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Co. Donegal. Ireland. Photography by Pól McClafferty 2007
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:20 pm
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Lough Veagh. Glenveagh. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:34 am
by Catherine Edmunds
Some photographs make you think, "Wow! that person really knows their way round Photoshop!" Others make you think, "Yes! Someone who really sees!" This photograph, thankfully, belongs to the latter category. The photographer here has seen something of beauty, and has captured it, simply and effectively. There is no cloning out a twig that got in the way; no extra saturation of the vegetation to make an intense green to turn the stomach; no deep inky water to reflect an unlikely sky. This is real. This is what the place looks like. This makes me want to go there.
The photograph is subtle. Lovely browny greens in the foreground. Hills that fade into blue, with the merest hint of lilac. Clear water reflecting a clear sky. Perfect composition - thirds, used with care, so not too obvious. The eyes led, zig-zagging across the water and then far into the distance through the classic U-shaped valley.
This is how to take photographs.
Feedback to Delph re; Pól McClafferty's Photography
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:08 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
I totally agree Delph. I have it as my desktop image (I asked Pól first) and have found myself staring at it frequently all week. A delightful photograph.
This picture is part of a batch of shots Pól took for us around the loughs (lochs) in Co. Donegal for a short story I wrote called Release, about a ficticious political ex-prisoner; Michael Patterson. Diarmuid (Diesel Engine) has been grafting away all week, animating it and several other images that Pól caught roughly 2 weeks ago. I will upload the stills later this afternoon to this section. Wait til ya see them. They're stunning. I honestly believe writers like your good self and Mike will find them deeply inspirational.
Cloghernagore, Towards Derryveagh Mountains.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:26 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Cloghernagore, Towards Derryveagh Mountains. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Looking East. Lough Eske. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:29 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Looking East. Lough Eske. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Cloghernagore. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:31 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Cloghernagore. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Cloghernagore. Looking North.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:31 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Cloghernagore. Looking North. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Small Lough. Derryveagh Mountains. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:33 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Small Lough. Derryveagh Mountains. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Gartan Lough. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:34 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Gartan Lough. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Small Lough (2). Derryveagh Mountains.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:48 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Small Lough (2). Derryveagh Mountains. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Lough Eske. Looking East (2). Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:51 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Lough Eske. Looking East (2). Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Lough Fad. Cloghernagore. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:52 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Lough Fad. Cloghernagore. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Small Lough 3. Derryveagh. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:53 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Small Lough (3). Derryveagh. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Lough Maam. Derryveagh. Co. Donegal.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:53 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Lough Maam. Derryveagh. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.
Lough Barra and Derryveagh Mountains from Cubbin Hill.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:54 am
by Louis P. Burns aka Lugh
Lough Barra and Derryveagh Mountains from Cubbin Hill. Co. Donegal. Photograph by Pól McClafferty for Upstate Renegade Productions /
www.upstaterenegadeproductions.com © 2007. All rights reserved.