Category Archives: Sigma 10-20

The city of Reykjavík as seen from the bell tower of the cathedral there.

Obey God, because snap

This unusual lump of metal sticking out of the pavement on the Grand Parade could be the oldest street furniture in the city. I had forgotten I had posted this photo way back in 2007 but I prefer this version of the photo as it has more detail. What do you think? Which photo is...

A street in San Francisco, 2006.

"This will change everything he thought". Err, no. It won't. Billboards like this sprang up near the Elysian in Cork in 2007 and later as construction of that building continued. Well. It didn't change anything except that the country went into recession and the building is mostly empty even now. Some nice photos here from...

The flyover over the Bandon Road Roundabout in Bishopstown is completed (or so I've read, I haven't driven over it yet) but here's what it looked like 2006, well before any work was done. The pedestrian walkway I took this from is long gone and the area itself looks a lot different now! Now, all...

View of the Ratty River as seen from the top of Bunratty Castle, Co Clare. Despite the cloudy sky temperatures were in the low twenties so it was quite warm, especially after climbing up the many steps to the top of the castle! Oddly enough I couldn't find this view in a search for the...

Flyovers are being built over the roundabouts in Wilton and Bishopstown in Cork right now and I've been meaning to photograph both building sites before construction was completed. I never imagined I'd be able to shoot the Wilton construction site from a plane!

In January 2007 supporters of a mountain rescue group in Cork were collecting on Patrick's Street. This is just one of the fabulous dogs they had with them at various locations!

Six years ago the Grand Parade in Cork was a major building site. I can't remember how long construction lasted but it went on for quite some time as they tore up and changed the road layout, widened the pavements and generally made the street look a hundred times better than it was before! I've...

The London Eye as seen from below with my wide angle lens. It's quite a sight to see but there are always long lines to ride it.

Fires bursts into the hot air balloon we flew in yesterday near Marrakech, Morocco. The air in the balloon has to be 85C hotter than the surrounding air to provide enough lift to raise the weight of the basket and passengers so we were always warm!