Gateway to a secret garden by Máire Uí Mhaicín

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12-JAN-2012

Gateway to a secret garden

Secret gardens have given writers lots of imaginative scope.
They are also very beguiling for those of us with cameras.
We long to know what’s on the other side of the gate.
We take pictures of their entrances,
and ponder why the possible delights behind the gate are denied us.
We do the best we can with what we can see, but still we wonder…

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Sheila		18-Jan-2012 01:56
Wonderful depiction of the old in the arch, the very modern, in the gate.

Marisa Livet		17-Jan-2012 17:12
It’s because we tend to imagine that what we have not must be better than what we have and it’s easier to imagine that an unknown place might have the qualities we miss in our reality. But I think the elegant and sober stone arch, which you have captures so well in this accurate photo is already an achieved goal.

fotabug		17-Jan-2012 06:43
I love this! What an awesome arch!

Jeff Real		17-Jan-2012 01:53
A beautiful image of a magical place ~V~

laine		17-Jan-2012 00:47
If you get the chance read " The Forgotten Garden " by Kate Morton ( local girl from Brisbane ) This could be it :)

Jim Coffman		16-Jan-2012 23:58
A wonderful find and so well captured!!

Frank Brault		16-Jan-2012 22:50
This is a very beautiful rendition of this gate. Love the "peaceful" colors, shapes and textures. Interesting thoughts. V

Chris		16-Jan-2012 21:43
That could have been taken here - very evocative.

J. Scott Coile		16-Jan-2012 21:35
A time-tested design.

Johnny JAG		16-Jan-2012 20:39
There's a cruelty about secret gardens, the suspense is painful.

Patricia Kay		16-Jan-2012 20:34
We certainly do Maire...beautiful image of the entrance...BV

Alan K		16-Jan-2012 20:19
That's when we whack on a 200mm telephoto and stop down to f/16. Although in this case the ancient-style stone archway which is becoming entwined with nature through the vines makes for a more than satisfactory subject anyway, even if you can see little of what's behind it.

larose forest photos		16-Jan-2012 20:18
I think this is a most beguiling image. And I so completely agree with your words. Through the gate, we think, must like a garden like no other. VV