On the first evening on our recent trip to Cork, Ireland, we walked around the city to soak in the look and atmosphere of the place. It had just rained, so the colors really stood out .. and I was drawn to the boldness of the colors, especially of the shopfronts.
Since it was after hours, all the traffic had left that area, leaving a clear view of the closed shopfronts.
.. and much later in the night, we walked past a night-club where we had a demonic encounter ..
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It’s true what they say, familiarity breeds contempt! It’s always fascinating to see how a fresh pair of eyes sees this place which I call home. Like most cities, Cork is an ever changing environment and these images have inspired me to get out and do more urban photography here at home.
- Thorsten.
Comment by Thorsten — August 11, 2009 @ 6:08 am
Seemingly ordinary images just prove that, what we see daily may be of interest in someone elses life. Shop fronts normally a boring subject show a different lifestyle to others. Cork is a 12 hour flight from here and they do things totally differently. I think I may go and shoot some boring local images for others to enjoy.
Comment by Guy McLaren — August 11, 2009 @ 6:56 am
Are these images coming straight from the RAW? The color saturation is bold indeed.
Comment by Stephen — August 11, 2009 @ 10:22 am
Comment by Neil — August 11, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
Do you have any of these available for purchase? I was in Ireland with my mom this summer and it brought it all back with your pictures. My mom’s birthday is Feb 24th and I was hoping you may have prints available. She would love the one with the man on his bike. The doors of homes and store fronts were one of my many favorite things about Ireland.
Comment by Samantha — January 19, 2010 @ 12:04 am
Comment by Neil — January 19, 2010 @ 3:41 am
Yes! That would be wonderful! Thank you!! :)
My brother and I posted the info about Alive 365 on our facebook accounts so I would be SO pleased to be able to add pictures of Ireland and ask people to purchase. Our dad passed away from melanoma, which will be 2 years ago on Feb 9th. It would be a great honor!
Thank you again
Comment by Samantha — January 19, 2010 @ 8:46 pm