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Castle on the Tweed


Castle on the Tweed
Photo Information
Copyright: Jon Fair (Jonela) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 378 W: 2 N: 379] (2779)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-08-02
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Sony Alpha A300, Sony 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom, 55mm CPL Polarizer
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-03 3:38
Viewed: 169
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This was taken when out with TL member Derona we had started to at Rosebery Reservoir with no joy eventually going to Portmore Loch were we had some success. Afterward we headed to Peebles for a coffee and to gather our thought about where to take some photo's and headed to manor bridge the back way. After not having a lot of luck because of lighting we went down to the tweed car park and walked along the tweed for a while until we saw the Neidpath Castle which was on the other side. This view shows the extent of the damage caused supposedly by Cromwell's Army and which has never been repaired. I took 3 bracketed shot(.0 +.7 -.7) and was shot in raw and converted to tiff as an experiment and used Photomatix for the merging to HDR .

I hope that you like this and all c and c's are welcome.
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hello Jon
how are you?
interesting architecture, good light and shadows. quite a historical castle, fresh sky is a complement here.
good work

regards
Manuj Mehta

hi jon
great shot bright and colourful in evening light,excellent pov,maybe it was,ent cromwells army its still standing,in our neck of the woods cromwell demolished everything.
regards
jimmy

nice shot Jon good pov good to see your getting advice on taken shots you have shown the details up well on the old well photograhed castle
regards bryan

Hi Jon...
Beautiful old architecture...
Very good shot with nice colors and composition...
Regards...
Andro

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  • RSK Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 519 W: 133 N: 973] (7147)
  • [2009-08-03 7:20]
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Hi Jon,never thought that this was an HDR,which is an indicator of it being very well done. I like your POV gives us a good feel for the architecture,like the effect it has on the sky too. Well seen & taken.I like the inclusion of the two poles they give scale to the castle.

regards

Ron

Hello Jon,

The colours are very rich but I would not really have suspected that this was HDR without your notes. Obviously a competent shot.
Pleasing composition with interesting details throughout. (I'm a sucker for historical buildings!)

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Interesting old place ... nothing nearly that old in this country!
Nice job on this one ... the colors are so vivid and bright, and you've composed it nicely with the little grassy frame at the bottom. It seems like ye old castle might have a slight lean to the right .. or maybe that's just ye that has a slight lean to the right :)
Trudy

Hi Jon
interesting strange looking building.
good capture of texture and colors.
beautiful colors of grounds and sky.
tfs
tsilla

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  • bri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 1 N: 464] (2477)
  • [2009-08-03 10:46]
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Hi Jon,
Beautiful shot of the castle, you have carried out the HDR on this brilliantly bringing out colours and showing the finer detail, I am always guilty of oversaturating but this is great. Cheers
Bri

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  • Dai Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 54 N: 115] (761)
  • [2009-08-03 15:18]
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Hi Jon
Nice shot, sharply focused, strong colours and contrast, good sky. Tempting me to visit a few castles and old abbeys next weekend now..!
TFS
Dai

It was worth waiting for the light to come out. Nice sense of depth in the shot with good colours in the stonework and sky TFS
warm regards
David

Hello,
Great shot!
Interesting architecture, nice colours and light.
Excellent POV.
TFS

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