Martello Tower Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hi there,

Today for change I'm presenting Martello Tower in Balbriggan (the small, grey thing on top of the hill ;)
The tower is not spectacular, but it is as it is, so don't think this is a very interesting point worth seeing in Balbriggan.

Martello Towers were built around the coasts of Ireland and Britain in 1804 to thwart any plans Napoleon had to invade these islands. Named after their prototype at Cape Mortella in Corsica these formidable bastions possessed 8 feet (2.4m) thick walls.

A large cannon was mounted on a traversing carriage on the roof. The towers never did fire a shot in anger and they fell into disuse. Some 39 still survived in Ireland, many of which are around Dublin.

I hope you like this type of presentation of the tower... just my point of view.

Cheers!

dragonetti, leonorkuhn, dta, Tue, jjanczyk, bakes888, JanD, sandpiper, ophelcia, feather, raszid62, Didi, Graal, danos has marked this note useful

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Pablo25 (1787) 2009-08-13 11:51

witaj Darku,
mysle ze twoj point of view jest rewelacujny, jak zawsze wybrales swietne miejsce i kompozycja jest bez zarzutow! Fajna powierzchnia wody, widac wszystkie rosliny, a do tego dobre kolorki i swiatelko. Niebo to juz istna klasyka - znakomite.
pozdrawiam
Pawel

dragonetti (239) 2009-08-13 11:55

Hi Dariusz,

Great picture. The tower may not be impressive but thanks to your POF it does come out really good. Great sky, the light is beautiful.
TFS

Didier

leonorkuhn (13999) 2009-08-13 11:57

Hi Darek,

The image is beautiful, the gray sky creates a dramatic effect. I like the POV, the excellent details of the rocks in the foreground. Great light and colors.

Greetings
Leonor

dta (6107) 2009-08-13 12:14

Hello Dariusz ,
Another stunning composition !
The sky and the light are superb , but I like a lot particularly the fore ground . We seems to be in the water . What a clarity !
Regards

john1 (2393) 2009-08-13 12:19

Bonsoir Dariusz,

Encore une excellente composition, continue comme ca.
Les détails de la roche donne du relief, image bien nette et couleur naturel.
Du bon travail.
Une bonne soirée.
John

katrinh (218) 2009-08-13 12:52

Hi Dariusz,

I totally agree with dta, it`s the foreground that makes this picture so special.
Just a little suggestion: I think if you put the tower a bit out of the centre, the composition could look even better.

Best regards,
Katrin

jurek1951 (26144) 2009-08-13 13:02

Witaj Darek,
i ta jak poprzednie dobra kolorystyka i kadr,ladna perspektywa,
Jurek

Tue (25608) 2009-08-13 13:32

Hi Dariusz,
The low POV is very well chosen and I love the combination of sunlight and the grey sky. The colours are fine and the sharpness is superb. Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

Fis2 (46395) 2009-08-13 13:56

Czesc Darek!
W takim terenie taka woda, rewelacja!
Jak zwykle ciekawy klimat zdjecia.
Fajna kolorystyka i swiatlo.
Baszta dodaje smaku.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

guytoc (1458) 2009-08-13 14:10

Bonsoir Dariusz,

Voilà une belle contre-plongée sous la tour. ( Le panneau routier est un peu gênant ;o) )
J'apprécie particulièrement l'harmonie des couleurs de l'avant-plan: ocres et bruns et la symétrie des courbes formées d'une part par les nuages et d'autre part par la limite de l'eau. Les rochers complètent fort bien l'ensemble.
Joli travail.
Cordialement.
Guy.

jjanczyk (1921) 2009-08-13 16:55

Witaj,
Kolejny, powalajacy z nog kadr! Rewelacyjne niebo!
Fantastyczny klimacik!
Piekna kompozycja kadru i ladna prezentacja.
Pozdrawiam

ciakgiak (11250) 2009-08-13 17:10

Hello Dariusz,
your presentation is really splendid, I like this POV and how you show the tower.
The image is reach of fantastic hues and colours, and is great the way in which you composed the scene.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

AROBN54 (10789) 2009-08-13 17:33

Hi, Dariusz,
what a stunning photograph. That marvelously moody sky, the warmth of the color in the FG and the gray of the clouds make a wonderful contrast and the detail is just awesome. I love that small strip of green between the sky and FG, too. That is a splendid shot! Many thanks and kind regards,
Shelly

emka (22319) 2009-08-13 23:54

Witaj, wieża na tym zdjeciu robi wrażenie małeej, ale jej otoczenie jest piękne, no i ta przejrzysta woda...

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

bakes888 (18353) 2009-08-14 2:17

Hi Darek. Great photo, well chosen POV to include the FG shoreline and add good depth. You have handled the light well to retain the textures in that dramatic sky. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

JanD (15053) 2009-08-14 4:14

Czolem Darek!
Nastepna swietna fotografia, zjawiskowej urody niebo, mistyczne ruiny, swietne swiatlo. Doskonaly fokus.
Pozdrawiam.

snunney (35464) 2009-08-14 4:32

Hello Darek,
The tower stands very foreboding under that dramatic darkening sky. I like the upwards point of view with the lovely clear water in the foreground. As usual, light, colours and sharpness are beyond reproach.

sandpiper (1635) 2009-08-14 4:44

Hi Dariusz

Great POV on this interesting tower, great note. Excellent composition, love teh moody sky and sombre tones.

Chris

ophelcia (5502) 2009-08-14 4:47

Wieżą wieżą, w sumie mało ją widać, ale z przodu jest jeszcze ciut słońca i rewelacyjnie ociepla to kompozycję...
Już mi się odechciało IRL:)))
G.

delkoo (34788) 2009-08-14 5:04

hi dariuzs
how many beautiful landscape with threatening sky do you have????

an other stunner.

didier

Morac (20861) 2009-08-14 7:44

Bonjour Darek,

De nouveau un beau et excellent travail dont tu as le secret : j'apprécie particulièrement l'harmonie des couleurs de l'avant-plan sur le fond de ciel tourmenté.
Cordialement
Marc

sacimar (7692) 2009-08-14 13:06

Hi Darek,

I like this kind of perspective you usually use, it's effective and interesting, good details and sharpness, light management is great also, well done my friend,

Have a great weekend!

Sergio

feather (50144) 2009-08-14 14:23

It looks as if you may have got your feet wet to take this image :D It's an excellent POV with the rock pool in the foreground. As you say the tower doesn't look too impressive, so it needed your ingenuity to make an excellent photo of it. You were lucky with the light. Black clouds and sunshine make a perfect combination in my opinion.
Kath

raszid62 (3481) 2009-08-14 22:48

Cze¶æ
My¶eæ by mo¿na ,ze to ilustracja do mrocznej gry fantasy. Tylko wygl±daæ bandy goblinów i smoka ziejacego ogniem. Niesamowity widok i straszne, ponure niebo, skalisty krajobraz z tym jeziorkiem bardzo klimatyczny.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

Didi (36442) 2009-08-15 2:32

Hi Dariusz
Very nice game with lights with no excessive HDR. Great composition with this dramatic sky.
Best regards

Longroute (9857) 2009-08-15 4:08

That's a splendid presentation Dariusz,
take my word! The tower may not be spectacular but far in the background retains an air of mistery, especially with those menacing clouds around. But what gives the best feature to the composition is the wonderful transparency and clearness of the water in the foreground lit by a golden light which contrasts with the sky and the dark tower. An excellent work, another of your atmospheric materpiece.
Best regards,
Donato

Graal (58720) 2009-08-15 23:52

Czesc,
dobry POV, ciekawe informacje i bdb jakosc zdjecia. Uczymy sie z Toba Irlandii. Dobra robota.
Pozdr. Al.

danos (33272) 2009-08-16 2:09

Hi Dariusz,
nice the panoramic view of the tower and the whole environment,but i'd like to see it more closer.In this way we would miss the excellent foreground with the exceptional clarity and sharpness.I like the dark grey sky and the floodlight foreground.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

kiks (6149) 2009-08-17 7:47

The tower is indeed not very intersting but your image is incredibel. Love the dark clods and the movement on it and the water pool at the fg frames the scene very goed. GReat choice of POV and well managed DOF.
Best regadrs
KIKS