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Old Bodiam Castle in Sepia


Old Bodiam Castle in Sepia
Photo Information
Copyright: Paul Jenkin (rushfan2112) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 112 W: 15 N: 127] (683)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2005-04-03
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED DX AF-S
Exposure: f/16, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday theme 2008/02/29 "Old Building Sepia" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-29 12:16
Viewed: 552
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
According to Wikipedia:

"Bodiam Castle is a quadrangular castle located near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England (grid reference TQ785256). It is said to be a perfect example of a late medieval moated castle.

It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dallyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, supposedly at the request of Richard II in order to defend the surrounding area from French invasion. However, recent research suggests that the castle was built more for show than as an effective defence. There is evidence supporting that research, as the walls of Bodiam Castle are only a couple of feet thick.

The castle is completely surrounded by a spring fed moat, with approaches from the north and south. The castle itself is rectangular in shape, being longer in the north-south, and has large round towers at all of the four corners, and a square tower defending the centre of each side. The castle well is located in one of the corner towers, the chapel in another.

The main gatehouse is on the center of the North wall of the quadrangle, while the southern square tower has a postern gate. Both gateways had long bridges leading over the moat, of which the northern one turns at right angles on an octagonal bastion before reaching the shore. This provided further defence to the main gate by exposing any attackers approaching along the bridge to arrow fire (and, by this time, gunfire) from the defenders in the north-west tower. There were also machicolations in the gatehouse and in the postern to drop scalding water and tar on invaders.

Within the bailey is a ruined range of domestic buildings which were probably once very grand. To the right of the postern tower is the castle's great hall. Most of the castle interior was destroyed by parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, following their policy of slighting potentially threatening fortifications."

Techy stuff:

- JPEG file processed via CS3
- Converted to B&W via channel mixer
- Applied Sepia filter
- Applied vignette and film grain
- Applied small amount of gaussian blur
- Applied smart sharpen
Black_Dog, kasias, lisapw1, boonie, glint, jean11-3, WMcK, Vaibhav27 has marked this note useful
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To jean11-3: Thank you Jean....rushfan2112 1 03-02 00:55
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Hi Paul
Cool slick photograph (flood effect??) interesting object well but most importantly curiously presented!

Hi Paul!
Amazing castle. Wonderful sepia.
Good capture.
Original job.
TFS!

Hi Paul, Talk about a photo looking like it came out of grandmother's trunk in the attic! This is really a great capture of the theme. I like the process you used for the sepia coloring. This is the look that I remember from old time photos and postcards.

Great capture... Interesting notes too.

enjoy your evening, Lisa

You made the old castle look its age. This could be out an 1800's travel book or an image shot on a glass plate during that period. Enjoyed your PP work.

dan

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  • glint Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 547 W: 2 N: 352] (2465)
  • [2008-03-01 6:53]
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Hello Paul,
your excellent PP work has made this photo look like a real oldie. I see you have used a grain effect and gaussian blue to this end.
Well done
Bev

Hello Paul,you have done a good job of converting to the sepia tint,the shot looks like an early postcard.It does indeed look very old.
A good subject.Is it a moat in the fg?It looks like water to me.
Tfs, regards Jean.

Thanks for your comments on'Ancient Arches'.

Hello Paul

Lovely old castle here,nice angle and POV for the shot, excellent PP work to give the age, good idea for sepia shot.

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 747 W: 11 N: 1599] (6213)
  • [2008-03-03 4:28]

You have indeed achieved the aging , very well Paul. It looks like it could have been taken a very long time ago. I love castles their history, and this is a fine example. Very well done. From the Chicken. :)
Wanda

Namestey Paul ,
Really a fantastic shot,
Great piece of work,
I love the use of colours combination here which really makes the photo to look like little old,
Nicely framed,
Your note is useful.
Good job!!!
TFS...

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