Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 16, 2012690 views8 comments

Castle Sinclair, Girnigoe, Caithness, Scotland close to sunset.

Info on the place Castle Sinclair

I posted this image yesterday in Landscape / ES&S Gallery Sunset Castle Sinclair that was directly behind me when I took this one.

It was an amazing place that Ian C took the four us to that evening on his Transient Light Workshop. A bit of a scramble to get there but I did it with some help.

This again is a film image I took with my Pentax 67II and Pentax 67 55-100mm Zoom with Velvia 50. For sure I used my Lee 1.5 Stop HE Grad again. Scanned with an Epson V750, betterscanning.com adjustable holder with ANR glass using Silverfast Ai Studio 8 scanning software. Very minor adjustment in PS CS6. I am finding more and more that film is more in my comfort zone...... but then again I did do it for over 30 years before going digital. I will continue to do both....... because that is what I want to do.

Thanks for looking and for comments and critiques which are always welcome/

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8 comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on July 16, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Wow! That's pretty outstanding Eva. You must have been in a very special place to be able to turn around and get two shots like that. I love the comp.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 17, 2012 at 12:11 AM

So gorgeous. You've filled the frame with the good stuff!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 17, 2012 at 8:40 AM

Wow! What a wonderful image. You are doing very well with your 67 system, Eva. Very nice work with the grad filter too.
Would love to see this place one day.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 17, 2012 at 5:09 PM

Really sweet light on the castle and rocks, and you still have color in the clouds. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on July 17, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Excellent. One of the best from your recent trip. The texture, the golden light, the reflect, and the purple flowers, everything works together.

Did you place the GND horizontally?

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 18, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Hi Yiming - I believe the grad was horizontal to the bottom of the cliff. My digital shots show the same bright area to the left. Sunset is directly to the left with semi-heavy clouds overhead.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on July 19, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Great comp. Well done

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 20, 2012 at 11:33 PM

What an amazing place! I like the way you used the grad, and that little puddle for the reflection.

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