Fixing up the Apple Store Workers pictured in the Apple Store Magnificent Mile, Chicago. The top of the image is the front and side of the store. This is the store in which I was asked not take photos in 2003!

Bent Walk by the River Lee in Cork City and you’ll come across vertical bars embedded in the river wall. Here’s one that was bent out of shape by some force, possibly a long time ago. In the background is the Cork Opera House. The texture and grain of the bar appeals to me. It’s…

Ladder to nowhere Castle Street, Cork on Saturday. Workmen went off to lunch and left their ladder. Thanks for the positive feedback yesterday. It was great to see so much interest in a photo!

Seaside Wall and Rocks Down in Oysterhaven of course!

Stop Go Where to Go? Rush-hour traffic in Cork is as bad as in any other city. I went the other way and took the back road to Blarney.

The Signs in Blarney The signs in Blarney always point towards a B&B! This bunch of signs do anyway. Right at the end of Station Road there’s a pole with signs to about a dozen B&Bs! If you ever need somewhere to stay in Blarney you shouldn’t have trouble finding accomodation! Link of the Day…

The Look, Dad, The Yawn An experiment in high-key cross processing. Pictured on Patrick Street, Cork. Howto and what is cross processing? Cross-processing has been around for as long as film has, and is a way of making your images more interesting and abstract by literally mixing colours. I followed the simple instructions here which…

Sunlit Web Sunlit Web On a foggy morning a web will sparkle in the ambient light because of the moisture in the air. I spent an inordinate amount of time crouched down shooting this dead bush!

Road Narrows Taken in Monkstown, Co. Cork last night. Camera was handheld. I waited for a car to go past and with the camera set to AV mode and the flash on, I shot a 25 second exposure. I moved the camera from side to side to make the rear lights of the vehicle moreinteresting!…

Castle in Monochrome Blarney Castle, taken moments before clouds completely covered the sky.

The Claw A tree in Blarney Castle Gardens

Walking Patrick’s Bridge Pictured walking along Patrick’s Bridge, Cork on Saturday evening. What really attracts me to this image, despite it’s obvious flaws, is the figure in the dead-centre. There’s light all around yet here’s a walking shadow.