dublin doors, a photo from Dublin, South

Photographer's Note

What is the real story behind the Dublin Doors?

"George Moore lived next to Oliver St John Gogarty in Ely Place off Stephens white. Both were famous writers and both rather eccentric. All the doors of
Ely Place were then painted white. Moore painted his door green so that the drunken Gogarty would not come knocking on it, thinking it to be his own door. Gogarty then painted his door red so that the drunken Moore would not come knocking on his door! So started the fashion."

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frozenjazz (303) 2006-07-10 4:58

I always enjoy graphical shots, and this one is no exception.
I would have cropped the left border, to show only one window on the left of the door. Also I think there is a small barrel distortion that could be corrected.

I like the small details, such as the fact that the door on the left is larger and taller (not the door itself, but the round window, and the borders), and the windows of the house are also taller than the two others.