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Portmarnock beach Ireland

Is dedicated to Charles Kingford Smith ’s completion of the circumnavigation of the globe in 1930 from Portmarnock beach to NewYork, in the aeroplane:

The Southern Cross.

The monument was designed by Remco Dfouw and Rachael Joynt ,

Two and a half meter high with a circumference from 2 meters, weighing eight tons

built from limestone. The bronze needle points directly to the North Star.

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-10-24

Unreal and beautiful

The globe by =Duchovny (Suggested by =SuggestDD and Featured by ^PurpelBlur)

Critiques


:iconelgarbo:
One word to describe this: amazing.

A mixture of subtle tones, and a very stark composition make this a winner. The long exposure gives it a very surreal, ethereal feel and this fits in perfectly with the abstract sculpture that is the subject.

The choice of colour is beautiful too, with a monochromatic red/blue filter ensuring that colour doesn't act as a distraction to what is otherwise a simple, bold composition. The path, angles in the grass, the spike through the globe and the horizon all provide lines leading the eye straight into the globe. The only suggestion I would make is that perhaps, were the opportunity to arise again, I'd suggest perhaps including more of the ground and a little less of the sky to frame the globe in the top third of the photo.

Well done!

Compositionally it is also incredibly striking.
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:icont4l0n:
so elegant and "perfect"
amazing shot
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really cool.

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you're welcome.

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:iconalone-maggie:
Is it the world's shape??? Came out very nice :)

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It almost doesn't seem like a photograph. At first I thought it was a digital painting or manip. Wonderful focus and everything :clap:

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It was very interesting. It is like a warlike planet with little warriors (The planet-like thing with the spike is a warrior, to me). The sky is dark, so that adds to the warlike feeling to it, to me. I love it! :)

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Apr 5, 2009, 12:24:22 PM

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