The urban landscape as seen from the top of Shandon Bells in Cork.
Category Archives: Black and White
Clancy’s Youghal
Clancy’s Bar and Restaurant in Youghal has apparently been closed for quite some time. I never knew the place but my wife was surprised and disappointed to see the For Sale signs outside.
I didn’t even notice the people walking along the road until I looked at the photo on my monitor!
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 106mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Toilets for the Aliens
If aliens from outer space attack Youghal in Co Cork we know at least one building they won’t destroy. Odd looking characters featured on this sign for the public toilets near the beach.
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
De Lorean DMC-12
De Lorean, the 80’s Belfast car manufacturer became a household name after their car’s appearance in Back to the Future. The name is instantly recognisable to a whole generation of people. Unfortunately the De Lorean company had already folded before those films were released.
The car above is the De Lorean DMC-12, the only model the company built. It stopped in front of us while we were having a picnic and I heard a woman across the road saying, “That’s the Back to the Future car!”
Lots more to be found on the Wikipedia page on the car.
Shot in Timoleague, Co Cork about a week ago.
PS. new theme. I missed my sidebar!
| Aperture | ƒ/6.3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 144mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
Vehicles Max Height 2.2m
The construction site that was Douglas Shopping Centre’s car park in December 2008. If you go there now you’ll drive up a slope where that digger is and a wall separates where I was standing with the roadway!
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/20s |
Old Car Interior
The interior of the car that sits in the lounge of the Cork International Airport Hotel.
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 1250 |
| Shutter speed | 1/13s |
Black and White in Kinsale
Two houses painted contrasting colours in the town of Kinsale in Co Cork.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Mr Whirly
Shly? Ever since I took this photo it’s always bugged me what that means. Ice cream van on a very warm day in Kinsale, Co Cork.
Not the first time I shot this particular ice cream van either!
| Aperture | ƒ/14 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 33mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Old Style Car
These old style cars were all the rage for about 5 minutes a few years ago weren’t they?
Pictured in Kinsale, Co Cork on a hot Summer’s day.
PS. my brother Donal got married today. Brilliant day had by all and wedding was really nice!
| Aperture | ƒ/13 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 33mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
John Player
A cigarette ash tray outside Cronin’s Pub in Crosshaven. Shot a few weeks ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/10 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/250s |
Suffering in the heat
It’s hard to believe that Ireland can be warm and roasting given the cold winds that blow around this time of year but back in June last year we had a heat wave. I can’t stand the heat of the sun, and by the looks of things, this gentleman isn’t too fond of it either.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 200mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Lonely Boat in Fountainstown
A boat sits alone on the hard ground while it’s brethren bob up and down in the tide around Fountainstown in Co Cork.
This presented me with a bit of a dilemma. I originally cropped the sky out because it was washed out but after careful work with the RAW image I restored detail to that area of the photo. Now I’m torn between this and the cropped version but I think this one wins out. The clouds have a sense of motion that contrasts with the rest of the image in a way I find very pleasing.
I’m thinking about this too much.
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1250s |