Cullenstown Handball Alley

[Tom Dunne]

 

[Pete Askew]

Fabulous Tom. Not only are the textures and ambience superb but the graffiti and painted goal add to the feeling of neglect. Love the apparent cartoon face peering out of the gloom.

 

[Brian Moore]

What a great shot, Tom. I can just imagine all the local street urchins descending on this patch for a game of rough and tumble football.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Excellent Tom

 

[Aldous Lau]

Love the textures Tom

 

[Vic Shaw]

nice gritty image

 

[Tom Dunne]

Thanks everyone.
This old alley sits almost on the beach in Cullenstown (CO. Wexford). Handball was a very popular sport in Ireland, especially in small towns and rural areas but most of the alleys are now disused and/or demolished.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

A great story in one picture. Brian got it wrong though. It's handball Brian, not football

 

[Tom Dunne]

Thanks Ivar.

 

[Brian Moore]

A great story in one picture. Brian got it wrong though. It's handball Brian, not football

All I see is the goal Ivar.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Whoa...seriously love this one Tom.

 

[Beth Carter]

great textures, love that you chose b&w, it makes this seem even grittier than i would imagine it being in color.

 

[Tom Dunne]

Thank you Beth and Glenn.
Your are so right Beth, I think this subject was a true candidate for the gritty b/w.