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Darin's avatar

I had no idea that dragon skin looked so good in B&W.

søren k. harbel's avatar

In the right light you get really interesting texture. If feels quite alien.

wildflower's avatar

Beautiful shots! Thank you for sharing. I’m looking forward to your images of the dragon‘s arrival.

søren k. harbel's avatar

There is always one smartass... I will most certainly post when they hatch! 😁

wildflower's avatar

I bet!! 🤓

søren k. harbel's avatar

Oh yee of little faith....

wildflower's avatar

😁😉

Juliette Mansour's avatar

Fascinating place, amazing images! You are fortunate to be so close!

søren k. harbel's avatar

I am indeed. It is pretty cool there. Lot of steps though.....

Jonathan Crain's avatar

The striations of that dragon skin are unbelievable. Amazing shots!

søren k. harbel's avatar

Thank you, Jonathan, it is pretty incredible. The force it must have taken to form is something else.

Michael Kuehner's avatar

that was fun.

You have to pay them credit for their locations.

søren k. harbel's avatar

I used to work with some location scouts back in the day. They worked hard. It is not easy!

Lin Gregory's avatar

Most excellent Soren - an amazing location and some beautiful black and white images! I'm glad to see that you captured the dragons best side...you wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of the Mother of Dragons! 😉

søren k. harbel's avatar

Thank you, Lin. It is a crazy spot. Every time I see these things, I always wonder about who carried the building materials all the way up there. And yes, the dragons were away for the day... fishing, I should think!

KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

Very cool series. I love geology like this. And put together with a fun and adventurous story….

(When my kids were younger, I used to comment about the “dragon poop” we’d come across in our forest walks — they were actually large pine cones…)

søren k. harbel's avatar

Love the pine cones!! Were your kids scared?

KewtieBird’s Photo Journey's avatar

😆 Not in the least 😉

Andy Dean's avatar

Love the rock textures.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Hi Andy, yes, it is very cool to see, and very alien at the same time.

Frank Di Luzio's avatar

My Grandmother was Basque. She never told me any dragon stories. You posted beautiful imagery and an engaging story.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Hah, Frank! I think you Grandmother probably predates Game of Thrones? Just a hunch. Thank you for the kind words!

Cedric's avatar

Good photos and thanks for making me discover that place. I'll have to go on my way South.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Glad you like them, Cedric. Do stop. It is definitely worth it.....

Susanne Helmert's avatar

I love your photos! What a beautiful coast. I am glad you didn‘t get to meet the mother of the dragon eggs!

søren k. harbel's avatar

Thanks, Susanne! I too am pleased that I was left in peace to make a few photographs!

Mark Foard's avatar

Love the photos and the narrative, Søren. That’s an amazing coastline. I have to admit, however, that I’ve not watched GOT and it holds no interest for me.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Not to worry, Mark. GOT is fascinating in so many respects, and less so in others, but I do like that you can actually go to some of the places and see where it was filmed. They did a very good job at scouting great locations! And you can see from the colour shot of the castle that they did a neat job of doing animation over existing sites. It is pretty interesting. The fact that you like the photos with no reference to GOT makes me very happy!

Mark Foard's avatar

It was interesting to see the CGI addition of the castle. That was very cool. However, the real life version is just as spectacular.

Klamo's avatar

Thank you for a beautiful story and beautiful pictures. I especially like Dragon Skin II and it seems in Eggs III that one of them might be close to hatching.

søren k. harbel's avatar

That’s the spirit! Thank you. I appreciate the kind words, Klamo!

Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Those eggs are fab! Great images Soren.

søren k. harbel's avatar

Thank you, Shital, it is pretty cool there!

Designing With Code's avatar

Have you visited many places from this list since the show was filmed? I've been to Girona several times and, of course, saw the cathedral, but that was before it became famous for Cersei's Walk of Shame. I'd love to revisit Girona and see it again, this time with a GOT perspective.

søren k. harbel's avatar

The GOT list is quite long, and I have only been to a few places, but this one I know, because it is so close to where I live. I have still to get to Girona. I have been to the two main sites in Morocco and to a couple of the spots in Ireland. Some before and some after the show. It would be fun to re-watch and then go again. I have not done that.

Designing With Code's avatar

Absolutely stunning! I am a huge GOT fan and this place is on my travel list. 🙌🏻

søren k. harbel's avatar

Glad you enjoyed your little virtual visit! Come back soon.