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Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
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Challenge: Country Music Song Titles (Expert Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: wales
Date: Jun 10, 2011
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2011

 Yea, ok, so it looks nothing like Folsom Prison, and is obviously a ruined castle not a prison at all but i'm in Wales not California dammit!! Perhaps try and imagine the song as sung by 13th-century minstrels with lutes.

This is the south-east tower of Caerphilly Castle. Built around 1270 it was actually used as a prison a few hundred years later around the time of the English Civil War so i'm not completely DNMC.

Plus, it's a little known fact that Folsom is actually twinned with the small Welsh town of Caerphilly and Johnny Cash used to holiday there regularly with June in the 1950s where they met Tom Jones. This did end quite badly though as June was quite smitten with the Welsh lothario. I believe she wrote the song, 'Ring Of Fire' about the slightly uncomfortable picnics the three of them used to have in the Welsh hills.

[Jun. 20th, 2011 03:13:43 AM]

'For some reason, the style of this reminds me of Ezhik v tumane...I like it. :D'- Cinnabear

Ah, very pleased with this comment from Emi. I haven't seen this lovely animation for years and hedgehogs have been following me around in the fog a lot lately. A lovely serendipity.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 90
Avg (all users): 6.1583
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
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Avg (non-participants): 6.1757
Views since voting: 1124
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 120
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 06/24/2011 04:15:19 AM
Underrated. I pegged this for top 20 for sure. Nice going.
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 06/23/2011 10:29:39 PM
This song is my ringtone, so I had to give you an 8. hehe

I really like the "oldness" feel created through the clouds and grit.
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 06/23/2011 08:21:25 PM
13th-century minstrels with lutes.

I'm trying. That brings a whole new feeling of grief to the image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/23/2011 07:34:42 PM
A feeling of pain and desperation
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 06/23/2011 07:33:04 PM
Good stuff!
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 06/23/2011 06:38:38 PM
creeptacular
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 06/22/2011 11:37:07 AM
I like the dark tones of the castle, but the sky above it is not as smooth and you might like.
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 06/20/2011 10:04:14 AM
Nice processing and dark moody feel.
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 06/20/2011 05:06:15 AM
I like the shot (though, a train is critical to the song,) but otherwise, the contrast, and the tree on the right is brilliant.
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 06/19/2011 05:56:13 PM
For some reason, the style of this reminds me of Ezhik v tumane...I like it. :D
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 06/17/2011 04:53:53 PM
Prison? More like the gates of hell.
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 06/17/2011 09:40:59 AM
Looks like Caerphilly Castle, so I'm guessing this is Clive's. I love the dark tones, the sheer massiveness of the structure, the tree, and the interesting sky. The leaning tower adds nicely to the feeling of melancholy. Lovely.
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 06/17/2011 04:07:45 AM
I actually played that on YouTube the other day after this challenge was announced. You can't go wrong with Johnny Cash. This looks like someplace in England, but it'll do. Love the edit. Nice one. 7
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 06/16/2011 09:54:02 PM
Very cool. My two favorite parts are the little cloud center right, and thet tree in the foreground.
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