Ancient, a photo from Armagh, Northern Ireland

Photographer's Note

Ballykeel dolmen, just over 7 km south west of the village of Camlough in South Armagh, stands at one end of the remains of its cairn rubble in a small enclosure. The notched capstone (the only one to have been replaced on a dolmen) barely rests on the uprights. The 'chamber' is about 1.5m wide x 3m long and faces south east.

I worked on this a good bit in Photoshop, dodging , burning etc.

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Serendipity (1045) 2007-01-27 16:22

Very strange and impressive picture ! Very good framing, POV and light.
Marc

bethel (359) 2007-01-27 16:52

Hi Gary,
Great colours and lighting here. I really like the editing you've carried out on the photo. The sky is especially impressive! Great shot,
Elizabeth

PMiranda (456) 2007-01-27 17:44

Hi Gary
What a great shot
Dramatic and very strong photo.
Lovely sky and colors.
Superb
King regars
Paulo

gazo (116) 2007-01-27 18:12

A really mysterious, nice one.
Great choise of shadow and light.
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triptych2003 (1534) 2007-01-27 18:15

hi gary

i think the editing has made this photo even better. i would have liked to have seen the original so we could compare the work done on it. great framing and positioning. a strong composition that creates and eerie, ethereal mood. well done!

partha (13775) 2007-01-28 4:31

Hi Gary,
Excellent feeling. Composition and perspective is really good. B&W works well here.
Well done.
Regards.
Partha

cbeardmore (68) 2007-01-28 5:33

Intriguing composition, well done!

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-01-28 6:23

Gary - great, moody shot. I really like the way the light highlights the stones in the background and the stone in the forground gives the shot some real "weight". Excellent work. Paul.

dijjac (1569) 2007-08-09 8:40

Hi Gary
Trés belle composition dramatique, le NB lui va si bien!
Amicalement
jacques

Seb82 (2467) 2007-08-28 8:12

hi gary
une compo sombre et dramatique que j'aime beaucoup!!
le noir et blanc est bien trouvée.
Bravo et merci pour le partage
SeB

Photo Information

Copyright: Gary McParland (codiac) (3768)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-26
Categories: Nature, Ruins
Camera: Canon 350d
Exposure: f/16
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dolmes of the world, Cromlechs & Dolmens, Celtic Standing Stones, Dolmens, Ruins [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-27 16:08