Welcome to another great instalment of the Capturing History Challenge. Its crazy to think that this has been running for eight weeks now, time sure does fly when your kept busy and having fun. And with an increase in submssions this week, there are some real treats in store for you. But before we continue, I just want to confirm something after a recent conversation with a fellow blogger, whom believed that they could not participate in the Challenge as they only take snaps on their camera phone! Well to set the record straight and I have said this before. This challenge is more about the sharing of Historical places of interest than photography, and is open to anyone whom has an interest in sharing. Images can be taken on any device of your choosing 🙂 So lets get started, first off its down to the southern Algarve in Sunny Portugal and Castro Marim. Then we travel across to England to see the ruins of Corfe Castle in Dorset. Followed by a trip to Italy to see the stunning Torre dei Lamberti in Verona.Then for something exotic its of to India for the first time in this challenge to the Walled City of Old Dehli. Next up is a place which I am sure not many of us would have had the chance to see in person, the ancient Incian City of Macchi Picchu in Peru. Then its back to England to see St.Margarets Church with its Round Tower in Norfolk. Staying in England we travel down to Somerset to see the Church of St. Michael on the Burrow Mump. Then we travel north int Scotland to see the awe inspiring Rosslyn Chapel with its fascinating history which was recently rejuvinated by a Dan Brown Novel. Then last but not least, its back to the homeland and The Rock of Dunamase.
1. Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal. By Johanna Bradley @Restlessjo
2. Corfe Castle, Dorset, England. By Phil Platt @WheresPhil
3. Torre dei Lamberti, Verona, Italy. By Sarah Zama @ TheOldShelter
4. Walled City of Old Dehli, India. By Rajiv Chopra @ RajivChopra
5. Macchi Picchu, Peru. By Ali Isaac @ AliIsaacStoryteller
6. St. Margarets Church, Norfolk, England. By Pete @ BeetleyPete
7. Church of St Michael, Somerset, England. By Sue Vincent @ Daily Echo
8. Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland. By Cybele Moon @ TheRunesOftheGateKeepersDaughter
9. The Rock of Dunamase, Laois, Ireland. By Ed Mooney @ EdMooneyPhotography
This week I was inspired by Phils image of Corfe Castle which reminded me so much of one of my all time favourite ruins, The Rock of Dunamase. This was probably the first old ruin I ever shot and where the Ruinhunter persona was born. Its in complete ruin now as you can see, but has a fantastic history which spans from ancient Ireland up into Medieval times. It was once owned by the former King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada. Which also passed on to Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, and eventually William Marshall. You can read all about its great history HERE.
Sadly thats it for another week. I really have to thank each and every contributor whom has made this challenge possible by submitting their images. If you would like to know more about the individual sites please click the link under the image and visit their site. Many have posted about their image and I am sure that they would love to hear from you and answer any questions you might have. If you would like to join in on this challenge, please read on…………
So here is how you too, can join in;
The plan is quite simple, each Wednesday I will be posting an image of a random site with a heritage connection. Any images sent in will be included in the challenge along with your name and a link to your site. Full credit is given to each participant. The joy of this challenge is that we can all participate and share our images whilst raising the awareness of our own particular History and Heritage. The image can be anything from an old Church or Castle, to a Battlefield or Neolithic tomb, the choices are endless. And you can capture the image on any device you choose to. It can be in colour, black and white or any variation. The important thing is that we share.
And so to make sure that the challenge runs smoothly here are a few notes on how to participate:
- All images must have been taking by you, there is no time restriction on this and you retain the copyright for your images
- Images should be submitted via email by no later than midnight GMT on the Sunday before so I can ensure the challenge is ready to be posted on the Wednesday morning. My email address is edmooneyphotography@gmail.com
- You don’t have to even have to be a WordPress blogger. This challenge is open to everyone, please include your name and a link back to your blog, website or social media page.
- Images should be kept at low resolution with the largest side at 1000 pixels or less, if you need help with this you can pm me.
- Once the challenge is published I will delete all files and mails from that week .
- Each contributor should write a small piece about their image on their blog, for readers to check out, or at least the history behind the shot by adding to the comments of each challenge.
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Thanks so much Sue, great to see its still going strong, some cracking places from everyone this week 🙂
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Some gorgeous places indeed 🙂 And some great articles to go with them on contributors sites too! 🙂
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There sure was Sue, I think my ruinhunter title might be under threat!
Its great to see so many people sharing their History, Culture and Heritage. I gives me confidence that perhaps there is hope for us after all 🙂
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There are a lot of us out there who value our heritage still, I feel. 🙂
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When I started this blog it was partially to raise public awareness to what we are slowly losing. You could not imagine how happy it makes me feel to see that there are so many people whom still care 🙂
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Yes I can, Ed.. that’s one of the reasons I write as much about the ancient places. Who cares about a single stone or small carving on a boulder lost in heather? Well, it seems quite a few, and that’s wonderful 🙂
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Thanks for including me, Ed! I am in distinguished company indeed. India and Peru both make me envious.
Best wishes, Pete,
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It was a peasure to have you on board Pete. Please feel free to join in again at any time. Each and every contribution is a gem and I love learning about all the history and culture associated with each place. My only problem is that I know have a list of places that I want to visit and see for myself. I really need to win the lottery 🙂
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Hi Ed! 🙂 Many thanks for the inclusion this week. I’m in fine company and I’ll be visiting the others later today. Especially looking forward to a stroll in Verona. It’s many years since I was there. And Corfe Castle, never, so lots to see!
Cheers for the RTs too. Hope you’re having a good week.
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It was my pleasure Jo, great to have you on board. That festival was right up my street as a former medieval re-enactor. Would loved to have been there 🙂
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My daughter loves dressing up in period costumes, Ed, but I’ve always just been a happy spectator. 🙂
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Dressing up is fun, but we were a living history group so we did everything authentic, from fighting, camping cooking, making our own clothes and equipment, such fun. 🙂
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Stunning pictures again this week! Sigh… so many places in the world to visit, I wonder how many of them I’ll get to before my time is up. I am particularly taken with the shot of the walls of Delhi and Cybelle’s picture of Rosslyn took my breath away… but then her photography always does!
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es I know that feeling, a big win in the lottery is required I think. Imagine being able to visit these places full time?
Ruinhunter Tours….. has a nice ring to it 🙂
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Oh yes! That sounds fabulous Ed! I think you’d go down a storm!
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Ali, if you ever find yourself in Verona, you know what door to ring 😉
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Is that where you live? Wow, I am envious! It is stunning! 😊 And thank you, if I am ever that way, I will certainly look you up
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Great stuff as usual! I will try to get something in in another week or two…
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Ah Brilliant Daniel,Hope you are keeping well 🙂
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another great installment! I’m going through them all now. Love your image of the Rock of Dunamase!!- and your post with the history of it!
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Thanks Cybele, its a favourite of mine 🙂
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So excite dto be included in such a fine company. Goodness, that photo of Old Dali doesn’t even seem real, as if it were stright out of a fantasy story. And I love Rosslyn and Dunamase, too. Always been fascinate dwith Machu Pichu… well, I’ll just stop or I’ll name all the pictures 😉
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Ha,HA, a great choice to choose fromall brilliant sites with great history behind them 🙂
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Those are gorgeous shots. My sister Beth Beck used to do location shots using a pinhole shoebox camera and I’ve been a fan of location photography since.
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Much appreciated Philip, Im a big fan of pinhole photography 🙂
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Verra nice shots!
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lovely pictures as usual
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They sure are Geoff, a rather good mix from around the globe 🙂
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Wow!
They are an amazing group of photo’s Ed, really great.
Cannot pick between them if I am honest!!
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Keeps getting better each week I think 🙂
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Agreed.
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