Grand Parade, Cork. Several years ago.

Fintan Lucy and Niall O’Carroll entertained the crowds with great music and an occasional joke at the market in Blackrock village yesterday morning.

Some photos I took in Cork City yesterday as part of the June Photowalk with Cork Street Photography “in the Style of Garry Winogrand”. I only used a wide angle lens all day, and in processing I mostly avoided cropping the photos, although I did use the lens correction tool in Lightroom that straightens photos…

One of the photos I shot this afternoon on the photowalk. Developed in Snapseed, while sitting in a pub! 🙂

Tomorrow I’ll be braving the streets with Cork Streetphotography taking photos in the style of Garry Winogrand. I’d never heard of Garry but a quick Google brought me plenty of digest. First this documentary, filmed in 1982, that showed his technique and friendly nature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RM9KcYEYXs Then I came across this excellent blog post about the…

Today, the first day of June was a downpour in Ireland. Here’s the rain approaching last night off the West Coast as seen from Sheep’s Head.

The sun setting behind the hills near Arundels By The Pier in Ahakista, Sheep’s Head, Co Cork.

This is Emi, a resident of Carbery Cottage Guest Lodge on Sheep’s Head when we stayed there last year. He ruled the roost, where all the local ducks following him around. He even danced once, but I wasn’t lucky enough to see that, however there is video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmVYFfm2Uo I can highly recommend a stay at…

Worth waiting for!