Moorland Trek by danob
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Description
Much of my time I spent last year on my trip in Ireland was spent in County Mayo, Tourmakeady and the surrounding countryside at a place called Cong was the backdrop for the film "The Quiet Man"
The name Tourmakeady, or Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, means the Bleach field of Mac Ceadaigh. Whereas no trace remains of the family of Keady, the tradition of Flax growing lived on in Tourmakeady, I had found a moor that looked promising with rocks and mountains at the rear, and the stumps of what must have once been a forest almost fossilised over the ages.
I had waited all day for the moody skies to develop and was the scenes for my Storm Journal and Universal Prison series.. However this trek across the moors as can be seen by the poor Sheep trapped in a bog proved hazardous, and even lost a boot and nearly got stuck myself..
Comments (44)
Beautiful and very impressive landscape, excellently captured. I like very much the light and the mood. An excellent shot!!
Fantastic place and photo my friend.....!!!!
Great photo, the bones, the lightning bolt. Nicely done mate.
Now this certainly has got a moody feel to it Danny! This is how a landscape scenery should look - it has depth, colour, contrasts, the play of light and shadow and even an added extra in the carcass!! Beautifully captured and worth the lost boot I think!! Hugs. xx
beautiful landscape and atmosphere.long as you saved your camera!!!
Scary but impressive scene!!
Superb picture!!!
The wonders and perils of Nature... You've created an excellent atmospheric work of art here. Bravo!
Superb image!!!!!!!!
Worth the wait and the Trek, Danny. A beautiful Moorland capture. Mother nature in her moody gown...a gorgeous shot. Ireland appeals so much to all the senses.. Hugs. Di.
A breathtaking view. At full size the details are stunning. So rich and live. You got a fantastic shot. I can see why we hear it refered to as the emerald island.
I think the eventful looking sky adds even more to this already great image. Very nice work!
It remember me of an early trek in Groenland !!! where I saw so spacefull landscapes... great shot !
mmm!...County Mayo , where Napoleon had planned to land to catch the English settlers off-guard !...A part of Connemara I 've been familiar with in my salad days ! Your magnificent capture is the perfect representation of what the Irish call ' the bog' . Thanks a million for sharing .
What a superb capture and the skeleton a perfect reminder that beauty doesn't mean safe. Excellent shot. Bunny
An awesome landscape. Glad you didn't get stuck.
Beautiful!
Lovely work.
A most impressive place and photograph, no wonder you like to travel there, it seems beauty abounds everywhere on that isle.
A great capture Danny...Life goes on and this dead sheep tells also a story ....Excellent !
Wow, you even caught lightning. The mood and drama justs pops right out i can feel it. I'm happy you didn't get stuck in the mud. That would have been horrible. All the trekking you did was worth it, just for this photo.
beautiful countryside love all the tiny wildflowers there and drama with the lighting and remains of the sheep bones (which ,i first thought was a zebra carcus lol my eye are playing tricks on me at the ripe old age of 41 lol)
Such splendid light and this detail front of this pict is excellent!
Wonderful .............
The perfect skies add an excellent complimentary mood to your description of the land. Well composed and very dramatic with the skeleton up front.
Wowwww what a beautiful area you ahve fond and captured here! Love the endless silent atmosphere here!!!
Wow. what a shot. Always a pleasure to view your images. And thanks for the description - I always want to know where landscapes were taken.
I've only just looked at a map and realized Broadway is about 35 miles Northeast of Oxford. Now I must really hurry up to catch up in Ireland. In America this would be the death of a rustler. The closest I came to Ireland is reading a bible in Gaelic in a miner's museum in Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada. I'll just have to make my own way back to the homeland of the McRory ancestor.
cool landscape :)
Fascinating capture, Danny. Sorry about the boot. :^/ Better that than you, though. -M :^)