200 mm. @ f2.8 (5 years and 3080 days ago)
wonderful photograph, has such a haunting mood.
Through the millennia many mythical stories of its origin have been told. According to a myth that blends Celtic and Greco-Roman elements, the hero Hercules slew the giant tyrant Geryon after three days and three nights of continuous battle. Hercules then—in a Celtic gesture— buried the head of Geryon with his weapons and ordered that a city be built on the site. The lighthouse atop a skull and crossbones representing the buried head of Hercules’ slain enemy appears in the coat-of-arms of the city of Corunna.
Another legend tells that King Breogán, the founding father of the Galician Celtic nation, constructed here a massive tower of such a grand height that his sons could see a distant green shore from its top. The glimpse of that distant green land lured them to sail north to Ireland. A colossal statue of Breogán has been erected near the Tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules
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Ok after much consideration I've come to the conclusion that this is my favorite photo of all time on pxleyes. Simply outstanding photograph Author...
I second that. Amazing photograph, author! Not a thing wrong with it.
Congratulations on a very well deserved win!!! I will now of course expect more amazing entries from you.
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