the burren coast, a photo from Clare, South

Photographer's Note

Here's another shot taken in the magnificent, dramatic, and mysterious land of the Burrens.

The Burren region is located in the western Ireland. The land is full of contradictions. It looks very harsh, sometimes even bears some resemblance to the moon. The surface is full of rocks and at first sight it seems nothing can grow there. Compare here.
When the chief of Cromwell's army entered the area in 1600s, he wrote a message to his principal describing the Burren:
'It is a country where there is not water enough to drown a man, wood enough to hang one, nor earth enough to bury him'
Well, nice remarks, aren't they?:-)
the Burren, however harsh it looks, is has very fertile soil. It's unbelievable, but plants from almost all the world's regions grow there, thanks to its islandic location and winds.

In the photo, there's the Burren's coastline. I included a silhuette of a person to emphasise its majesty.

isabela_sor, atus, Rev, anavazao, dalia heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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isabela_sor (47748) 2006-01-28 9:20

Great atmosphere.Good point of view.I like the light and sharpness.Good colors and contrasts.Well done!
Have a nice week-end

jasmis (58653) 2006-01-28 11:00

Beautiful seascape. Wonderful rocks. Superb waves. Amazing photo.

atus (15878) 2006-01-28 13:36

Hi Kris,
very nice shot here.Very good composition and POV with nice colors.Great to see the foam created by the waves in the foreground.Compliments!
Attila

gigi (2668) 2006-01-28 15:29

hi Chris
great landscape
great colors and great contrast
well done
jean louis

Rev (1872) 2006-01-28 18:58

Hi Kris
Great contrasts of colours - rocks, sea and foam.
Beautiful scene with drama reflected between the sea and the cave.
Well captured with the people at the cliff edge to give idea of the hight of them.
Great photo
Regards
Peter

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-01-28 19:38

great work here, I like he natural setting and the waves and whites, well shot

peck (2779) 2006-01-30 8:45

Witaj,
Piękne jsest to morze.. ten kolor mocny niebeiski... Fajnei pokazana skala wielkości przez ludzi na horyzoncie. ładnie w kadrze, fajne foto!!
pozdrawiam
Grzegorz

anavazao (5592) 2006-01-30 15:48

Hi,
great note and great colour of water!
Great shot!
Ana:)

dalia (138) 2006-02-03 10:13

Hi Kris,
Your shot is very drramatic, thank you for your quotation of Cromwell who had a taste for formulas.
Dalia

blews (76) 2006-02-12 14:18

Wow, great job on this photo. I especially like the color and detail in both the water and the rock. Kudos Kris!

arturo (31) 2006-08-22 7:48

Hi Kris,

dramatic settings and clear, comanding look at the water down there...seems windy but maybe not windy enough as there're some people on the top of the rock waving their chances...the background seems a bit washed out though...especially the sky...cheers, arturo