstown, Ireland, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200Waves crash into the sea wall at Garrettstown Beach, Co Cork a few weeks ago. Beautiful day for a trip down there and the wind blew the sea into violent waves pounding the man made obstructions on shore.
Football on the beach
Filed in Beach, Black and White, Canon 40D, Cork, Garrettstown, Ireland, People, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Water3 boys playing with a football on Garretstown Beach. The tide was coming in and I watched them kick the ball out into the water. The day was freezing though with a strong offshore wind. Brrrr.