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Dunottar Sunrise

Dunottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland.

This is probably my favourite shot I have taken of Dunottar castle and as usual it is all down to the quality of some extremely transient blood red light that flickered over the castle shortly after sunrise. At the time I was with some Russian friends and having achieved a few shots of sunrise behind the castle I ran back the other side and gulping down oxygen set up on the other side of it. Purple flowers made a nice foreground fringe for the grass banks then the delicate pink sky with violet clouds and lastly that sumptuous light. Just heavenly..

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Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia
Partially polarised, 0.6ND grad, f/16 at 4 seconds. full exif

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lou_rozensteins14-Aug-2010 00:37
Excellent moment with the light going across those hills. Beautiful shot. Well done.
David Buzzeo13-Aug-2010 02:56
The beautiful pastels of the sky and the rich green of the foreground create a gorgeous image. V
Sandi Whitteker13-Aug-2010 02:42
Oh Ian! This is a fabulous shot. Super capture, wonderful warm light and a perfect composition of one of my favorite memories of Scotland. Have to tell this story. While visiting here, we read that many people were kept prisoner and died at this castle, making it a little spookey. So as my friend and I were walking away, we took one last look back... and it was gone! The fog had envelloped the whole castle as we were walking away (or it was never really there), and it totally disappeared. OOOooo!
joanteno12-Aug-2010 23:34
magic
Yves Rubin12-Aug-2010 23:27
Superb light and perspective, wonderful shot, Ian!
Karen Moen12-Aug-2010 22:15
Beautiful dramatic image! The color and light are gorgeous. Voted.
Karen Moen12-Aug-2010 22:14
Beautiful dramatic image! The color and light are gorgeous. Voted.
Stewart Mitchell12-Aug-2010 22:04
Truly evocative image Ian, and magic light!
Mikael Larsen12-Aug-2010 21:46
This looks like something from a dream. v
Pete Hemington12-Aug-2010 21:39
Outstanding and worth being light headed about!
Guest 12-Aug-2010 21:24
Excellent work on light and contrast. V.
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