Donnington Castle, Newbury

[gubbs]

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With the sun rising behind the castle, the foreground was in deep shadow. I used 2 exposures and blended them: Tamron 17-35 f2.8-4 at 17mm: for the sky: iso 400 (yes, I forgot to change it back from the other night :doh) f14 1 sec: for the castle f14 3.2 secs

[Andy]

http://Gubbs.smugmug.com/photos/13891910-L.jpg

With the sun rising behind the castle, the foreground was in deep shadow. I used 2 exposures and blended them: Tamron 17-35 f2.8-4 at 17mm: for the sky: iso 400 (yes, I forgot to change it back from the other night :doh) f14 1 sec: for the castle f14 3.2 secs

can you take me to some castles next time i'm across the pond? nicely done :D

[Ann McRae]

Ohhhhhh, it is gorgeous!:clap :clap


ann

[pathfinder]

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Very nice Gubbs :slurp

[wxwax]

Lovely blues, cool castle. :thumb

[gubbs]

can you take me to some castles next time i'm across the pond? nicely done :D
No problem, this one's is 20 mins from me but I'll do some investegating and come up with a short list, did you see those pics of Corfe Castle??

[gubbs]

Thanks for the comments, looking at it again, the bottom right of the castle doesn't look right :doh,

[TristanP]

Beautiful - nicely done.

[Phil U.]

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Really cool castle. Love the colors. The compo is good - I really like the stone wall remains leading you through the image.

If you don't mind, here's an idea from my small mind: Either drop the camera a few inches in order to get rid of the "Modern" lights and complete the "old" feeling or raise it a few inches to include more lights and give it more of a juxtaposition take.

[lynnma]

Gubbsy!!! how did you find where I live????:1drink :encore Remember... I'm Welsh....:wink

[wxwax]

Yeah, I agree. Not sure what you don't like about the castle, Gubbs. :dunno The only thing I'm not crazy about is the city lights, sorta ruins the atmosphere. I guess you'll have to get up at 4am again. :evil

[ehughes]

Great shot, very impressive...:thumb :clap

[Nir]

Beautiful shot Gubbs! Very dramatic lighting!

[ian408]

Must have missed this first time around.

I like the colors and the feel they bring to the image.

Ian

[gubbs]

Really cool castle. Love the colors. The compo is good - I really like the stone wall remains leading you through the image.

If you don't mind, here's an idea from my small mind: Either drop the camera a few inches in order to get rid of the "Modern" lights and complete the "old" feeling or raise it a few inches to include more lights and give it more of a juxtaposition take.
Phil, I agree! I have plans to go back as there's a few other angles I'd like to try too

I guess you'll have to get up at 4am again. :evil
Sunrise is about 7:30 at the moment...makes life a little easier :D

Lynn, I think you need a little renovation!

Thanks for the comments Tristan, Nir, Eh and Ian, much apreciated :thumb

[Aaron Wilson]

I know were I want to spend my next vactaion