God works in mysterious ways, a photo from Kerry, South

Photographer's Note

The picture does not give justice to the weirdness of this place. Starting from Portmagee, County Kerry, one of the most remote town in south west Ireland you can catch a boat to Skellig Michael. The island looks like a tip of a mountain immersed in the ocean. In the year 650 or so there were first settlements there, and some time later a monastery was build. Tough to conquer even for Vikings. No wonder. Nowadays it is tough to get there too. The place is one of the three places in Ireland which were recognized as world heritage sites by UNESCO and yet the access to the island is limited. Only few (about 10) boats have the license to land on the island, just once per day, with 12 tourists per boat.
Portmagee is about 2.5 hours driving distance from Cork City. Boat trip one way takes about 1 hour depending on the boat. Boats are small and are shaking pretty much over the whole time of the trip. Some people cannot stand it, we have witnessed various reactions there... Anyway when you land it is just a start of a really steep rocky mountain hike, which you would not expect from Ireland. Stunning views. Very interesting ruins of the monastery. Especially great when with good weather... Great adventure. On the way back you are taken around another sister Skellig island which is inhabited by a colony of 60 000 birds.

Certainly worth a trip. We heard however that some people tried couple of times without luck. Trips are often canceled due to bad weather conditions etc.

Tayon, Jardim, jalab_temen, jean11-3, s_lush, Piotrek80, jvachon, luszczewska, narges_samandi, Paolo66, Felip, Goutham, Amaz, jafadabret, blueaquan, kiks, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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dta (51418) 2008-09-25 6:31

Hello Mariusz ,
Very impressive view of this fantastic path . You have choose the good POV , and framing and sharpness are excellent .
Congratulations
Denis

Tayon (1985) 2008-09-25 7:02

Hi Mariusz

what a awesome place!
nice note!
maybe we can´t imagine the whole thing, but your image is great in demonstrate the wonder of the place... nice composition, POV and sharpness, and colors...
well done
TFS

Taba

sacavem (18572) 2008-09-25 8:10

Olá Mariusz,

Great seascape.What a lovely hilly landscape.Excellent details, very well framed and done
TFS and greetings
Filipe

marjan (6277) 2008-09-25 9:06

hi Mariusz, good shot , excellent composition and good useful notice.
Marjan

ajayrawat (533) 2008-09-25 13:15

Wonderful picture of a amazing place, deep blue sea and nerve chilling rocks. Nice POV.

Jardim (3243) 2008-09-25 13:58

Olá Mariusz,

It seems be a very beautiful and interestig place. Well done.

JJ

mikele_pl (2400) 2008-09-25 15:04

Czesc Mariusz,
fantastyczna kompozycja, kreta linia sciezki przyjemnie prowadzi wzrok przez fotografie. Dobre kolory i ostrosc.

michal

jalab_temen (2193) 2008-10-13 6:12

Witaj Mariusz, this photo has a wonderful composition, the line of the road is simply amamzing. The tones are also really good. MAny thanks for sharing, Jalab

jonathan_hart (21268) 2008-10-17 13:12

good vertical framing, nice composition with this nicely curved path along the sea
regards
jc

wojteczek (1114) 2008-10-22 13:15

Jak droga krêta i stroma tak Irlandia niebezpieczna i zielona

jean11-3 (2799) 2008-10-27 10:15

Hello Mariusz, a good presentation with the vertical view of this fascinating place.
Amazing scenery.Your notes make interesting reading.
As always the people give us an idea of scale.
Lovely natural colours.
Tfs, regards Jean.

mikeo (12129) 2008-10-29 6:42

Hej,

Prawie mi sie cofnelo na ten widoczek, wspomnienie z Grecji... Na Krecie tez sa podobne trasy, tyle ze takich barierek tam nie ma i dla samochodow, a nie pieszych... Jedziesz, pol metra obok przepasc, gleboka przepasc...:) Dobra kompozycja, dobre kolorki, no i ten slaczek... Ech...:)

pozdro,

mikeo

flacha (1085) 2008-10-31 11:55

Witaj!
fajny widok, dobre zdjêcie!

Flacha

Ber (8227) 2008-11-06 13:10

malowniczo polozona droga, bardzo mi sie podoba
pozdrawiam

Piotrek80 (672) 2008-11-10 4:19

Witaj Mariusz.

Ciekawe miejsce i do tego ³adnie pokazane. Dobry kadr ze ¶cie¿k± prowadz±c± w g³±b obrazu i ¶wietne zestawienie plam zieleni na tle szarej ska³y z b³êkitem morza.

Pozdrawiam
Piotrek

jvachon (548) 2008-11-11 7:46

Hello Mariusz,
it sounds like it takes a lot of fortitude just to get to the island, never mind the hike once one is there.
Very interesting notes and shot.
A good POV to get a sense of the windy path carved out of the rock.
Good colours, sharpness and natural framing.
Good job!
TFS, Joni

ncosmin (1183) 2008-11-11 14:11

Amazing place!! Great POV!! I wish be there! I can feel the winds and the ocean smell. Interesting there is a lot of vegetation on rocks.
Kind regards!
Cosmin

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s_lush (15588) 2009-01-30 7:58

Hi Mariusz,
Very interesting island and very successful shot! The view of these steep rocks and in particular this curved road above the precipice is astonishing, a dream route for a bicyclist. Perfectly good photo, going to be my favorite!
Best regards,
Sergiy

JoNoCarmo (289) 2009-02-04 6:34 [Comment]

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marcdemoulin (1870) 2009-02-05 11:09

Indeed a wonderful place Mariusz, and impressive!!
Marc

darek1978 (13361) 2009-02-06 7:39

Witaj Mariuszu,
W takim miejscu to naprawde az sie chce aparat wyciagnac;) Bardzo ladnie pokazane i swiatlo jak nie z Irlandii. Tak sie zastanawiam gdzie Ty stales w momencie gdy to zdjecie robiles, bo nie sadze ze ta sciezynka tak gwaltownie zawija do gory. Ciekawe miejsce- napewno na mojej liscie do zwiedzenia.
Pozdrawiam weekendowo.
Darek

ophelcia (0) 2009-02-25 12:50

Ja chcę tu być! A już chciałam do Edynburga na holiday... dasz mi namiar na miejsce?
Stunning path:)

leo61 (0) 2009-02-25 12:55

I write,because I realy like this image.
There is no need to reply or give points in return.
I do the same ,when I recieve critiques and points.This pointsharing game is so stupid and useless....

Hi Mariusz!
This reminds me to a fantastic trek I did on Santo Antao/Cape Verde.
Great POV and a nice view at this curvy road.Great depth and good colorcontrast.
regards,leo

Paolo66 (169) 2009-03-11 1:18

Hi Mariusz!
Amazing landscape. Very good shot of an amazing place.
Well done

rikko77 (10849) 2009-03-11 1:24

Hi Mariusz,
great eyecatch here! And very good framing, I like alot the way you composed this imagine.
Greetings
Rikk

Felip (3907) 2009-04-04 4:08

Witaj Mariusz,
Curious title and also very curious path with very beautiful view over the sea.
The POV is very well found, and the vertical format adds more strength to the weirdness of the scene.
Have a nice weekend

Felip

Amaz (11475) 2009-04-13 4:17

Good shot of nice Irish Cliff Coast!!
Nice compo!

well done!!

brgds

swiatopelk777 (0) 2009-05-07 10:14

Cze Mariusz!
Niezla trasa. Czy rowerem mozna tu smigac? Chyba nie. Niezly widoczek. Kolorki ekstra. Ostrosc tez.
Pozdro!

skerdreux (3182) 2009-05-20 3:32

Hello !
I never visited Skellig island but with this kind of picture I really want to do it now ! Composition and point of view are excellent. You shoud add a frame around your picture to improve it.
Anyway it's a very beautiful picture.
TFS
Have a nice day
SYlvain.

quillo (11840) 2009-06-12 6:57

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Mariusz . . . . :

The POV is very good, big depth and the framing
with the sinuous way for the cliff is a truly
charming, good work.

Saludos.

-

jafadabret (56497) 2009-07-08 7:54

Bonjour Mariusz.
C'est une vue à couper le souffle. J'aime cette composition partagée entre la mer et les rochers avec, en plus, ce petit chemin fréquenté qui domine le rivage. Tu as eu la bonne lumière et ton POV est excellent. Je verrais bien cette photo pour une affiche sur l'Irlande.
Compliments !
Jacques

ASHL (0) 2009-07-08 21:25

Is similar to China's Red Flag ditch is the same.

Ma-Isabel (38) 2009-10-01 4:32

Hi Mariusz. Good shot and nice view with those rocks! TFS Isabel

macjake (39227) 2009-10-01 4:47

Hi again Mariusz

another great shot you've taken.
excellent choice of composition, nice mixture of colours, with blue, green and grey.
Its great that you have captured people on the trail, as it provides us with scale.

great shot!
Craig

Dyerco (10185) 2010-02-21 7:07

Hi Mariusz
Great depth here. This POV gives us a sense of this place. I have been to County Kerry many years ago but I never got a chance to see this place.
Phil

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2010-04-27 10:20

Cześć Mariusz,
niesamowity widok.
Nie przeczytałem notki, mówię skruszony, ale kurczę, samochody tam nie jeżdżą?
Co za wspaniała skała!
Powinni Bonda tam kręcić, jadącego na pełnym gazie.
Fantazja mnie ponosi,ale tak działa na mnie ten widok.
Piękne zdjęcie ,przyroda niesamowita i wytwór ręki człowieka.
Pozdrowienia Tomek

Bournazel (6072) 2010-06-09 2:00

Hello Marius
your Note is so exact! I was never so sick in my life before this day on a boat, but it was really worth it!
Your gallery on Ireland is really very interesting !
Thank you very much
Vincent

Waylim (22355) 2010-08-11 11:57

Hi M,
Saw this one at random and was impressed by the amazing cliff and rock formation. Great POV to emphasize on the height of the cliff and ocean below. Vertical format is best to present this incredible scenery.
Way

kiks (11373) 2011-08-04 10:57

the image is impressive and reading your note make us realize the adventure that it is to visit this wonderful place.
tfs
kiks

jackart (6682) 2011-11-26 14:05

Witaj Mariusz!

Miejsce robi niesamowite wrażenie. Bardzo ładne ujecie. Dobrze dobrany POV buduje właściwe napięcie

Pozdrawiam
Jacek

serp2000 (29188) 2012-02-19 19:33

Czesc, Mariusz,
Outstanding shot! Impressive view... I like your POV and this attractive composition as a result. Good presentation of the Irish nature.
Serghei

aliabazari (10105) 2012-11-30 21:09

Hi Mariusz drogi
Krajobraz jest bardzo piękny. Kocham to. Ekspozycja ładnie wykonane.

Pozdrawiam ...