Ruined Church Photo

Photographer’s Note

At the entrance to the Poisoned Glen and just past Dunlewy village in the shadow of Mount Errigal stand the burned ruins of a church. The walls are still complete.The white marble of which it was built was quarried just a few hundred yards away. The adjacent graveyard contains a single gravestone. At one time it was the local parish church. Apparantly few will go near the old church for it is said to be haunted.

Taken 25 mins before sunset.

Thanks for looking :)

Gary

tomszat, Dyerco, gneufeld, avishek_khan, DKarine, skerdreux, Signal-Womb, lilimih33, velocista, moli516, Dpbours has marked this note useful

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stellar_girl (271) 2008-04-06 15:57

I'm impressed how well you handled this one!The composition, light, everything is just perfect! Love it.
Regards!
Kate

tomszat (1135) 2008-04-06 16:08

Hi Gary,

Wonderful shot, superb colours and composition, great work, very impressive, I love it!
Best regards,
Tomasz

clickrick (385) 2008-04-06 16:16

Wow ! I like the composition and the depth created by the presence of the stones in the foreground. The colors are fantastic. Very inspiring !!
Rich

veyselk (3498) 2008-04-06 16:20

Hİ Gary

I always wanna take this kind of photo.
maybe in the future I can :))
wonderful shot...

Cheers
veysel

sfsepehr (129) 2008-04-06 16:21

Wow, speechless, mystical, very stunning. Congratulations, you found the best time of a day to take this masterpiece. Best lightning I've ever seen, pro-perfect. Congratulations again, I wish I was there.
TFS.

Estelle (2317) 2008-04-06 16:44

Hello Gary,
Great light on this "haunted" church.
Colours and contrast make a lovely sunset
TFS
Estelle

lindamc18 (297) 2008-04-06 17:43

wonderful capture! beautiful colors and great detail!perfect composition and light!

Dyerco (8160) 2008-04-06 18:36

Beautiful light Gary. The church is well placed in the scene along with the FG rocks. So did you stick around after dark to see if the rumours are true??

Phil

gneufeld (13773) 2008-04-06 19:11

Hi Gary,
I can pick out your images in a crowd - I think its partly because of the deep rich tones you present. Is that in part the work of the ND Grad that you seem to use often? I haven't yet ventured there but have been checking into that level of technology. Any ideas or suggestions. Yes, this is another stunning image perfectly composed and as I say, presented with awesome colors. Well done and TFS. Gerald

avishek_khan (416) 2008-04-06 23:06

Hi Gary,
A splendid snap with a nice golden colour tone. The POV is excellent to frame the ruined church and the reflection of rays of the setting sun. Great composition.
Regards
Avishek

marjan (6069) 2008-04-06 23:08

hi gary, excellent shot , dark lake age church was build in. Superb composition and POV
Marjan

DKarine (3780) 2008-04-06 23:44

A magnificent totally unreal image! Clouds, burned herb, sun, golden color and to end this chateau in ruins it is incredible!!!

Karine

skerdreux (2250) 2008-04-07 1:12

a wonderfull picture of this church near mount errigal. you managed with a great success the difference of light between sky and foreground.
it's simply a wonderfull pictures.
TFS
have a nice day
sylvain

Signal-Womb (11143) 2008-04-07 1:27

Hi Gary, fantastic shot with effective pov and great low light management. Well done..

lilimih33 (9870) 2008-04-07 1:49

Hello Gary!
Beautiful sky and fantastic light in your composition!
Excellent perspective and very very good PP work!
Best regards!
Lili

mortijo (10936) 2008-04-07 2:31

Excellent light management and a great POV for this haunted church. Congratulations
John

velocista (877) 2008-04-07 5:58

olá, beautiful photo! congratulations
pedro

chawax (4335) 2008-04-07 12:58

Hi Gary,
Very nice shot. I love this kind of ruins, standing in a wild landscape. The composition is very well balanced, the sharpness is excellent and the light and colours are very pleasant. I will be in Donegal in a few weeks, I hope I will have such a good light !
Regards,
Olivier

ciaran (0) 2008-04-09 9:27

What a great image.
Well done

miumiu (3866) 2008-04-10 13:32

Hi Gary!
Wonderful photo with amazing place! Very misty place and old church, but sunbeams and colours are warm! l like it!
Agnes

Dpbours (9508) 2008-04-11 23:50

Hi Gary,

Very nice with those rocks. Like they were once part of the ruined church. The sun crawling from behind the clouds in the distance. Some captivating blue graduals in the sky. Very nice!

Enjoy your weekend!
Dennis