Watchers of the Burren Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Burren is an amazing place. It is a karst limestone region of approximately 300 sq km which lies in the north west corner of Co Clare, in Ireland. Like most of Ireland, the Burren was under a tropical ocean over 360 million years ago resulting in a layer of limestone.

Later tectonic movement raised a section of this ancient seabed into a great plateau which we now know as the Burren. The Ice Age ploughed through the region, widening the river valleys and depositing boulder clay.

This area has some of the finest archaeological megalithic tombs in Ireland. There are relics of human habitation dating back almost 6000 years and the most famous is the vortal tomb, or portal dolman, at Poulnabrone.

Also see Flowers of the Burren

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Exposure Time: 1/1000
F-Stop: f/4.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 70/1 mm

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kristies (451) 2006-06-21 5:19

I have been there and you are right this is a very amazing place. Youre picture brings back the feeling I had when I walked there! Very well done!
Like the DOF and the compostion.
TFS !

Greetz Kristies

Buin (37634) 2006-06-21 5:37

Hallo Stephen!
A great picture in naturalcolours of a terrific scenery! The face in the stone in front is amazing...The blurred background works very well. Thank you for showing this and the informative note!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

Baileys (677) 2006-06-21 5:47

Hallo Stephen,
I like the shallow dof in this picture, emphasis those stones, which are so characteristic for the landscape of Burren. That's amazing place indeed, so different from the rest of green Ireland.
Regards, Hanna

drzz (151) 2006-06-24 7:44