Garavogue River Photo

Photographer’s Note

View on Garavogue River that flows through the city of Sligo and then to Sligo Bay. A very nice walk has been laid out along the river in the centre of the city. From it, you can observe the inhabitants of the river : swans and ducks ! Sligo is the capital of county Sligo and the second biggest city of Connaught, with about 20 000 inhabitants. Its gaelic name Sligeach means "shelly place", due to the aboundance of shellfish in the river Garravogue and in Sligo Bay. The town is dominated by Ben Bulben on north and Knocknarea mountain on south. As a human scale city, an animated city with a lot of good pubs, Sligo is a good base to visit county Sligo.

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macondo (12967) 2008-07-27 6:49

Hello Olivier.
A very good composition and some lovely colours. Perhaps the water is a little too dark compared to the sky. A polariser would be a handy filter in this kind of shot.
The array of swans in the foreground is beautiful, and I like the way you have captured the curve in the river in front of those brightly coloured houses. A delightful scene.
I remember visiting Sligo about 30 years ago. It's time to visit Ireland again, I think.
Regards,
Andrew

mottois (226) 2008-07-27 8:13

Bonjour Olivier,
J'aime bien cette composition de la ronde des cygnes autour du canard. Effectivement l'eau est peut être un peu sombre par rapport au ciel mais je ne pense pas que le polarisant aurait été un bon choix: suppression des reflets des maisons dans l'eau. Peut être reprendre éclaircir les zones d'ombres ??
Mais j'aime bien comme cela.
Cordialement
Jean-pierre

zeca (20024) 2008-07-27 22:25

Hello Olivier!
Very nice composition! The exposition on the white swans is something difficult, but you did it well. I like the vertical framing.
Regards,
Zeca