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Poulnabrone Dolmen


Poulnabrone Dolmen
Photo Information
Copyright: Kris Romanski (amstel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 642 W: 55 N: 362] (2103)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-09-03
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-12-06 12:45
Viewed: 812
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Polnabrone Dolmen is located in the Burren region in the western Ireland. The land is full of contradictions. It looks very harsh, sometimes even bears some resemblance to the moon. The surface is full of rocks and at first sight it seems nothing can grow there. When the chief of Cromwell's army entered the area in 1600s, he wrote a message to his principal describing the Burren:
'It is a country where there is not water enough to drown a man, wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury him'
Well, nice remarks, aren't they?:-)
the Burren, however harsh it looks, is has very fertile soil. It's unbelievable, but plants from almost all the world's regions grow there, thanks to its island location and winds.

In the picture there's one of the Burren's dolmens. They are believed to be older than Stonhenge.
RGatward, maartin, eza1701, SampraS, rtome, TheG1, Jim53, berek, Dyerco has marked this note useful
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Well documented view of this interesting feature, good PoV and good B&W.

Hi Kris. Great POV, very effective use of black and white which adds to the drama of the pic. Excellent note.

belles citations dans le commentaire...et belle région.belle contre plongée...

beautiful quotations in the comment... and beautiful région.

JM

very nice piece of this simple "architecture". and i like your photo as well. the composition and the pov is great, maybe there could be just a little more of contrast, but i really like it

good work

  • Great 
  • valdec Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 198 W: 0 N: 16] (6621)
  • [2005-12-06 17:55]

hej
coraz więcej naprawdę niesamowitych, fantastycznych fotek! Podziwiam i ciągle jestem pod wrażeniem! Pozdrawiam

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  • jlynx Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 75 N: 810] (9746)
  • [2005-12-07 5:03]

Witaj Kris,
Myślę, że tylko w technice B&W można oddać potęgę emocji związanych z tym miejscem. Dodatkowo wzmocniłeś wymowę tego kadru przez wybór perspektywy. Lubię takie kontrasty!
Pozdrawiam,
Jerzy

Witam.
Bardzo ciekawy obiekt, dobrze wyglądający w cz/b.
Ciekawy kadr i kompozyja.
Podejrzewam że w kolorze też miałoby swój klimacik.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.

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  • eco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 690 W: 36 N: 4] (82)
  • [2005-12-07 11:09]

witaj

bardzo dobra perspektywa, świetnie prowadzi wzrok ku wnętrzu zdjęcia, ciekawa tonacja, podoba się cąłość, pozdrawiam, rafal

Hi Kris, Iv been here and I must say that is a fantastic capture. I wonder if that rope still surrounds this dolmen, have you cloned it out as I did. Anyhow great low POV on this and the B&W works very well. Very nice work.

Kawał historii. Ciekawe ujęcie z kamieniami na pierwszym planie. Lubię takie starocie, zastanawiam się tylko w jaki sposób ta płyta tyle wytrzymała, chyba że ją niedawno odnawiali... Poza tym podziw bierze dla techniki starożytnych ludzi, jak oni to postawili?

It's a wonderful photo Kris, I like the choice of B&W which adds atmosphere. I particularly like your POV and composition, shooting from a lown angle to include the rocks on the floor and placing the dolmen off-centre.

Hi Kris!
I like the PoV of your photos that give strenght to the image. Also the choice of B&W it's appropriate (also probably due of the background colour of the sky).
Well done.
A smile.
Luca

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  • tad Silver Star Critiquer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 2] (77)
  • [2005-12-22 3:39]

Bardzo lubie taka wysmakowana prostote, duzy ladunek dramatyzmu ma to zdjecie. Szkoda, ze takie duze i nie miesci mi sie na monitorze, musialem skopiowac i ogladac poza TE.

The choice to do it in black and white adds to the enigma of the monument.

nice done,
Chico

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  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 0 N: 565] (3658)
  • [2006-03-11 1:55]

Bonjour Kris
Beautiful composition: You took great care centering the "abribus" on a sweet spot, addind to magesty of this ancient document.
B&w helps reporting to times gone by.
Cheers.
Robert

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  • Jim53 Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 25 W: 2 N: 23] (94)
  • [2006-05-19 16:27]

I love black and white photography and I love this photo.
You have captured a great view of the Dolmen.

Jim.

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4038 W: 172 N: 5159] (23792)
  • [2006-10-31 4:17]

Hi Kris,
good choose B&W taken for this picture. very good point of view and light. have a great day.
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ****

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  • Filko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 115 W: 0 N: 119] (1090)
  • [2006-12-01 7:06]

stare, dobre irlandzkie klimaty... Pamietam...

Kolegi dawno nie bylo, co sie dzieje?

Przepraszam za auto reklame, ale zapraszam cie na moj blog (male pisanie emigracyjne), podcast (cotygodniowe audycje radiowe, publikowane przez internet), moze cos wiecej, nie tylko zdjecia wiecej powiedza Ci o mnie...zapraszam, szczegolne na podcast...

www.dublin.blox.pl
http://www.nietylkodlaorlow.com/

pozdrawiam
fi

This shot really works in B&W. A nice composition and your write up was very useful as I did not know these types of structures existed in Ireland as well.
Phil

Hi,
you choose Good medium. Nice B/W Photograph. Good Composition.good DOF. Nice job
Regards
Arghya

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