I see Middle-earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Laurinquë · 10-26-2009, 09:41 PM

Thank you so much! I have a lot more photos I could add if you like these, even a few of Mount Doom that I took in Hawaii.

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Yes .. but I think your idea of Downs is a bit rugged for somewhere so close to the Shire perhaps a wilder part of middle earth... There are barrows on downs on the Isle of Wight ( a short ferry ride away from me) . The last Wight walking festival had one event that was "Walk the Barrow Downs"!!!

You're probably right, but we Alaskans have to make do with what we have. Earth-covered piles of bones are few and far between here. As are most nice things.

alatar · 10-27-2009, 09:57 AM

Laurinquë, I am *so* jealous (as I live in the east side of Mordor)! Those pictures are absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing them.

skip spence · 10-27-2009, 10:21 AM

Yeah, great pictures Laurinquë, those are some beautiful vistas!

Can't help to shudder though. It looks cold, windy and desolate. *brrrrrrrr*

Reminds me of that Sean Penn movie, Into The Wild. Seen that one?

Mithalwen · 10-27-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

You're probably right, but we Alaskans have to make do with what we have. Earth-covered piles of bones are few and far between here. As are most nice things.

Oh I didn't mean to be insulting

..the pictures are amazing. We don't get that sort of "Big sky country" here.

I suppose for me that I have always seen the Shire and nearby as being very English and the further landscapes being more imposing or exotic. So in England I see lots of places that make me think Shire but only in the States or Australasia have I got glimpses of say the Misty Mountains.

Laurinquë · 10-29-2009, 01:13 AM

I'm glad everyone liked my previous pictures so much! In thanks you will receive more pictures! Here they are:

Somewhere on the Plateau of Gorgoroth?

If you can think of any particular spot this fits I'd be glad to hear about it. I took these photos whilst on holiday in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

More Plateau of Gorgoroth.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-29-2009, 04:11 AM

Eugh! A TRUE plateau of Gorgoroth!! (The first one also made me think a bit of the desolation before Morannon. Posibly from a large part because of the rocks. The third could be a shot from the other side of the Gate, somewhere inside Udun. Ha, in other words: you are a bad photographer, Lauri, why did you not take a picture of the Black Gate, when it's obvious that it is just right there outside the frame!

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Aganzir · 10-29-2009, 03:32 PM

Lauri I'd rep you again for those photos but unfortunately I don't think I'm allowed.

Very beautiful work. And now you've made up my mind for me to stop in Hawaii on my future round-the-world trip.

Loslote · 10-29-2009, 07:28 PM

I live in a huge valley, and the mountains look just like the Misty Mountains right now. I can't get a good picture, though, because the roads/fence/satellite dish/telephone wires keep getting in the way.

Also, the forest behind my house looks very Fangorny.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 10-30-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

I live in a huge valley, and the mountains look just like the Misty Mountains right now. I can't get a good picture, though, because the roads/fence/satellite dish/telephone wires keep getting in the way.

Also, the forest behind my house looks very Fangorny.

Well, don't they all in Alaska? It's not very Shire like here, but there is always something that catches your fancy, something that looks like Middle-Earth.

10-27-2009, 09:57 AM	#2
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Laurinquë, I am so jealous (as I live in the east side of Mordor)! Those pictures are absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing them. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

10-27-2009, 10:21 AM	#3
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Yeah, great pictures Laurinquë, those are some beautiful vistas! Can't help to shudder though. It looks cold, windy and desolate. brrrrrrrr Reminds me of that Sean Penn movie, Into The Wild. Seen that one? __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan

10-29-2009, 04:11 AM	#6
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Eugh! A TRUE plateau of Gorgoroth!! (The first one also made me think a bit of the desolation before Morannon. Posibly from a large part because of the rocks. The third could be a shot from the other side of the Gate, somewhere inside Udun. Ha, in other words: you are a bad photographer, Lauri, why did you not take a picture of the Black Gate, when it's obvious that it is just right there outside the frame! ) __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

10-29-2009, 03:32 PM	#7
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Lauri I'd rep you again for those photos but unfortunately I don't think I'm allowed. Very beautiful work. And now you've made up my mind for me to stop in Hawaii on my future round-the-world trip. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

10-29-2009, 07:28 PM	#8
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I live in a huge valley, and the mountains look just like the Misty Mountains right now. I can't get a good picture, though, because the roads/fence/satellite dish/telephone wires keep getting in the way. Also, the forest behind my house looks very Fangorny. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

10-29-2009, 01:13 AM	#5
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	I'm glad everyone liked my previous pictures so much! In thanks you will receive more pictures! Here they are: Somewhere on the Plateau of Gorgoroth? If you can think of any particular spot this fits I'd be glad to hear about it. I took these photos whilst on holiday in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. More Plateau of Gorgoroth.