Mussenden Temple and Downhill Strand, by Richard Crowe
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Richard Crowe is our featured photographer on the DPNow Picture of the Day this Thursday. Richard has produced an excellent Hi Dynamic Range (HDR) view of Mussenden Temple, which dates back to 1785, built by Frederick Augustus Hervey, the 4th Earl of Bristol, and apparently modeled the ancient temple of Vesta, in Italy, which is now a ruin. It looks grand in the picture, but is actually a relatively small construction on cliffs near Castlerock, on the County Londonderry coast of Northern Ireland. The HDR effect is naturally strong in the sky, but also emphasises the bleak nature of the cliff top and the deserted beach and seascape below. This is an image that makes me want to see the view with my own eyes!
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