Sunset Castle Sinclair

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 16, 2012829 views20 comments

Sunset near Castle Sinclair, Caithness, Scotland

Tough scramble getting down to this place but glad I did (with some help). Taken on a Transient Light Workshop in Caithness and Sutherland. The rock formations and light were amazing. The actual castle remains are behind me. I will post them in M&N at some point (maybe next).

Edit - BTW - Here is my M&N image if interested. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Pentax 67II
Pentax 55-100mm
Lee 1.5 Stop HE Gradient Filter
Fujifilm Velvia 50

Scanned with a Epson V750 with betterscannining.com adjustable holder with ANR glass and Silverfast Ai Studio 8 software..

Thanks for having a look.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 16, 2012 at 1:11 AM

This looks like a great location for wide number of compositons. I like the detail on the larger image as you really get to check out all that wonderful lichen. Way to go.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 16, 2012 at 1:25 AM

eva - nicely composed. i love the light catching the headland covered with grasses. worth the scramble!

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 16, 2012 at 1:38 AM

Fantastic composition, Eva, and the lichen really adds a lot to the shot.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on July 16, 2012 at 2:01 AM

A convincing image to me, Eva. I especially enjoy the tangible details of the lichen covered rocks. Great sense of depth and scale, and superb lighting.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 16, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Beautiful comp, and the details/textures are fantastic. You did a very good job on the use of HE GND and I can hardly detect the transition line.

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Comment posted by John Fan on July 16, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Strong lines, beautiful color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on July 16, 2012 at 10:24 AM

The larger version provides excellent detail and a better look at the overall composition here, Eva. The V-50 has done a very nice job with the overall colors too.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 16, 2012 at 11:31 AM

Did you swap out images??? I swear I saw a different one last night; of course, I could be confused. Either way, this is gorgeous. I love the lichens and "stuff" on the rocks (would love to see a macro of that), and the pastels in the clouds really draw me in. Beautiful capture Eva.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on July 16, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Great comp and beautiful light

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 16, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Thanks all for your comments.

Yes Bill. I notice while working on this image, previous had no comments (actually for quite sometime). Decided I liked this image much better. So with no comments and low number of views on the previous post, I deleted it and posted this.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on July 16, 2012 at 2:02 PM

I like this comp a lot. Nice light and the lichen add to this image.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 16, 2012 at 7:29 PM

Wonderful study in stone. The soft colors of the sky contrast nicely with the hard texture of the stone.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on July 16, 2012 at 8:22 PM

The 'lichenscape' in the foreground is just as pretty as all the other elements you captured.
And all of those elements fit together oh so well. My first thought upon viewing this was one of pure silence (save for the breakers on the shore).

Registered on September 9, 2005, 62 Posts, 2289 Comments

Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on July 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM

Very interesting composition. I really love the detail in the FG rocks and the moss/grass on the background rocks. But my favorite part of this image is the bright area in the center of the cloud, which really draws your eye right through the entire image. Well done!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 16, 2012 at 10:48 PM

Stunning! Remarkable! Excellent! Hard to find enough superlatives for this one, Eva. Fantastic image!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM

Eva, This is fantastic!! Beautiful light and color, and what a wonderful feel. Really excellent work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 18, 2012 at 9:37 AM

Oh, a bonnie shot, Lassie!

See, your shot is so stinking good of Scotland, that you brought out my Scottish heritage.

Love EVERYHTING about this one, Eva!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on July 18, 2012 at 2:50 PM

Really neat, Eva. The foreground rocks and lichens almost steal the show here, but the craggy distant sea stacks and cliffs work in balance with the sky as well.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 18, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Lovely image here. The foreground detail on the rocks is awesome and the contrast between the colorful sky and the grey rocks really works. Nice job on the image and a great reminder to us all to look around and don't get too focused on one thing (e.g. the castle in this case).

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on July 19, 2012 at 6:23 AM

Love this one Eva. Gorgeous light and color throughout. The mottled colors on the rock and nicely mirrored in the grasses on the cliff. The light and sky are just awesome.

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