Ballykeel Dolmen Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another shot of a Dolmen, in Northern Ireland:

Situated in Ballykeel, Co Armagh is this wonderful example of a tripod dolmen. This capstone is the only one in Northern Ireland to be re-erected, both it and the door-slab were replaced during excavations in 1965. The capstone which is some 3 metres long has a notable notch in it, a feature of many other megaliths in Northern Ireland.The two large portal stones stand at around 2 metres high.

The picture was taken with a wide angle lens and a polarizer.
I voluntarily added some vignetting in PS, converted the picture in B&W and tuned the levels.

Hope you like it,

Damien.

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barni (14531) 2007-08-08 3:35

Salut Damien
Une magnifique impression de taille... on se sent tout petit.
J'aime bien l'idée du B/W
un seul regret : les fils électriques que l'on devine sur la gauche.
Bonne journée
Christophe

dgarr (701) 2007-08-08 5:23

Very dynamic image Damien. Works great in B&W. I understand your wanting to vignet this and agree with you, but I feel that a wider feather and more subtle darkening would have helped to make it less obvious. Vignetting can be done in a way that the viewer is not even aware that it has been done, but this is very subjective.

The overall composition of shot is great and you have managed to achieve an exposure that retains details in the shadows without having the lighlights blown out. Good job.

David

adores (15507) 2007-08-08 16:48

Hi Damien!
Really nice shot of this dolmen! Good perspective, sharpness and B&W was a good choice. I'll add it to my theme, ok?