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A rare sunny day saw my wife Liz and I wandering round Ballycastle on Northern Ireland's Antrim coast as part of our 2013 summer holiday.
I must say that this coastline was a revelation to me, and Ballycastle proved to be a gem of a seaside resort.
This sculpture showing four swans in flight is a really eye catching addition to the promenade and, as with most seemingly innocuous pieces of art in this part of the world, there's a historical and mythical story behind what you actually see.
In the case of the swans, they represent the four children of Lir being turned into swans by their stepmother and exiled to spend 900 years roaming Ireland.
Part of this time was spent on the ' Cold Seas of Moyle' and local tradition tells of them sheltering in the Margie river from winter storms.
So what appears today as an attractive tourist attraction has, as usual in Northern Ireland, a hidden meaning.
Because of the mystical story behind the swan sculpture, I decided to render this photo a little differently, to add a little mystery of my own to the image.
Filename - ballycastle swans 02.jpg
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 32mm
Exposure - 1/30sec @ f11, ISO100
Location - Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
This image - 800x533px JPEG
Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2
Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.
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