Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

[ColytonJohn]

Photographed from the very busy carpark and processed to mono in Silver Efex Pro 2:

IMG_4391-Edit by John Leah, on Flickr

The colour original is on Flickr.

Nessie was top-right but dived just as pressed the shutter - honest!

Cheers,
John

[Tigger]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

nice shot and the processing works well 9/10 would have been 10/10 had you got nessie :)

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

Thanks Ian

Cheers,
John

[tesarver]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

Nice image John, but you need to work on your dodging and burning to bring out more in this image

Tom

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

Thanks Tom. I'm afraid my mono conversions are cheats by selecting the nearest preset and, maybe, adjust slightly. Analogue dodging and burning I could do years ago in the darkroom but is a digital is a skill I've yet to master although I recognise it's something I could benefit from

Cheers,
John

[ST-EOS]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

I like the inclusion of the tourists within the image John, I think it works with this location. The OOF shrubs in the foreground I personally don't think help the composition, but that's just me, others may disagree.

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

Thanks Peter

I agree about the shrubs but the edge of the carpark appears to be deliberately kept overgrown to encourage visitors to pay their admission to gain clearer, but lower, spots. I was only able to poke the camera through the best hole I could find but, when I return someday in a car, will take some loppers and/or stepladder along

Cheers,
John

[ST-EOS]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

:-))


Best Regards
Peter

[Tigger]

Re: Urquhart Castle - the 'second most photographed castle in Scotland'?

when I return someday in a car, will take some loppers and/or stepladder along

Cheers,
John

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