Ghostly flying birds win World Landscape Photography competition
Now in its second year, the World Landscape Photography competition donates 90% of its fees to environmental charities
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Now in its second year, the World Landscape Photography competition donates 90% of its fees to environmental charities
Paul Killeen took the photograph, titled Souls Tied, on the morning of a friend's funeral.
We're from british| columbia, canada. oh, wow — you've come a long way! and what brings you to the dark hedges? game of thrones. yeah, we've seen every episode, haven't we? yep! if you're wondering, this is the scene that's made so popular. adrian runs a game of thrones tour business. he calls himself the other ser davos as he was actually an extra and body double in the tv series. the trees have been here for over 2a7 years, mostly unknown until game of thrones came along and decided to use it for a tiny little part of a scene in season two and then that kind of put it on the map. so, as a ...
I'm headed back out to the coast. it's only 15 minutes up to a place that's just reopened after two years. this is the carrick—a—rede rope bridge, first built by salmon fishermen over 250 years ago. it's pretty bouncy! up until the �*70s, this wasjust a single rope bridge with a handful of gapped planks, so i'm super glad it's been updated because this is amazing and i wouldn't have done it back then. much like at the dark hedges, the national trust says it's noticed how nature's recovered on the site with fewer people going. now, numbers are limited to help nature thrive, so if you want...
This is the original day trip, isn't it, from belfast? it was the original day trip from belfast. long dresses and heels. long dresses and heels, wide—brimmed hats — the lot. but they would've come along here for the day — the same as we have been doing all during covid, doing our day trips, just anywhere within ireland or locally. so, in some ways, covid and what has happened over the past two years has brought back the spirit of the gobbins? it's come full circle. yeah! yeah. so, my next stop is an hour up the coast, but then i need to take a little detour off. welcome to the dark hedg...