little church near the rock

[marie]

the rock is a hill with a ruined castle from which a beautiful view can be seen

this church rests at the bottom of ... 'the rock'

(the place is not too far from home)


http://www.pbase.com/image/51416212/original.jpg

[sparker1]

What a lovely old church, Marie.

[jgjulio]

Very very beautiful Marie. What a beautiful area you live in.

[RockOne]

Nice shot.

[stoneylonesome]

Beautiful church and scene Marie, the church sure looks Rock Solid to me. :lol:

[tupe]

I love the architecture. Do you know when it was built?

It looks as if the Rock has cleft and hidden this little chapel in the vale. :)

[viczig]

Nice scene Marie.

[burntpixel]

b-e-a-utiful.

[marie]

thank you all very much Stan , Jgjulio , Steve , Sandy , Tupe , Viczig and Matthew
I don't know the age of the church Tupe, but if I find out I will let you know
thanks all
to finish, this shot was taken from the lower part of the castle ruins showing some of the stonework

http://www.pbase.com/image/51526331/original.jpg

[Becca]

Thats just beautiful!

[stoneylonesome]

Marie; I just love the last one you posted, I think the way you framed it is wonderful. What beautiful country you have.

[ctymom]

Very beautiful scenery! I love the colors in the first shot.

Pamela

[ssim]

That is an amazingly beautiful shot. My first impression when I saw it was that it was a minature setup. So crisp and clear.

[_SBradley_]

Very nice, Marie. I'm really hoping to make the (short) hop across from Wales to Ireland at some point soon, and your pics make me even more eager to go. :)

My only criticism of these particular shots is that the sky is that the sky in both is completely blown out. You should consider using an ND grad or (the way I prefer in the digital world) blending multiple exposures in Photoshop, to restore detail to the sky.

[lomond]

I love that first image, Marie.
It has a beautiful diffuse glow to it that works really well.

I would normally agree with SBradley's point about blown out skies but in this case it adds to the dreaminess of the image.

[_SBradley_]

To be honest, I'd consider cropping the (first) image so that the church is roughly central, vertically. I just tried it, and I think it looks better. (It removes the (for me) distracting sky and slightly washed out "upper" part of the hill.)

If, however, the fact that the church is at the base of this hill is important, then that might take away some of the point of the shot for you. :)

[marie]

Thats just beautiful!

thank you very much Becca

[marie]

Marie; I just love the last one you posted, I think the way you framed it is wonderful. What beautiful country you have.

thank you very much Sandy
the church looks nice always

I took a shot of it through a 'window' of the castle also
(it was wide open...
I mean the 'window' was )
:lol::lol::lol:

[marie]

That is an amazingly beautiful shot. My first impression when I saw it was that it was a minature setup. So crisp and clear.

it does look small

:lol: but the prayers are massive
I would think


thank you very much Sheldon

[marie]

Very beautiful scenery! I love the colors in the first shot.

Pamela

I like them too
thank you very much Pamela

[marie]

I love that first image, Marie.
It has a beautiful diffuse glow to it that works really well.

I would normally agree with SBradley's point about blown out skies but in this case it adds to the dreaminess of the image.

thanks a lot Cameron
yes, that's the image I wanted more or less
I added diffused glow

[marie]

To be honest, I'd consider cropping the (first) image so that the church is roughly central, vertically. I just tried it, and I think it looks better. (It removes the (for me) distracting sky and slightly washed out "upper" part of the hill.)

If, however, the fact that the church is at the base of this hill is important, then that might take away some of the point of the shot for you. :)


thanks SBradley

no worries, it's ok
the nd filter was on on the camera
although the sky was washed out , the more washed out look was intentional with diffused filter being used
looks slightly foggy , or frosty (or dewy grass) to me
which I like,
wanted to put more emphasis on the church in that shot , and the grass around it


I took a few shots of the church from a few different angles,

the building looks too 'stilted' when sharpened so I didn't bother with that this time


by the way , welcome to the forum

http://www.pbase.com/image/51625629/original.jpg

[mr_shaper]

Great pics as usual Marie. Where abouts is that location?

[marie]

Great pics as usual Marie. Where abouts is that location?
thanks
it's just below the ruins of Dunamase Castle
which is on the Rock of Dunamase in Co Laois

it's a turn off ( :lol: ) before you get to Portlaoise
(about three/four mile outside the town)

[yeleek]

Splendid shot, its very clear and i love that strong colour used on the church door. Very envious of your local area :O)

[Beeclose]

Very nice, the red door makes it. a good focal point. EW.

[PhotosGuy]

Very NICE shot, Marie! I'd crop just the sky out of the 1st one to remove the sky & make the hill look higher.

[marie]

Very NICE shot, Marie! I'd crop just the sky out of the 1st one to remove the sky & make the hill look higher.

thanks Frank
I had thought of that but I think the picture needs to show the tiny space above the hill like it (whether it be white or blue skies)
otherwise (I think) the scene looks as though it got a bad haircut
:confused:

here it is cropped (ever so slightly)
see what you think



http://www.pbase.com/image/51689237/original.jpg

[marie]

for anyone who likes to have a look

this is the lane leading right into the space where the church stands below the castle ruins
(at the lower end of the lane , at the bottom of this picture
the church stands just around there)

http://www.pbase.com/image/51689443/original.jpg

[marie]

Very nice, the red door makes it. a good focal point. EW.
thank you very much Beeclose
I love the colour of the door also
it's more or less perfect for a picture

[marie]

Very envious of your local area :O)
It's not real close
but by standards in the states it is
thank you very much

[PhotosGuy]

here it is cropped (ever so slightly)
see what you think I LIKE that crop, Marie! I might darken the top 10% a bit just to focus the interest down to the church. ;)

[marie]

I LIKE that crop, Marie! I might darken the top 10% a bit just to focus the interest down to the church. ;)

I don't like it Frank :-|

all my 'I thinks' have vanished

:(

[PhotosGuy]

Wha?

[marie]

Wha?

wha ?

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... wha ?














:lol::p:lol:

[PhotosGuy]

all my 'I thinks' have vanished ??

[marie]

??
:lol:

sorry about that


here's the recycled reply from above

"thanks Frank
I had thought of that but Ithink the picture needs to show the tiny space above the hill like it (whether it be white or blue skies)
otherwise (I think) the scene looks as though it got a bad haircut
:confused:
here it is cropped (ever so slightly)
see what you think"
end
:eek:

meaning I was not needing the ' I thinks ' afterwards Frank
I knew (by then) that I didn't like the cropped version

[PhotosGuy]

OK, now I get it. ;)

[marie]

OK, now I get it. ;)

ok
:D

[Anubis]

Ilike the first pic The church is great and I like the big open hill in backround

[peacock]

I think you live in a beautiful part of the world :D thanks for sharing it:D

[tumb]

Beautiful marie, I like the way you photograph.

[marie]

thank you all very much Anubis , John and Mike

[a.huhton]

Nice shot,the door really stands out against the stone.Great.

[marie]

Nice shot,the door really stands out against the stone.Great.
thank you Andy