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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: seamus finn on December 15, 2015, 07:23:37 am

Title: Ghost Castle
Post by: seamus finn on December 15, 2015, 07:23:37 am

This is an old bath house at Enniscrone, Sligo - unfortunately, no longer in use. Shot on Kodak Infra Red film and developed in the traditional darkroom in the bygone days.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: francois on December 15, 2015, 07:39:11 am

The use of IR film conveys a strange feeling and the shape of the clouds also. Ghost Castle is a good title. Any thermal hot springs in the region?

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Post by: stamper on December 15, 2015, 08:01:27 am

Unusual and very eerie. You have succeeded in your endeavours. :)

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: seamus finn on December 15, 2015, 08:01:48 am

I'm afraid not, Francois - none that I know of anyway.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: francois on December 15, 2015, 08:41:59 am

Quote from: seamus finn on December 15, 2015, 08:01:48 am

I'm afraid not, Francois - none that I know of anyway.

Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: seamus finn on December 15, 2015, 09:04:45 am

We have seaweed baths though - one in Enniscrone itself and another in Strandhill, Co. Sligo. Very reputable establishments.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: Patricia Sheley on December 15, 2015, 09:51:36 am

Seamus...have been unable to sort why this wonderful shot keeps dragging my thoughts to the ancient rivers once flowing beneath the Mauritanian Sahara Desert. The firings within my skull of late are keeping life interesting indeed...thanks for this very cool contribution!

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 15, 2015, 01:05:41 pm

Very cool indeed. It forces my mind to make up stories to go with it, and none of the stories quite stick, just get replaced by other, fanciful ones.

Without the two sitting figures it would be much less evocative.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 15, 2015, 02:37:01 pm

Wonderful effect!

Jeremy

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: seamus finn on December 16, 2015, 08:35:44 am

Thanks all - comments very much appreciated. Season's greetings to all.

Title: Re: Ghost Castle
Post by: Rob C on December 16, 2015, 10:23:20 am

Hi Seamus -

I feel that Patricia has it about right: thoughts of Moors run rabid in the mind, which considering current politics, isn't that far removed from accuracy. But where's Errol Flynn?

Rob C