Co. Antrim , Northern Ireland
Co. Antrim , Northern Ireland
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Action Award
Winner in #bwlandscapeallovertheworld Photo Challenge
Winner in Black and White in Nature Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Black And White Trees Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Landscapes In Black And White Photo Contest
Runner Up in Roads Of The World Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Roads Of The World Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Road Trips Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Epic Black and White Photo Contest
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journeyer50
September 16, 2014
Excellent work Chris , it's the type of scenery that is best suited to b&w and you handled the lighting in this very well , sincere congratulations , a well deserved award , thank you for sharing
JRMBurley64
September 17, 2014
Congratulations... breathlaking. You have been able to create an atmosphering timeless image... wonderful! :0)
Jillybean56
March 20, 2015
Amazing photo. I can't wait to get back to Ireland and photograph these myself.
Bruz
March 06, 2017
Absolutely stunning image. The lighting, mood and wondering what is down the road makes this an amazing story. Congrats on being a finalist.
tjwiley
June 05, 2023
Congratulations in winning my Black and White in Nature challenge. I was so impressed with the shadows and light. That is a hard shot to do right.
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Location
That photo was taken in place called Dark Hadges in Co. Antrim, IrelandTime
There was afternoon , something about 5 pmLighting
Last summer my wife and I decided to go to the northern part of Ireland - we wanted to visit counties Donegal, Antrim and Down. Before holidays I read about a few interesting places in this part of the island. One of them was the iconic place called 'Dark Hedges'. I saw a few photos of this place, so I decided to go over there and take my own photo of it. We were in a place called Bushmills and we wanted to take photos of the town and its distillery. Unfortunately, that day I saw the biggest rain in my life! That meant that we could not take any shots in the town. So I said to my wife that we should go 11 miles from Bushmills and see what the Dark Hedges look like. When we reached the Dark Hedges it stopped raining. There were no people around, so I took my Canon 5d MII with 70-200mm f/2.8, put it on a tripod, installed an ND8 filter and shot a few times with different aperture. At home I chose the photo with f=9 and 4-second exposure, because these two values gave me the best picture with absolutely fantastic contrast and sharpness!Equipment
I am Canon user , on that day I used Canon 5d M2 with 70-200mm f/2.8 with tripod and ND8 gray filterInspiration
That is very damous place in Northern Ireland so to take that photo was pne of my points on my holidays plan.Editing
Yes, i used Aperture 3 and NIK Silver effex pro software.In my camera bag
I always have got with me Canon 5d M2 + 3 lanses (35, 50 , 135 mm) and of course spare battery and memo cards ( always - i mean ALWAYS , even if i go for a shopping :-) )Feedback
Plan what do You want to shoot , read about it, look on photos of different photographers, go there and take a shot :-)