Photographer’s Note
This is a simple shot which personally I like a lot, taken along the cliffs of the giant's causeway site. The light was really beautiful and direct, and it made the grass of an unnatural green. I even looked closely at the grass to see if it had been painted or something. The red of the path and of exposed rocks was burning, even from distance.
editing: basic, just some contrast, sharpness and +5 saturation in photoshop.
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's causeway is a strip of hexagon shaped (though some have 4 or 8 sides) basalt columns that are the result of the cooling of a lava eruption 60 million years ago. The geometries are so regular that from acient times it was believed to be the work of men... or giants.
The legend tells, infact, a different story. The path was built by the Irish giant Finn McCool to go to scotland and face the scottish giant Benandonner. Quite interestingly the causeway goes under water and comes out at the scottish island of Staffa, which faces the causeway. The legend explains also the names of many sites of the causeway (the organ, the seat, the boot...).
Henryk_Bilor, plimrn has marked this note useful
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rhizomes
(15325) 2006-10-23 11:03
Salut Patrick,
Excellent image !! I like the nice colors and your composition with this path and the sea.
Christophe
GLEM
(2998) 2006-10-23 11:05
bonjour Patrick,
bien joué,mais dis moi, tu étais dans le ravin pour faire cette image...Joli contraste du vert et bleu, et ce chemin qui court, qui court...
tfs
Thomas-Gast64
(834) 2006-10-23 11:11 [Comment]
donluicu
(23927) 2006-10-23 11:18
Hi Patrick
i remember my time in the Giant's causeway area..but i wasn't as lucky as you with the weather..
congrats for this superb image
regards
Henryk_Bilor
(20371) 2006-10-25 10:24
Hi Patrick
Lovely capture of this path across the cliff, above the abyss. Beautiful colours and perspective at the vast ocean.
Regards
Mikos
(4324) 2006-11-08 9:54
Hi Patrick
great and intense colours those which you have achieved in here, I like the spectacular compo also.
Thanks for sharing good pictures like this one ;-)
Have a nice day
Miguel
dcawker
(5691) 2006-11-08 10:41
I love where you set the horizon in this shot.. just perfect! Regards, Doug
plimrn
(19720) 2008-02-14 19:05
Hi Patrick,
I like the strong digonal of the hillside and the curve of the red path. The coolness of the sea, sky and clouds makes a nicew contrast. The note is fascinating; interesting that the the causeway continues under the sea, just as the legend says.
HLJ, Pat
Photo Information
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Copyright: Patrick Colgan (fadingstar78)
(408) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-10-10
- Categories: Nature
- Exposure: f/4.9
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Ireland 2006
- Date Submitted: 2006-10-23 10:59








