Reflections on Emmett Place
I was standing on Emmett Place with my neck cricked at an awkward angle, trying to work out where the real sky ended and the reflected one began. Two people passed by and I’m sure they might have wondered what I was photographing with my head almost st...
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Reflections on Emmett Place
I was standing on Emmett Place with my neck cricked at an awkward angle, trying to work out where the real sky ended and the reflected one began. Two people passed by and I'm sure they might have wondered what I was photographing with my head almost stuck to the window. Well, I'd noticed the crane that's working on the redevelopment of the Crawford Art Gallery and it made a rather pleasing reflection in the plate glass window so this is just one of a number of photos where I tried to […]https://inphotos.org/2026/05/22/reflections-on-emmett-place/
Celtic Tiger Cranes and the Elysian Rising
Cork City during the height of the Celtic Tiger era, captured in 2007 when Ireland’s construction boom was at its peak and the city skyline was dominated by cranes building new office blocks and apartments, including the Elysian Tower.
It would all come crashing down financially within a year. Some apartments in the Elysian were vacant for years.
I have been to London but one time, in May of 2018, and the renovation at Battersea was in full swing.
#Battersea #BatterseaPowerStation #renovation #constructioncranes #panorama #photography #London #2018
Donncha Ó Caoimh
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Patrick