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Co. Antrim , Northern Ireland

Co. Antrim , Northern Ireland
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43 Comments | Report
danielmanning
 
danielmanning July 13, 2014
oooooo love it!
ChristinaFreak
 
ChristinaFreak July 20, 2014
Stunning!
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz September 15, 2014
BEAUTIFUL!!! Congratulations on being chosen a finalist.:)
Chris_Photoshooter PRO
 
Chris_Photoshooter September 15, 2014
Thank You for nice words :-)
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD September 15, 2014
Stunning work. Congratulations.
Chris_Photoshooter PRO
 
Chris_Photoshooter September 15, 2014
Thank You :-)
abijur PRO+
 
abijur September 15, 2014
Wonderful image
adammcclelland
 
adammcclelland September 16, 2014
Heaps good!!
journeyer50
 
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
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset September 16, 2014
Genius! Great find, bravo it is an amazing capture ( :
Chris_Photoshooter PRO
 
Chris_Photoshooter September 16, 2014
Thanks for nice comments :-)
AmrutaMachetty
 
AmrutaMachetty September 16, 2014
amazing!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita September 16, 2014
superb...congrats on being a Finalist
JRMBurley64
 
JRMBurley64 September 17, 2014
Congratulations... breathlaking. You have been able to create an atmosphering timeless image... wonderful! :0)
JoelDucharme PRO+
 
JoelDucharme September 17, 2014
I love the mood. Congrats on being a finalist!
RebeccaHope22
 
RebeccaHope22 September 20, 2014
Wow
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 September 24, 2014
Love this! Congrats!
mariefoster
 
mariefoster December 04, 2014
Love!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 06, 2014
great picture !
jnfotobug
 
jnfotobug December 20, 2014
wonderful lighting
paolopellegrini
 
paolopellegrini December 20, 2014
fantastic Dark Hedges!!!!!
lindywalker
 
lindywalker March 07, 2015
wow.. stunning!!
Jillybean56
 
Jillybean56 March 20, 2015
Amazing photo. I can't wait to get back to Ireland and photograph these myself.
westi PRO+
 
westi May 25, 2015
Would love to walk this path! Beautifully
captured.
HaliSowle
 
HaliSowle July 16, 2015
Just breathtaking. Love it!
14renren
 
14renren August 11, 2015
Just outstanding, Stunning.
AntonioMarchetti
 
AntonioMarchetti December 02, 2015
Many compliments !!
tonyawilhelm
 
tonyawilhelm December 14, 2015
Stunning
JohnCookPhotography Platinum
 
JohnCookPhotography December 14, 2015
Creative artwork
Chris_Photoshooter PRO
 
Chris_Photoshooter February 11, 2017
Thank all of You again for very nice comments :)
Bruz Platinum
 
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.
mariannebesselsen
 
mariannebesselsen August 09, 2017
WoW Like a Dream Sublime !!!!!!!!!!
Cupcake-Katie
 
Cupcake-Katie September 11, 2017
Amazing!
tjwiley PRO+
 
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.
JayneBug Platinum
 
JayneBug June 06, 2023
Intriguing image. Wow. Congratulations on your award win!
sophiedv
 
sophiedv June 06, 2023
Congratulations!
Mojojodi
 
Mojojodi June 06, 2023
Congratulations! Great photo!!
zkrol
 
zkrol June 07, 2023
Congratulations ! Amazing image and excellent choose to convert to B&W.
ClaritaBethCanlasMiller PRO+
 
ClaritaBethCanlasMiller June 29, 2023
congratulation you are the winner of this contest
Mojojodi
 
Mojojodi June 29, 2023
Congratulations!! Great picture ????
sophiedv
 
sophiedv June 29, 2023
Congratulations! Magical!
Fame_Bright_Photography Platinum
 
Fame_Bright_Photography June 29, 2023
Congratulations on your challenge win
HuaweiP30Lite
 
HuaweiP30Lite August 22, 2023
Eerie! Ideal for the opening of a Hammer House of Horror movie! 👍
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Behind The Lens

Location

That photo was taken in place called Dark Hadges in Co. Antrim, Ireland

Time

There was afternoon , something about 5 pm

Lighting

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 filter

Inspiration

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 :-) )

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