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Giants Causeway, on the North East coast of Ireland in County Antrim, is actually the real name for this geologic monument with volcanic rock formations pushed up in hexagonal forms"The story of the causeway
by Clive Barbour
The giants were called Finn McCoul & Bennendonner.
Benendoner was a Scottish giant who came over to Ulster by building the causeway. Finn McCoul the Irish giant was frightened but decided to dress up as a baby in order to frighten Benendonner - if this was the size of the bairn what was the father like! - so he fled back to Scotland destroying the causeway which can now only be seen at both its ends in County Antrim in Northern Ireland and on the isle of Staffa in Fingal's cave. Incidentally Finn McCoul was also responsible for creating Lough Neagh in the middle of Ulster by picking up a clod of earth and throwing it at another giant in Scotland. He miss-aimed and it fell into the sea and became the Isle of man halfway between Ireland and England."
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i don't know if you are aware, but this is the location where the cover of led zeppelin's album 'houses of the holy' was shot ([link] ).
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the causeway is so beautiful! i was just there(feel free to check out my photos). lovely photo too!
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always been fascinated by the giants causeway, very nice shot!!! (you know how it really was formed?)
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yeah have some idea! but I guess this link can give you a better idea of how do these geological phenomena happen [link]
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lol thanks, but I know how it was formed, I study geology
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great! My father is a geologist and I love too
thought you were asking me how it was formed, sorry
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naah... I tried to be interesting 
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lol n te contenhas
obrigado
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tenho que conter ou daqui a pouco tenho galerias inteiras nos meus favoritos
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Hey, cool, you've been to the Causeway too
But apparently, it was far more quiet when you were there (seeing no tourist whatsoever in your picture)... during my vacation, the place was literally swarming with tourists
But it's definately a nice shot
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thank you! It was crouded too, but I just had to wait a bit until the area was clear
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Hehehe... I waited for about an hour, but every time, a new busload of tourists arrived. But perhaps you're more patient than me
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nice angle, makes me want to drive up there right now and watch the sun come up
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This is gorgeous. I love the textures, shadows, perspective--well done!
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the black and white really gives it a dark and stormy look. i like the way the rocks were pushed up like that. At first i thought i was man-made, then i read your description. That's awesome. Nice job!!
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hmm interesting how the stones are disposes, the contrast and the darkness of the picture are really attractive and as it's in B&W, I like !!!
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Wow! Such a fantastic shot
That place is wonderful 
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man that place is gorgeous. i didnt know that something like this existed in nature. the title is great... reminds me of the rockbiter from neverending story. this is probably where he came from. its a great photo...i would love to see you play with the levels a bit to bring out more of the black in the rock. great photo.
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thks
Giants Causeway, on the North East coast of Ireland in County Antrim, is actually the real name for this geologic monument with volcanic rock formations pushed up in crystalline forms
Check the myths I found about this:
"The story of the causeway
by Clive Barbour
The giants were called Finn McCoul & Bennendonner.
Benendoner was a Scottish giant who came over to Ulster by building the causeway. Finn McCoul the Irish giant was frightened but decided to dress up as a baby in order to frighten Benendonner - if this was the size of the bairn what was the father like! - so he fled back to Scotland destroying the causeway which can now only be seen at both its ends in County Antrim in Northern Ireland and on the isle of Staffa in Fingal's cave. Incidentally Finn McCoul was also responsible for creating Lough Neagh in the middle of Ulster by picking up a clod of earth and throwing it at another giant in Scotland. He miss-aimed and it fell into the sea and became the Isle of man halfway between Ireland and England.
An addition to the story
by Christine Moscillo
The story as best I know goes that Finn was a folk hero - sort of a super human type person. He claimed mystical and magical powers. He claimed to be able to take on different bodily shapes. This was a feared thing in Ireland, (or anywhere else for that matter). There was a group somewhere in Ireland where they claimed to be able to change shapes. He said he was accepted by this group. Perhaps the story goes he transformed himself into a giant. His mother died at birth and he was raised by two older women in the forests. He ventured out and became a Fenian warrior who never lost a battle. He fell in love with a women called Sibh, but she was kidnapped by these shape changer people. He spent the balance of his life trying to find her. She was actually transformed into a red deer. Of course, he eventually finds her and he becomes a buck."
about the photo, I wasn't quite happy with the result. The original photo was really too dark. so I made it a bit too bright to call viewers attention to the rock formations. But now I would probably done it another way. Thks
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wow..those are awesome additions. i think you should add the first story to the description. i think the photo is awesome... i hope to visit there one day
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Amazing! I have always wanted to see this! This is a wonderful perspective!
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Mais uma foto maravilhosa, rapaz que talento que tens..
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Essas formaΓ§oes rochosas sao muito loucas! TΓͺm um nome qualquer mas nao me lembro 
Enfim..mais uma excelente foto
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para alguns são afloramentos basalticos hexagonais. Para outros é a calçada do gigante que ligava a Irlanda à Escócia
qual escolhes?
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afloramentos basalticos! Γ© isso mesmo! lol eu lembrava me que tinha dado isso na parte de geologia
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simplesmente lindo....deve ser mesmo lindo a irelanda!
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esta imagem deixou.me boqueaberto 
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Esta mesmo lindo! Da vontade de saltar de pedra em pedra..adoro o ceu com aquele ar ameaçador que combina perfeitamente com o grande penhasco..muito lindo mesmo
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That's really nice. I couldn't properly decide if it was a black and white shot or not...little glimpses of blue seem to stand out.
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