Symplegades

This Chasm in West Cork so reminded me of the famous clashing Rocks of Greek Mythology, the raging sea (Barely visible as white spray) fighing a passage through this narrow chasm.

It all comes from Greek mythology where the Symplegades (pronounced /sɪmˈplɛgəˌdiz/), also known as the Cyanean Rocks or Clashing Rocks, were a pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together randomly. They were defeated by Jason and the Argonauts, who would have been lost and killed by the rocks except for Phineas' advice. Jason let a dove fly between the rocks; it lost only its tail feathers. The Argonauts rowed mightily to get through and lost only part of the stern ornament. After that, the Symplegades stopped moving permanently.

The Romans called them cyaneae insulae.


Minolta Autocord with Orange Filter shot at 1/250 (as wind was howling) and at f/8, Fuji Neopan 400 Dev in Rodinal Special 1:30. 20C for 7mins @ 5'' Ag/min.

Straight negative scan