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Temple Bar
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Temple Bar, during the quiet time of the day, on Sunday. The cobbles are something you don’t see too often nowadays, especially with the rounded worn tops. The light can be very productive on such surfaces…but I did help it along a little.
Alan.
I thought I commented on this, but it was on flickr
The texture of the road is great and the light. The high contrast works well.
If I was being picky it would have been nice if it was just the couple rather than the 3rd man also, but rather hard to control that.
irishwonkafan wrote:
Wha? 39 views and no reply.
Bah, I’m going home!
Tourist…
I had a similar view to that once-
out of the window of my helmet as I slid down Dame Street,
and that was on Tarmac made slick by CIE diesel…I don’t think I even bothered going down Christchurch Hill at all if it was wet…
Nice picture Alan, though maybe of not very much-
Perhaps I see the cobbles as a background rather than a picture in its own right,
though the piddle, sorry, puddle, is intriguing-does something that I thought would be quite difficult to do: makes Temple Bar look like the 1970s again (or 1980s) as if all the paddywhackery theme park stuff never happened. All you need to complete it is a guy in a parka jacket and suede creepers.
I’ve seen a couple of recent posters complaining about lack
of replies to their posts.There is most likely a number of reasons for that.
I gave the following reply to a similar comment by shutterbug:Sometimes when I view an image I am immediately moved to reply
Sometimes when I view an image I feel I have nothing immediately to say
that would that would be constructive. If the image sticks in my mind I will
come back again.If the image moves me then in some way I will reply. I would rather
adopt this style than reply to a lot of posts even if I have nothing to say.In the case of your image I had commented on it when it was posted on our
camera club forum & wondered if it may have been overkill to comment here as well?This is what I said on our forum and this feeling remains:
Cold war eastern europe. Spy stories. That’s what the mood says to me.
The figure walking towards the camera dosen’t quite tally with this.
Should have a long black coat with his collar turned up and a hat.
Could you not organise that Alan.I like this as I seem to do with most of your stuff. It is never less than interesting to view.
Cheers,
John.I’ve seen a couple of recent posters complaining about lack
of replies to their posts.Sometimes it’s just taking the wee-wee. :wink:
Thanks all for the replies. JB – sorry for your troubles. You lying prostate peering out of a helmet makes me visualize you in a whole different way.
Liam – I hadn’t realised Temple Bar was like this until you see people of all nations getting their photograph taken next to a pub with an Irish flag. What amused me no end was a couple of Italians (quite a few Italians around that day actually) who looked in amazement and kept saying “Temple Bar…Temple Bar”. I suppose we sound the same with “Trevi Fountain”.And thanks again John.
I might post a collection of my best images that didn’t receive any comments…..there some fine shots there, even if I say so myself.
Hi Alan,
Looking back at my reply it looks like a bit of a lecture.
It was’nt meant to be.You don’t need any lectures from me.
Keep up the good work.
John.
No lying prostrate at all Alan-
I was back up before the bike stopped sliding-
prompted by another bus behind me, bearing down…
And embarrassment, of course-I should have paid more attention to the knobbly tyres,
the ones that were stamped ‘Not For Highway Use’.Oh to be young again…
irishwonkafan wrote:
I suppose we sound the same with “Trevi Fountain”.
Although the Trevi Fountain is a magnificent and stimulating work of art, whereas Temple Bar…
I like the pic, by the way, for the same reasons as Liam. Is that Angelsea Street? O’Sheas cafe there does a lovely cooked breakfast.
Paul
I like this Alan. The b&w tones work really well and you display your good composition skills too.
I like this shot allot, Great B&W conversion and a nice scene, would be very happy with this
M
irishwonkafan wrote:
Wha? 39 views and no reply.
Bah, I’m going home!
Here’s a reply; cobbles are rounded stones, egg shaped. These are setts.
That better? :)
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