Mermaid's Cave, Dunluce Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Mermaid's Cave and the wail of a banshee:

As a follow up to yesterdays post of Dunluce castle here is a cave that runs beneath the riuns. A banshee or fairy spirit's wail is still said to be heard during wintry storms around the ruins.

Climbing down into this dark and eerie cave I could not believe my luck as a hint of a rainbow could be seen in the distance. In the darkness I made haste and built a composition as best I could and merged 6 images to build a HDR image.

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smarcell (14327) 2009-11-16 12:34

A picture that shows well your very high technique in taking landscape photos.
An almost impossible light condition very well managed with the extra bonus of the rainbow.
The wide-angle lens view is perfect.
Regards Stefano

Grumps (24) 2009-11-16 12:34

Hi Stephen,I love this shot, a fine example of HDR and a wonderful composition. Well done.
Best regards
Iain

PHILVERC (750) 2009-11-16 23:02

On s'y croirait, quelle ambiance!!

delpeoples (6082) 2009-11-26 14:51

Hi Stephen, even without the rainbow, the shot it superb. The light you manage to capture and control in every one of shots is something to aspire to. I like the mysterious atmoshphere you've created here, accentuated by the vertical and tight framing. The light in the FG and the rainbow being icing on the cake. TFS, Lisa