I was visiting Dingle, County Kerry, and the history kept stopping me in my tracks. Neolithic villages. The story of Blasket Island. And then this place.
Gallarus Oratory is a dry-stone church on the Dingle Peninsula, built somewhere around the 8th or 9th century. It has a corbelled roof shaped like an upturned boat and has stood completely intact ever since. No mortar. No restoration. Just stone, fitted perfectly against stone, for over a thousand years.
I stood in front of it for a long time before I raised the camera. Some places ask you to slow down. This one insists on it.
One camera. One lens. One frame.
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"No mortar. No restoration. Just stone fitted perfectly against stone for over a thousand years. Some places ask you to slow down. This one insists on it." — Billy
I was visiting Dingle, County Kerry, and the history kept stopping me in my tracks. Neolithic villages. The story of Blasket Island. And then this place.
Gallarus Oratory is a dry-stone church on the Dingle Peninsula, built somewhere around the 8th or 9th century. It has a corbelled roof shaped like an upturned boat and has stood completely intact ever since. No mortar. No restoration. Just stone, fitted perfectly against stone, for over a thousand years.
I stood in front of it for a long time before I raised the camera. Some places ask you to slow down. This one insists on it.
One camera. One lens. One frame.
C Type Fuji Gloss
Professional colour paper from the Fuji Crystal archive range with a gloss finish, which accentuates the colour to give a punchy, rich feel. Gives your image more contrast, glossiness, and a punchier colour feel compared to Fuji Matt, while maintaining tonal properties and accurate reproduction.
"No mortar. No restoration. Just stone fitted perfectly against stone for over a thousand years. Some places ask you to slow down. This one insists on it." — Billy
