Time
by derek897
Took this last night in Dublin, in the rain. Apart from it being dark i wanted to capture some movement (traffic) along with the obvious lights and passage of time since the period which these sculptures represent. Sculpture details below.
I don't normally try to impart much into shots but i have tried with this one.
'Famine' (1997) was commissioned by Norma Smurfit and presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.
This location is a particularly appropriate and historic as one of the first voyages of the Famine period was on the 'Perserverance' which sailed from Custom House Quay on St. Patrick's Day 1846. Captain William Scott, a native of the Shetland Isles, was a veteran of the Atlantic crossing, gave up his office job in New Brunswick to take the 'Perserverance' out of Dublin. He was 74 years old. The Steerage fare on the ship was £3 and 210 passengers made the historical journey. They landed in New York on the 18th May 1846. All passengers and crew survived the journey.
I don't normally try to impart much into shots but i have tried with this one.
'Famine' (1997) was commissioned by Norma Smurfit and presented to the City of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture is a commemorative work dedicated to those Irish people forced to emigrate during the 19th century Irish Famine. The bronze sculptures were designed and crafted by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillespie and are located on Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands.
This location is a particularly appropriate and historic as one of the first voyages of the Famine period was on the 'Perserverance' which sailed from Custom House Quay on St. Patrick's Day 1846. Captain William Scott, a native of the Shetland Isles, was a veteran of the Atlantic crossing, gave up his office job in New Brunswick to take the 'Perserverance' out of Dublin. He was 74 years old. The Steerage fare on the ship was £3 and 210 passengers made the historical journey. They landed in New York on the 18th May 1846. All passengers and crew survived the journey.
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Posted 03/05/2015 - 15:52
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michaelblue wrote:
Nice! a very unusual shot, the wet ground adds extra interest.
Is the dog also a sculpture?...if it isn't it should be
Thanks, and yes its part of the sculptures
Nice! a very unusual shot, the wet ground adds extra interest.
Is the dog also a sculpture?...if it isn't it should be
I know what i like, If not always why.
Posted 03/05/2015 - 17:45
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Most effective.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 04/05/2015 - 10:15
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Works for me Derek - very sympathetic treatment.
Carl
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Posted 05/05/2015 - 20:25
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What a haunting image sympathetically captured, i didn't know about these sculptures ... i haven't been back to Dublin since i was a child, 1967 in fact, thank you for sharing
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Is the dog also a sculpture?...if it isn't it should be
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