Cloigín Gorm

Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 15 May 2009 in Plant & Nature.

In old folk-law if you wander into a ring of bluebells you will fall under a faerie spell and will soon die. Such a fearsome reputation for such an innocent flower me thinks.

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Comments (20)

dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States

very grim folklore for something so beautiful!! thankfully it isn't true -- i mean, you are still alive, right? ;) lovely!!

15 May 2009 6:40am

zOOm from Paris, France

Nice angle of view Richard for this lovely bluebell ! Great contrast with this cloudy sky too.

15 May 2009 9:00am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Hey Richard, Hope you arer doing good! Liked all your recent posts! Wonderful work! Best wishes!

15 May 2009 9:14am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Really nice perspective and gorgeous color. Beautiful.

15 May 2009 11:49am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Composition -- ready made.... I was hoping you would get this.

15 May 2009 1:40pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Oh! i've not heard that before! I hope i didn't do a circle around then when I went to the bluebell wood the other week, perhaps not, only part of a circle and that's why i ended up with the flu lol.
A beautifully crisp image and the colour is stunning.

15 May 2009 1:49pm

observing from North West, United Kingdom

There are Blue Bells everywhere right now, and this is a prime example, it looks lovely !

15 May 2009 4:25pm

Rags from Plano, United States

Me thinks so too.

15 May 2009 4:37pm

jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States

Me thinks as well. Love the shooting angle. Makes it look like a giant bluebell.

15 May 2009 4:44pm

Bookfool from Mississippi, United States

Methinks, too. This is so nice and sharp. I think I'd be willing to risk the dire results to wander through the bluebells.

15 May 2009 7:23pm

peter from new york, United States

quite the intriguing and powerful story for such a beautiful and seemingly innocent flower. great shot : )

15 May 2009 8:26pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Stunning, superb perspective and excellent choice of view point.

15 May 2009 8:45pm

romine from Bucharest, Romania

excellent framing!! well done

15 May 2009 9:12pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

These are so beautiful. Wonderful shot.

15 May 2009 9:55pm

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

I agree and a beautiful capture of this flower as well!

15 May 2009 10:18pm

GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan

Who would guess that from such a beautiful flower? The angle and DOF is very nice.

15 May 2009 11:35pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Very nice composition, with this PoV, and the DoF.

16 May 2009 9:11am

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

Ah, but it saves the bluebells from being trampled to earth, now doesn't it. You gave it a space. best...jerry

16 May 2009 12:07pm

grant from kansas city, United States

i like the shot, perfect dof. i hope you're feeling ok...

17 May 2009 6:45pm

mehdi from pecs, Hungary

A lovely and quality picture!

19 May 2009 8:27pm

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