The Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz
The Stars and Stripes on Alcatraz The flag of the United States flies over Alcatraz Island on a windy August day. This was originally a portrait shot but I squared it off to emphasize the vertical and horizontal leading lines. The hydrant is much more prominent in the foreground too. The red rusty texture beloved...
Up up and away
Up up and away Yesterday the Elysian's tower reached the 18th floor, 72m above sea level and one of the tallest buildings in the country. Apparently St Finbarre's Cathedral is 75m to it's central spire but there won't be a 2400sq ft penthouse at the top of that! While we Irish congratulate ourselves on building...
Post no bills
Post no bills Post no bills on the wooden boards surrounding the building site on Cornmarket Street. The red brick wall is the front of the old Guy and Company building. It looks like the builders are going to incorporate that into their new building which is great - mixing old with new. See map...
The anxious look
The anxious look A young woman looks around anxiously in the crowd filled St. Patrick's Street before she crosses at the traffic lights. I was standing on one of the new marble blocks shooting a scene across the road when I saw the gathering crowd below me at the traffic lights. I saw the glance...
Buildings in the sky
Buildings in the sky I live in a city where the tallest building is one that will be 17 floors high so when I travel to far off lands it's always great to see tall skyscrapers looming over the streets. This might bear a striking resemblance to a previous image but it is a different...
Bike Lane
Bike Lane Riding a bike anywhere on today's streets is almost a suicidal pursuit but bike lanes help. Here a bus drove past as I took this shot in an urban tunnel in downtown San Francisco.
Ready to go!
Ready to go! You better be good at hill starts if you live in San Francisco! I presume it's slightly easier with an automatic transmission rather than manual? Highly processed image via multiple tools in the GIMP until I came up with an effect I liked - multiple layers, b/w, gaussian blur, layer modes and...
Parking for the Guinness
Parking for the Guinness Look up for unusual perspectives on ordinary scenes. I was quite happy with this image of a lamppost in Parnell Place, Cork when I took it. The signs are clearly visible and the upside-down Guinness logo catches the eye! You have to wonder, what's more important, Guinness or parking?
White and Red
White and Red Tourists in the town of Dingle walk along a street in late September. I love the contrast between white and red and yet the two houses mirror each other in other ways. This was another entry in the Mallow Camera Club's Patterns Around Us competition.
The cat’s in the cradle
Michelle looks out from her home at the dreary wet day ahead and the annoying photographer in the doorway. A few seconds later she scampered off under the bushes but was back when I disappeared. Cats love their comfort and Michelle is no exception. She's spoilt rotten like most house cats and never has a...
Alcatraz Flowers
Alcatraz Flowers The entrance to Alcatraz Prison is up a series of steps near these flowers. I love how they catch the light while the background is in the shade of the prison. After yesterday's flood of posts it's nice to get back to the one-a-day habit although I wonder why Technorati hasn't picked up...