Dunottar Sunrise

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 12, 20101,033 views25 comments

Dunottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland.

This is probably my favourite shot I have taken of Dunottar castle and as usual it is all down to the quality of some extremely transient blood red light that flickered over the castle shortly after sunrise. At the time I was with some Russian friends and having achieved a few shots of sunrise behind the castle I ran back the other side and gulping down oxygen set up on the other side of it. Purple flowers made a nice foreground fringe for the grass banks then the delicate pink sky with violet clouds and lastly that sumptuous light. Just heavenly..

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Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia
Partially polarised, 0.6ND grad, f/16 at 4 seconds.

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on August 12, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Oh my, what a lovely image! When can I move in?

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on August 12, 2010 at 7:59 PM

i like it

wonderful light as usual Ian

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Reitz on August 12, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Ian, I had the good fortune of visiting Dunottar on vacation about 20 yrs ago. The light was dull and overcast, I was just starting to get serious about photography, and my images --well nothing to brag about. Ever since I have been interested in looking at new images made here and IMHO I think this is the best shot of this castle I have ever seen.
Larry Reitz

Registered on September 7, 2007, 32 Posts, 335 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 12, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Such a beautiful shot! Love the light in this one!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 13, 2010 at 6:21 AM

Sweet! Doesnt get any better than that...well, actually i think if you lightly dodge some of the lit areas on the hillside there it would be a tiny bit better

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM

What a beautiful light Ian,
the FG is awesome, it is like a frame leading the eyes to the main subject
well done

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on August 13, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Wow, stellar scene Ian
Just wonderful framing
Thanks for sharing

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Capurso on August 13, 2010 at 5:04 PM

Just a stunning shot, Ian. The sunrise light is beautiful and the contrast is perfect. Nice comp too. Outstanding!

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

Registered on January 4, 2008, 47 Posts, 321 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on August 13, 2010 at 5:04 PM

Beautiful color and lighting.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 13, 2010 at 9:12 PM

wow :), great light and the combination of elements works very well

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on August 13, 2010 at 9:17 PM

Amazing light on such a beautiful scene. Really nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 13, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Enchanting image Ian! Magical light and color all around!

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Comment posted by Mario Pappalardo on August 15, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Hello Ian,
as I commented on photo.net this is a master-class shot with a great point of view.

Congrats!

Registered on October 14, 2009, 18 Posts, 61 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Wow, what an awesome scene in fantastic light. I like your comp, it has a lot of depth.

Thanks for including a larger version, it is so much more appreciated viewed large.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Pelton on August 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Wow, absolutely gorgeous, Ian. How did you get this much dynamic range with velvia? Did you open the shadows up in post processing? Great composition and timing.

Registered on November 25, 2003, 380 Posts, 4647 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on August 15, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Hi Mark

No actually it is all present in the original slide actually it is considerably better than the scan. The mirror on my 9000ED is a little bit dirty and I will be cleaning it on Wednesday and then probably run a comparison scan. I might post it after for reference if the deterioation is marked.

Ian

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 16, 2010 at 3:06 AM

lovely shot ian. something to enjoy.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 16, 2010 at 6:51 AM

Awesome light. Spectacular in all respects.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 17, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Ian: Great capture of a fantastic moment. Superb photography. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 18, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Although the wonderful colors dominate, I am also impressed with the textures and
lines, particularly the diagonal lines in the FG. This image is strong in the FG,
middle and background. Congratulations, Ian.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 18, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Magnificent.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on August 24, 2010 at 3:26 AM

An amazing capture with exquisite colors and detail. I like how you got up high enough to put the horizon above everything except the one tower which breaks it nicely. It just doesn't get any better than this in M&N, Ian!

Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 27, 2010 at 12:08 AM

Just beautiful - wonderful light and subject - congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Greg Lessard on November 27, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Ian, I have been a fan of your work for a while now. I love this image. Your images often imply Tolkien like fantasy. My head is running away with all of the battles and adventures that must have taken place here. Fantastic work!
Greg

Registered on January 14, 2009, 38 Posts, 219 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 26, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Simply fantasy fantastic....

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