polar lights in Ireland Photo

Photographer’s Note

On the left you see City Hall. It is a relatively new building, the previous version was burned by British in the event called "the Burning of Cork".

[ from: http://www.corkcorp.ie/aboutcork/historyofcork/theburningofcork/ ]
In one of the worst atrocities committed during the War of Independence British forces deliberately set fire to several blocks of buildings along the east and south sides of Saint Patrickʼs Street during Saturday night 11 December 1920 and the following Sunday morning. The City Hall and the Carnegie Library were also completely destroyed by fire.

[ from: http://www.corkcorp.ie/tourism/buildingsandtouristattractions/ ]
The foundation stone of the City Hall, erected on the site of the former building was laid by Mr. de Valera, president of the Executive Council of the State on the 9th July, 1932.
The building is designed on classic lines to harmonise with the examples of eighteenth century architecture and the modern buildings, fundamentally Georgian in character, that so richly endow Cork City. It is an imposing and dignified structure, and, with its long main front dominating the river, immediately attracts attention by reason of the excellence of its proportion and the simplicity of its treatment. The facades are of dressed limestone from the Little Island (County Cork) Quarries. In connection with the stone work, which is a feature of the structure, one may perhaps specifically refer to the columns of the Doric order that grace the main and subsidiary porticos.

More or less in the center you see a tower of Holy Trinity Church, and in the right you may find two towers of St Finbarr cathedral.

PS
Of course it was a joke with the polar lights, I just thought about it looking at the sky in this picture.
The effect is only due to a long exposure time (13s) and fast moving clouds.

skerdreux, Muse, narges_samandi, riclopes, Deepforest, swiatopelk777, edge, ManuMay, hispic, Amaz has marked this note useful

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Nessie (897) 2008-11-19 13:15

Distinct image! Amazing sky reflecting on a crystal river! Excellent lighting and contrast!
Thanks for sharing Mariusz!
Regards,
Nessie

lousat (16420) 2008-11-19 14:46

Hi Mariusz,i like a lot the pic taken in the night,and this is very very great! The time of exposure is perfect,the details and the colors too,very great work,my best best compliments,Luciano

skerdreux (2776) 2008-11-20 5:09

First : excellent note !
second : excellent picture !
I love effect due to long exposure. It's just amazing. The sky is maybe a little bit burned (top left). anyway an amazing picture
TFS
have a nice day
sylvain

cbrman (19097) 2008-11-20 22:42

Hello Mariusz,

Le temps de pose relativement long donne un bel effet à la surface de l'eau.
Les lumières de la villes sont très belles et s'harmonisent avec le ciel.
Bien vu !

A+

Dominique

Muse (31111) 2008-11-21 5:00

Hello Mariusz,
Of attractive sweet colors for the sky and very beautiful reflections in the water.
Attractive night-sight and a well chosen pov
Best regards
Denise

andre_clavel (577) 2008-11-22 2:46

bonjour Mariusz,
une très jolie image avec de magnifiques lumières, les batiments à gauche me semblent à peine trop lissés,
amicalement,
andré

CaesarP (3692) 2008-11-22 3:28

Czolem Mariusz,
bardzo piekne nocne ujecie, przypomina mi nowa czesc Hamburga - Hafen City.
Pozdrawiam Cezary

darek1978 (11683) 2008-11-22 4:52

Witaj Mariuszu,
W miniaturce zdjecie strasznie przypomina Dublin. Swietny nocny widoczek miasta. Lustro wody dodaje niesamowitego uroku. Podoba sie!
Darek

narges_samandi (48) 2008-11-25 2:08

hi
nice shot

riclopes (33137) 2008-11-27 2:29

Olá M, marvellous soft effect from the long exposure. And also wonderful lighting that gives a especial mood to the scene. Well composed from te bridge. More than the architecture, what attracts me more is the reflections in foreground.
ricardo

Gregtom (7119) 2008-11-27 23:39

Cześć, Mariusz.
Bardzo mi się podoba kolorystyka. Ten fioletowy poglask jest bardzo miły dla oka. Znakomicie dobrany, długi czas, spowodował fantastyczne rozmycie wody i nieba. Ładne miejsce!
pozdrowienia,
Grzesiek

Deepforest (8871) 2008-12-06 3:17

Witaj Mariusz,
Rzeczywiscie kolorystyka robi wrazenie i mimo, ze to zart to skojarzeniem z polarym swiatlem samo sie nasuwa :o)) Bardzo ciekawy efekt uzyskales, szczeglonie jesli chodzi o odbicie nieba i budynkow w wodzie. Podoba mi sie rowniez sposob kadrowania.
Pozdrawiam,
Andrzej

zeynepe (9390) 2008-12-21 0:43

Hi Mariusz,
The long exposure makes the composition soft. The sky with fantastic colors looks amazing.
An excellent composition.
Congrats and have a nice Sunday,
Zeynep

swiatopelk777 (9768) 2008-12-21 4:01

Cze Mariusz!
Fajne sa takie nocne fotki. Ladne kolorasy. Dobre foto.
Pozdro!

edge (619) 2008-12-22 8:06

Hi Mariusz,
Terrific shot. Excellent work with your Canon. Even the night reflections are good. One needs to have patience to take a shot like this, and you did, Congrats. It looks like a beautiful place. Your notes were also very interesting. One forgets the past so easily. Regards, Roger

dumbo (4368) 2009-01-03 4:06

Hello Mariusz,
Great photo! I like that fantastic & colorful sky and the beautiful architecture of the buildings.
Well done!

Regards,
Eino

marcdemoulin (1622) 2009-01-12 11:22

Wonderful light and sharpness!!
Marc

ManuMay (11554) 2009-01-30 6:59

WoooW Mariusz!!!

This is great, very good composition and light management, really a great work!!
Sky ligh and artificial lights works together very well.
Congratulations.

Have a nice week end.

Best Regards

Manuel

colinb (1536) 2009-02-02 17:16

Great shot. Such a dramatic sky and reflection you've captured. Nicely done!

hispic (7399) 2009-02-12 18:53

Hello Mariusz,
Exposure to emphasize the light of the sky is excellent. Rendering of the sky looking like polar lights using the long shutter speed is really amazing. Beautiful color with silky tone.
Best wishes, Hisashi

ilDottore (4014) 2009-04-29 14:29

Hej Mariusz,
Urocze, dopieszczone zdjęcie.
Piękne kolory. Doskonała szczegółowość.
Absolutnie bezbłędne zdjęcie.
Pozdrawiam i gratuluję.
Krzysiek

Amaz (7868) 2009-07-01 5:36

Hi Mariusz, it is not easy to find the picture without point on your galery!!
Very interestng this composition from Cork!!!
Great idea!!!

My congrats,