Bird's Eye View of Raglan Castle (Castell Rhaglan)

beautiful photo, where you were your to make the photo. Kisses

Good alignment, Matthew. Impressive place.

WOW .. THATS VERY HISTORIC!

Thank you all for your comments. redi, there is a tower called the 'Great Tower' which is higher than the rest of the castle.

According to Wikipedia, the castle was used as a location for a Led Zeppelin video and a Terry Gilliam film.

This is a great shot, Matthew. Did you shoot it with a wide-angle lens, maybe 18-24 mm? Love the muted colors and brooding clouds.

Thanks Chip. Close guess with the lens, it's 12-24mm.

I've darkened the clouds a little, but other than that there's no photoshop this time.

Great shot Matthew! When I see such great photos I regret having only a compact camera... :(, It does not allow me to shoot wide angle pictures

Thanks Vasco. You have some pretty impressive photos yourself, with 'only' a compact camera :)

Thanks Matthew. As Mr. Chip says: It's the photographer and not the camera that makes a good photo. He's probably wright, although luck is an essential factor with me, also

Cheers

luck is an essential factor - for me too, until I get the power to control the weather!

British weather? Mmmm.... Luck is INDEED an essential factor!!!

BTW, an amazing angle for a great pic.

Cheers

Thanks Reynald. I'll go back one day when it is sunny. Of course as the castle is in Wales, I stand even less chance of great weather!

Maybe you can shoot it for HDR processing. Then you can play to get a dramatic image! Clouds look fantastic in HDR, as here or here. I like the subdued effect, not the strong hdr

Good point, I might try faking it with the original RAW image. You're right the clouds in those two look great - I am also not too keen on the 'overcooked' effect that sometimes happens.

Yes. Photomatix software can indeed "HDR-ize" a RAW image. Anyway, subtelty is soooo hard to get.

Interesting angle, like it :)

Thanks, glad you like it. Fortunately there weren't too many steps to climb for the view.