It seems that no weekend is safe from some exhausting day-trip, so on Sunday we headed to Cobh (on the train — bonus excitement for the kids). 1500 Aussies were arriving on a cruise ship and Cobh, in a genius tourism marketing move, decided to hold … Read More →
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Snow and Ice
We’ve had an embarrassingly small amount of snow in Cork but the clear skies have meant that it hasn’t thawed since Tuesday and has instead turned to ice. I hate ice.
Derelict Passageway
An abandoned building at the back of Cork Gaol… probably the highlight of the photowalk for me!
Gaol House
The main wing of the Cork Gaol. Thanks to Julie for reminding me that not all panoramas need to be horizontal!
Rays of Hope?
We had a great little photowalk at Cork Gaol today and although bright midday sunshine isn’t great for everything, it did make for some lovely light coming in through the bars.
Twilight City Hall
I was leaving the Ruby Cork meetup tonight at the Clarion and decided to take 5mins to play with the NEX-5 in the city. I know this view, at this time of the night, has been done to death but not by me so please … Read More →
Volcanic Sunrise
Every photographer in Europe was wondering how the volcanic ash would affect the sunrise/sunset. In practice, it was very dull and murky until the great ball of fire rose. Still no real colour though.
Black and White Daffs
While everyone else was eating their sandwiches, I popped out to photograph the impressive daffodils on the road up to Cork Airport. I’m not sure I can justify the pseudo-IR processing though.
Ivy and Moss
Ivy and Moss. That basically sums up Currabinny Woods. Oh, and incredibly quiet, practically silent except for the light mist landing on the the dead leaves. Beautiful. Next time I take a lunchtime photowalk, I hopefully won’t be hampered by a painful knee and I’ll … Read More →