A Scarlet Ibis in Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. I love the deep orange colour of the bird’s feathers!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 800 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Tag Archives: 2005
RIP Kirstie Alley
I saw this morning that Kirstie Alley passed away last night at the age of 71. She was great in Cheers, but I barely remember Veronica’s Closet and I’m not familiar with her roles in other shows.
In 2005, my wife and I were in Chicago, and we happened to go into a Borders bookshop there. Kirstie Alley was signing copies of her book upstairs, and a pretty good crowd had gathered. I declined to buy the book but got a few photos of what happened, even though I think staff were unsure of why I was there.
This was 2005, 2 years before the iPhone, and the only other person recording the event was somebody with a big camcorder. No selfies with the celebrity, either!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Old Boats on the Quay
Some of the old boats that used to sit on the quayside on George’s Quay a few years ago.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | DMC-FZ5 |
| Focal length | 66.1mm |
| ISO | 80 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
Across the Chetwynd Railway Viaduct
Most Cork people are familiar with the Chetwynd Railway Viaduct built over the Bandon Road near Bishopstown. Here it is from the top, in 2005.
An important and substantial landmark designed by Charles Nixon, Engineer, which makes a dramatic contribution to the surrounding area. It carried trains on its single line from Cork to West Cork until 1961. It stands 90ft above the road and has a 21ft span. The viaduct displays fine craftsmanship in the stone work seen in the piers and excellent design in the elegant steel arches.
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| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Selling Oranges on Cornmarket Street
Cork 2005
Older visitors will recognise this poster if they were around Cork in 2005 when the city was “European Capital of Culture”.
This poster was draped over the city library, and I was very lucky to capture a tour bus as it drove past on a fine June day, exactly 17 years ago today.
| Aperture | ƒ/7.1 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 55mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
The Buildings of Chicago
Cars dumped in a field
Near the Inniscarra Dam on the River Lee I went walking one afternoon in March 2005. Apart from the gorgeous scenery and the rolling hills and lovely fluffy clouds of a bright day I spotted two cars dumped in a field.
The Ford Escort license plate was “70 NZB” but I couldn’t see the other car’s plate. I presume they’re long gone now.
If they were dumped nowadays they’d probably sell for more second hand than new…
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
The NRP Comandante João Belo (F480) in Cork
Back in 2005 many naval ships visited Cork Harbour and one of them was the NRP Comandante João Belo. According to this Wikipedia page it was sold to Uruguay but in 2005 it flew the colours of the Portuguese Navy.
You can find out more about this particular ship here but you’ll have to translate it to English if your Portuguese isn’t up to scratch.
In the background is the “Port of Cork” sign and the buildings of the now demolished Cork Bonded Warehouse.
| Aperture | ƒ/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 55mm |
| ISO | 400 |
| Shutter speed | 1/1250s |
Building on Carroll’s Quay
Way back in 2005 Carroll’s Quay in Cork looked quite different. The apartment block that sits there now was only half finished. The block behind it was nearing completion and what used to be a medical office was exposed to the elements when builders demolished half of that building.
Take a look at it in on Google Maps.
| Aperture | ƒ/4.5 |
| Camera | Canon PowerShot A70 |
| Focal length | 13.4375mm |
| ISO | 50 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Long Gone in Cork
Way back in 2005 before the Elysian was built. Look at all the buildings that are gone now:
- The warehouses in the foreground are gone.
- The Sextant was demolished last year.
- Cork Bonded Warehouses are gone a long time.
- In the far background many new buildings have gone up.
This view from the City Hall car park is no longer possible of course because the Elysian and new development along Alert Quay gets in the way. The new development is welcome but building more and more offices and hotels is a mistake. We need more residential development.
| Aperture | ƒ/7.1 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 72mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Rukos Skateboard Air Time
Catching the air on a Rukos skateboard in Emmett Place, Cork. September 2005.
I published a few more photos here a couple of years ago. You’ll recognise the skateboarder in one or two of the images!
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/640s |