Just past the Causeway lies a rather spectacular little cove that goes by the name of Dunseverick. Dun means fort, by the way - both in Irish and in Scots Gaelic. Once upon a time Sobhairce's Fort lay at the end of one of the 5 great highways of Ireland, Sobhairce being a High King and therefore quite important. We're talking some 1200 years BC, by the way - the highway ran from Dunseverick to Dublin. Hard to believe now since Dunseverick is only a few houses while Dublin, well, is a tad bigger. There's not much that remains of the Fort but the area itself is rather special - I doubt you would ever get bored with the place. On Tuesday if you turned towards the East there was a good view of Rathlin Island and Scotland beyond. This is looking West towards the Causeway/Benbane Head, via the TiTAN pinhole and Fompan200:
Dunseverick, on MG Classic fibre paper |
There was a lot more light around on Tuesday than would appear from this shot, in case you were wondering. As a result, exposure was around the 2 second mark. Somehow I managed to move the camera - or the wind blew it - so there's a nice drop shadow visible on the headland. Anyway, it's a pinhole, so anything goes...
This one is really beautiful. I like the dramatic sky and the arrowhead bay in the dark cliffs. One for the wall, for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marcus, appreciated. I have a feeling this one (and others on the same theme) might well find themselves on a wall ;)
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