Author Archives: Donncha

Nightime around Cork


Rushing Somewhere

Taken from the flyover by Silver Springs on Thursday night. I’m sure that drivers thought I was a speed cop with my camera mounted on the tripod pointing at traffic! Certainly, many of them were doing well over the advertised 30mph limit on that stretch of road.


The ESB transformer substations, Marina, Cork.
Power generation has had a long history in Cork!


Street Lights on the Straight Rd.

John braved the cold with me on Saturday evening to take a few memorable photos of the Lee Fields. It was very cold!

Mortgage vs Rent

Zimran has an interesting but brief analysis of the housing market in Boston. The linked article has more, including this nugget:

… shortly after 2010, housing prices in most currently hot markets are going to fall off a cliff, as boomers downsize.

I don’t expect that to happen here in Ireland at least. Has it happened already? What about the boomers of the 60s here in Ireland? They’re all living in bigger houses now!

Telling The Story

Sometimes there’s a story behind photographs, and Michael relates an experience he had one morning finding that story.
I hesitated before linking to this as I think that “finding the story” could also be the curse of photography. Michael spent so much time looking for great shots that he may have missed enjoying a beautiful morning.
We as photographers spend so much time analysing situations, scenes and lighting that we miss the point of being in a particular place, whether it be on holiday or submerged in the mundane activity of life.
Needless to say, this curse also afflicts my life.

B2++ Referer Blacklist

I’ve just added a blacklist to the b2++ referer system.
It’s fairly simple. If you see an evil referer appearing on your page simply go to the referer admin page, select the checkbox next to that URl and hit the “Add To Blacklist” button.
I’ve briefly tested it and it seems to work fine, but if you encounter any problems please leave a comment here or email me at the usual address.
Now to blacklist that medication site that linked to me…

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