Pigeons find a home
Pigeons resting on the “Home energy upgrade office” in front of Bishop Lucey Park in Cork.
The sunglasses guy
You want sunglasses? I got sunglasses. No way, it’s not too dark to wear them. You can still see everything with the street lights!
Motionless in Transit
Caught motionless in time, a young man is forever riding his motorbike on a city street at night.
Yet another shopper
A woman is silhouetted by the lights of nearby shops.
Justice
The word JUSTICE painted on the side of the hoarding surrounding the derelict site on Sullivan’s Quay in Cork seems appropriate. So many homeless in the city, and this huge area is still a heap of rubble in the middle of the city. Not that whatever gets built there will help the homeless. It was…
Not Going Anywhere
That container isn’t going anywhere fast. Yeah, weird subject for a photo but it was to the side of a pub. I’ve seen those containers used to carry glass bottles around but this one is past that now.
Fiery Red Hair
The fiery, red hair of the mural on Sullivan’s Quay contrasts with the blue and dark background of the picture. I like the “no parking” sign, even if it’s distracting. I like the way the shadow of the pole and sign lies on the wall, duplicating the solid in the 2D world of the wall.
The source of inspiration
Sometimes it’s the simple things that inspire us, like a banana. And a yellow roadside bollard in the distance.
Shandon Bells from Cornmarket Street
Look up from Cornmarket Street and you’ll see the steeple of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells!