Cahir Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

Superbly set on a rocky island in the River Suir, this impressive fifteenth-century castle - the largest of its period in Ireland - was considered impregnable until the advent of heavy cannon. Described by one Elizabethan commentator as "the bulwark for Munster and a safe retreat for all the agents of Spain and Rome", it fell to Devereux, Earl of Essex, in 1599 after it had been battered for two days with artillery. It surrendered without cahir castle fight to Inchiquin in 1647 and again to Cromwell in 1650, but otherwise had a notably undistinguished history, which possibly helps to explain why it survives in such remarkably good condition today.

info from: www.irelandseye.com

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Franco_Levita (0) 2008-01-13 14:52

Hello,
Very nice colours. Wonderful castle. Good job. POV. Congratulations.
Regards

bizsu (1011) 2008-01-13 14:53

Hi Vojciech,
I like him better here. Because of the framework. Good job.
Regards, Zsú

angela926 (1882) 2008-01-13 15:33

Hello Wojciech,
very nice scene, good composion and pov, very good sharpness and nice depth of field, beautiful colors and nice textures.
Angela

gravatar (1554) 2008-01-13 15:33

Lovely colors and very nicely composed. Perhaps a bit over sharpened

tedesse (13280) 2008-01-13 21:07

Witaj!
Piêkny kadr,³adne kolory,dobra ostro¶æ.
Ciekawa historia piêtnastowiecznego zamku.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

dario10 (2753) 2008-01-14 8:19

cze¶æ Wojtek
³adny zameczek znalaz³e¶,¶wietne ¶wiat³o i bardzo fajny kadr
pozdrawiam dario

mikeo (12117) 2008-02-04 10:17

Czolem Wojtek,

Ale zto fajne! Zamek zamkiem, ale kolorki i klimacik calkiem oryginalne. Do tego ladna rameczka i naprawde niezly efekt to wszystko dalo.

Pozdrowionka
Mikeo

skerdreux (2776) 2008-05-02 4:22

cahir castle is a really big castle !
I like the water effect of your picture (It's like a mirror). orange street light on the wall gives dynamic to the picture.
well done and very good composition
have a nice day
sylvain

testmaniac (12342) 2008-05-15 8:21

Hi Wojciech, nice architecture photo with good POV,lights and colors. Very nice castle!

TFS and regards,
Philip