Kilchurn Castle

Hello everyone

[SIZE=2]Hope you all had a great xmas (and hopefully stuffed yourselfs with all shorts of foods) , well time for relaxing and a few indegestion tablets.

Xmas eve i spend it up north (Scotland) and i had an amazing time,the weather was absolutely awesome (for a change) and the water on the Lochs (lakes) was like glass.

I ended up with some nice (hope,not PP`d yet) photos wich i will try to upload them in the near future.

I will start with what turned up to be a challenging (i had to walk and climb through all kind of things *&%**"&**) and rewarding place to be...

[SIZE=4]Kilchurn Castle

[SIZE=2]When the castle was first built in 1693(there is a stone curved above the main door) , i suppose the people were wellcomed there by the battler or someone of the castle stuf .
Well in my case (and i should consider my self lucky) i was wellcomed by a sheep (and not a bull).

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[SIZE=3]This guy kept looking at me,maybe noone is aloud there but hey,what the heck,i went all the way there on xmas eve and i wouldn`t go near the castle?
I DON`T THINK SO.


[SIZE=2]A bit fearther down and right next (on the side) of the castle there is a small pier (jetty,whatever) because in the summer months they are running a small steamboat service there for the tourists.

Perfect spot for my shot , although i had to be very still so my tripod wouldn`t be rocked bu the movement of my body.
A few attempts and finally got the best shot.

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Somehow it seemed to be scaffold there (presumably some kind of restoration during the summer months).

And finally a short walk through what it seemed to be a wet and soft ground (all sheep following me by that time,like i was carrying their dinner),i reached the other side (and the end of the road) of the castle.
I must admit,the peace and tranquillity was absolutelly awesome.

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I hope the pictures look OK , i forgot to change them to sRGB before uploading them , tell me please if the colours look odd.


And finally a link for more info about the place....http://www.kilchurncas​tle.com/

All photos taken with canon 1d mkII N , Tokina 12-24 f4 , and cokin ND grad filter.


[SIZE=3]More photos of the area....coming soon.

nice shots but a question begs to be asked dimitri why not spend christmas with your children like most parents do

Great shots Dimitri ...really jump out at you

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Thank you for the comments.

Lovely shots Dimitri, you're working that camera well.
It looks like a summers day instead of the depths of winter.

I love the DOF in the first shot and the reflections on Loch Awe in the second.
Nice foreground interest in the third.

Looking forward to the rest of the series.

I hope to get a day further north sometime this week. Weather permitting

I like the subject and composition of #2 best, though the others have their merits, Dimitri!

agreed...

lovely work! thanks for sharing them..

Wow...very nice! I think #2 is excellent, especially with the shadows on the far hill. This photo has wonderful saturation of colors.

Jay

Good shots Dimitri, really like everything about the second one although the other's also have their merits - great shots.

....Cameron....

I`m still trying to get the hang of it,i don`t need to tell you that it is a beast,you know that.

Yes indeed,it was absolutely gorgeous.

Well,i wanted something to open up the series and it seems that it worked after all.

You just had to be there Cameron to see these reflections,thats all i can say.
I was extremely lucky with the weather (its usualy ****,as you know).

There was also a small dead tree fearther to the left but the shot seemed too busy thats why i finished with this one.

I need to find the time for PP first because i`m going back to work on Tuesday and between that and spending time with my kids for a couple of days i will have all my work cut out for me.

I hope to get a day further north sometime this week. Weather permitting

If the weather is nice at the weekend i might go up for a run myself , north trossacs (Loch Tay etc.)
Wherever you go,have fun Cameron.

....ninjatune....

And thank you for taking the time to look.
Regards

Beautiful colors in the 2nd shot! Great photos Neat story behind the castle too.

Pamela

Nice shots, especially the second. It really grabs one's attention.

Great Shots Dimitri. I love both castle shots and good brokah on that fat sheep.

Glad you're having some good weather!

Are they restoring the castle? I notice the scaffolding on it.


KAC

....greg20d....

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