Construction on Academy Street, Cork
Now there are gleaming store fronts on Academy Street, Cork but back in 2008 the old offices of the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo had just been demolished and work was under way on the skeleton of the new buildings.
Clouds over Cobh
Cobh, November 2014.
Fr Mathew Stands Still
The statue of Fr Mathew on St Patrick Street stands still as cars, people and a bus move all around.
Fountainstown Gold
The golden sand of Fountainstown beach in County Cork.
Blarney Castle in the Snow
Snow fell last night in Ireland and everything came to a halt as people all over the country gasped in wonder at the strange white stuff on the ground. Thankfully it looks like it won’t last. We’re not equipped to deal with this sort of weather at all! Blarney Castle opened later than usual but…
Crows for the Snow
Crows sitting through the snow falling in Blarney a few minutes ago.
Rijnvelds Early Sensation
If you go down to Blarney Castle now you’ll see 30,000 daffodils blooming in the beautiful gardens there. In my last post I joked that the daffodils were confused but it’s a plant that flowers early and tolerates the cold so it’s perfect for this time of year. Be sure to check out Ferbal O’Callaghan’s…
Confused Daffodils in Blarney Castle
There are some confused daffodils in Blarney Castle this year, out in January! I hope the rest of January is mild enough for them. I posted a similar photo on Instagram a few hours ago, just in case you’re getting a strange sense of déjà vu.
Cork Docklands Grain Silo
John Finn’s superb photo of this grain silo that he posted today on Facebook (unfortunately you’ll need to be friends with him to see it) prompted me to dig up this photo of the same building from my output queue. It was shot in 2014 when we went exploring the docklands one afternoon and I…
Bottle in the Fountain
The Berwick Fountain, Grand Parade, Cork. November 2014.
Los Jameos del Agua
This striking blue pool is part of Los Jameos del Agua built into the ground of Lanzarote using the same lava tunnel La Cueva de los Verdes that was formed by the eruption of La Corona Vulcano. Of course, César Manrique was responsible for this beautiful design. This pool is called, “Jameo Grande”. There’s also…
Star Trails in Utah
Star trails around the North Star, Polaris in Utah, United States. This is a long exposure shot of 930 seconds shot at f/8. The night was fairly clear but cloud crept in during the long exposure. It was a glorious night. We were up in the mountains and away from most light pollution apart from…