[360, Carrick, crossroads, Donegal, Irish, panorama, postcard, sky out, Slieve League, stereographic, >500 views, >1000 views, one feature]

This is the crossroads in Carrick, County Donegal where the tourists turn left to head for Slieve League – the highest sea cliffs in Europe.

As the heavy cloud cover might suggest, this panorama was shot between the showers on one of July’s wetter days.

This is part of my postcard range. You can follow on to another gorgeous Very Ireland Post card .
 
There is an alternative version of this panorama here with the sky on the inside:

 
This HDR (High Dynamic Range) panorama was created by combining 27 separate digital photographs covering every angle and with bracketed exposure. Hence there is detail both in the most brightly lit areas and in the shadows.
 
History of this Image on RedBubble

1. 23rd Sept 2010 uploaded to RedBubble
2. 19th October 2010 featured in “Dedicated Wide Angle and Fisheye Lens Photography” group.
    
3. 28 Sept 2011 view count was 503

The Source images were shot hand-held (without the usual tripod) on a Canon EOS 5d DSLR with a 16 mmm fisheye lens, and were stitched and blended into a HDR Panorama using Hugin – a free open-source panorama stitching program.