A balloon seller on Daunt Square in September 2009, during one of our photowalks. A shopper takes her ease in the foreground.
Related PostsBarry’s BalloonsThe witch and the balloonsUnhappy Child...
In
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
People,
Street,
Candid,
irishblogs,
St Patrick's Street,
Sigma 10-20,
balloons,
Canon 40D,
Daunt Square,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Grim faced people walking along O’Connell Street in Dublin a month ago.
Related PostsUnhappy ChildHop On, Hop off the SpireRailway Tunnel...
In
Black and White,
Dublin,
O'Connell Street,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
People,
Street,
Candid,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos
As you may have already guessed, that’s not the dawn. It’s the lights of Cork City (and Blarney) shining and into the sky in a long exposure shot I made last August.
I had meant to mention this sooner but 2 weeks ago I was shocked to hear about the death of Debbie Metrustry (@debbiemet), a wonderful person I had the pleasure of conversing with by tweet and by email over the course of the last year or so. She even won a print on this blog last year, but between this and that I never got around to sending it to her. I hope I can get in touch with her family at some stage and offer it to them instead.
Debbie’s blog on WordPress.com is still there and will be as long as the service is there (which is forever, right?), I’ve seen to that.
If you knew Debbie you might...
In
Sky,
Night,
Long Exposure,
Blarney,
Look up,
look up,
clouds,
light,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
One of the wheels of a boat trailer in Baltimore, County Cork.
Related PostsTall GrassDaisies in the grassSplendor in the grass...
In
Vehicles,
grass,
vacation,
holidays,
Baltimore,
wheels,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Bishop Lucey Park in Cork City was the location of a wonderful display of angel statues. They were decorated in all sorts of ways and even had one dedicated to Jedward!
Adam had a great time running around them, and had loads of fun playing with another boy named Nathaniel. They went crazy chasing around and screaming as loud as they could at the pigeons who had an unexpected bout of exercise!
Related PostsJoe, the Devil and an AngelThe best photos of 2006...
In
Grand Parade,
angel,
statue,
Bishop Lucey Park,
Jedward,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The bridge spanning the river outside Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.
My wife was driving, I was able to enjoy the scenery!
Related PostsGolden ArchesThe Big M...
In
Landscape,
River,
Water,
Sigma 18-200,
bridge,
Skibereen,
Abbeystrowry Cemetery,
Vehicles,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The roofed gates of Abbeystrowry Cemetery near Skibereen in County Cork.
Related PostsTourists outside Windsor CastleBlarney on a sunny winter dayCourtmacsherry Dead End...
In
Nature,
graveyard,
River,
Water,
Sigma 18-200,
Skibereen,
Abbeystrowry Cemetery,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Abbeystrowry Cemetery is located near Skibereen in County Cork. It is the site of some of the mass graves used in the area during the famine around 1845.
I didn’t know, or had forgotten there was a famine in 1740/1741 when 400,000 people died. That many people died on this little island of ours in such a short time? The mind boggles.
Related PostsTullagh Cemetery at SunsetCo. Cork CemeteryGlengariff Cemetery...
In
cemetery,
Sigma 18-200,
Skibereen,
Abbeystrowry Cemetery,
Black and White,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
A small boat in Baltimore, County Cork.
The Galleries on Mallow Camera Club are back in operation! The site used to use a modified fGallery to allow members to upload photos but there’s an exploit for the last version of that plugin, it doesn’t work in WP 2.9.x and the author has abandoned the project unfortunately.
WordPress now supports galleries anyway so I converted the fGallery galleries into pages and upload files in the posts table. Works nicely now!
Related PostsNo related posts...
In
boats,
harbour,
fGallery,
sailing,
Water,
Vehicles,
Baltimore,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Oscar our Shih Tzu is as comfortable in snow as he is in any other extreme weather. He’d rather be indoors in the warmth!
It snowed heavily and steadily today in Blarney. We took Adam out in it after wrapping him up warm and he played with the kids down the road, throwing snow around, messing with a bucket, and generally having fun.
Hi Mairead! Glad you follow my blog, you should comment some time!
Related PostsYellow Daffodils Lost in SnowDaffodil, snow and water dropletsSnowy Rooftops...
In
cold,
Dog,
oscar,
Shitzu,
snow,
shih-tzu,
Sigma 18-200,
Blarney,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Another frosty morning in Blarney, County Cork. I’m glad I work from home. The roads are deadly now. Snow fell in Dublin yesterday and the city practically came to a stand still. It hasn’t snowed in Blarney yet but the roads have been bad. We had a Christmas Day adventure when the car didn’t make it up the hill to our house. We had to leave it on the main road.
Two days ago I did a handbrake turn on the ice to do a turnabout. Wheels were turned right, hand brake was still partially on (by accident!) and when I pressed the accelerator the back wheels stayed in place while the car rotated in place. Thumbs up for front wheel drive cars!
Here in Ireland we’re not prepared for this type of weather going on for so long. Must be almost a month now. So, next year...
In
Architecture,
Houses,
Trees,
frost,
snow,
Sigma 18-200,
Blarney,
Black and White,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
We called over to a friend’s house yesterday evening and even though I had heard there would be an eclipse I completely forgot about it. My Dad even texted me at 6.25pm that it’d be happening between 7pm and 8pm but I still forgot. Lucky he rang my wife and she reminded me of the event!
Unfortunately I only had my Sigma 18-200 zoom. The Canon 75-300 was at home so this is a severely cropped shot of the moon. I thought there was going to be a full eclipse but it wasn’t to be and only a shadow fell across the face of our nearest celestial neighbour.
Related PostsHow to (not) shoot a solar eclipseThe MAC Counter at Brown ThomasHow to photograph a lunar eclipse...
In
Eclipse,
moon,
lunar-eclipse,
Sigma 18-200,
Sky,
Night,
Photography,
Photos,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos
The new Opera Lane in Cork City separates the gleaming buildings of the new development that was built right in the heart of the city and completed this year. Back in July it was a rugged dirty construction site, and this photo is a fitting end to 2009, and the Noughties. Not much construction work going on anywhere in Ireland now. Just lots of debt.
I’ll post a photo tomorrow, but I’ll be posting every 3 days after that to give myself a little more free time. This blog gets a third of the traffic of Holy Shmoly! yet takes far more time to update. Traffic isn’t the reason why you should blog, but a photoblog is a very public display of creative work by it’s owner. Without feedback from new visitors it’s hard to maintain an enthusiasm for it. The unfortunate...
In
construction-site,
Opera Lane,
Architecture,
Black and White,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
Street,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Volunteers sang their hearts out in Ballincollig a few days ago for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Collection.
Happy Christmas! Hope you have a great day!
Related PostsChristmas BaublesChristmas decorations on highSparkling Flowing Christmas Lights...
In
Christmas,
charity,
Ballincollig,
carol singers,
SVP,
Sigma 18-200,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
People,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The Elysian, as it was in March 2008, still under construction while the Irish Economy economy fell apart around it.
Related PostsTraffic by the ElysianThe Elysian Building SiteThe Elysian will be so wonderful...
In
construction,
elysian,
cranes,
construction-site,
Architecture,
Sky,
Look up,
look up,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The Clarion Hotel and the Boardwalk on the River Lee, Cork.
March 2008.
Related PostsPhotoblogger/Flickr Meetup at Clarion Hotel Tomorrow!Walking the photos in CorkGolden Balls...
In
river lee,
Lee,
Claron Hotel,
River,
Water,
bridge,
Sky,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
A field in Bantry, County Cork. Way up in the hills surrounding the town.
Related PostsCast Off in BantryBantry Garda StationHigh Street, Bantry...
In
bantry,
fence,
fields,
Trees,
Nature,
Landscape,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Two Flo Gas gas cylinders sit inside the office of a derelict garage near Blarney.
Related PostsChicago on the riverSparkling Flowing Christmas Lights...
In
garage,
gas cylinders,
Blarney,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
An Alpaca stared intently at me while he munched on some straw in Blarney on Saturday.
Related PostsNo related posts...
In
Canon 50mm f1.8,
animal,
Alpaca,
Nature,
Blarney,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Several Alpacas were in Blarney earlier as part of a Bothar promotion to encourage people to support them. The animals, including one donkey, were a big hit with the kids. I only had my 50mm lens with me so no wide angle shots, but I did get a couple of nice ones.
Related PostsThe Lone Donkey...
In
Animals,
Bothar,
Canon 50mm f1.8,
Alpaca,
charity,
Blarney,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The single solitary donkey huddled among the Alpacas yesterday in Blarney.
Related PostsLonesome DonkeyDonkey eyes staring at meDonkey in the field...
In
donkey,
Animals,
Canon 50mm f1.8,
Blarney,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Not so long ago these metal edifices defined the skyline in Cork and other Irish cities. They’re all gone in Cork now, but there’s still one left in Killarney, County Kerry.
I hear tourists are taking photos of them now..
Related PostsProtests at Lincoln Park Zoo...
In
Kerry,
Killarney,
County Kerry,
crane,
construction,
Sigma 18-200,
Sky,
Black and White,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos
The Fregatte Köln docked in Cork Harbour in 2005. Glorious day for a photowalk!
Related PostsEyes on Fregatte Köln...
In
ship,
Canon 20D,
Fregatte Köln,
F211,
harbour,
Water,
Sigma 18-200,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Heineken. ’nuff said!
Related PostsThe writing’s on the wall for Heineken46 stars and lots of stripesMEH! No Parking!...
In
heineken,
Brewery,
Architecture,
Sigma 18-200,
Black and White,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
I never noticed this sign for a dental laboratory on Castle Street before. Maybe it’s the large gaping hole in the streetscape next to it that caught my eye? It must be a really old sign, that phone number had a “4″ prefix added to it many years ago.
Related PostsSean Og16 images sold in MallowThe Lough Daffodils...
In
Signs,
Castle Street,
Architecture,
Sigma 18-200,
Look up,
look up,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
A long unused, derelict and run down red brick building on the Old Youghal Road. This was shot last September, first time I’d been up around this area in a few years. Nothing much had changed in all those years.
Related PostsDerelict House on Blarney StreetRed Brick HousesWhich way to Radio Kerry?...
In
red-brick,
Old Youghal Road,
Architecture,
Houses,
Sigma 18-200,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
Street,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Academy Street, as it was back in August this year. Construction work has finished since. I wonder if it’ll ever start up again?
Related PostsNo Shandon Bells from Academy StreetCastle Street in RuinsH&M Cork...
In
Academy Street,
construction-site,
Architecture,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
People,
Street,
Candid,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
Water laps the shore at Fountainstown Beach on a crisp September evening.
Related PostsFrozen WaterWater rushes inCrosshaven on the water...
In
Beach,
Sea,
Fountainstown,
fountainstown,
waves,
Nature,
Water,
Sky,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
irishblogs,
Sigma 10-20,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The side gate to SS Peter and Paul’s Church in Cork City remains open during the day.
Related PostsChurch Steps in CastletownbereChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch Flowers...
In
gate,
lock,
Peter-and-Pauls-Church,
Sigma 18-200,
Black and White,
Cork,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos,
Cork Photos
The Celtic Fisher, out of Tralee, was docked in Dingle Harbour in early November.
Related PostsEnd of the Celtic TigerGlass CloudsCurrykippane Cemetery...
In
Boat,
Dingle,
Kerry Photos,
fisherman,
Trawlers,
Kerry,
boats,
Water,
Sigma 18-200,
Ireland,
Photography,
Photos,
Urban,
People,
Candid,
irishblogs,
Canon 40D,
Irish photos