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Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

© Simon Stafford

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

Uploaded: March 30, 2006 13:18:55

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July 07, 2006

This must have been a beautiful evening to be out and about. What a wonderful moment. All the best. #479503

Kerry Drager October 03, 2006

Hi Simon,
I agree with Curtis ... such a tremendous photo! In fact, this will make a great subject for BetterPhoto's "Where in the World" quiz.
Kerry

Hi Everyone,
Have fun trying to figure out the location of this beautiful scene! Simon and I will be checking into this photo-discussion thread from time to time to see how things are going. Eventually, after the guesses are all in, we will report back here with the correct answer.

Meantime, have fun posting your guesses here.

Thanks!

Kerry Drager,
BetterPhoto.com

#3403116

October 04, 2006

This is Dunstanburgh Castel, Northumberland in the UK #3405456

Linda D. Lester level-classic October 04, 2006

Heaven...just beautiful! #3405903

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 04, 2006

Truly beautiful image, great waterflow and dramatic lighting! #3407023

October 04, 2006

John is correct. This is a place which I have visited quite often, Dunstanburgh Castle on a beautiful stretch of the Northumberland coastline between Craster and Embleton and a truly fantastic image! #3408128

Scott October 04, 2006

Mont Saint Michel #3408147

Odelia October 04, 2006

Looks like heaven to me! Incredible. #3408456

Lynn R. Powers October 04, 2006

I wanna take pictures like that! I believe it was taken off the northern coast of Scotland from the Island of Skye. #3408986

October 04, 2006

I believe this picture was taken on
one of the Hawaian islands called
Mauii...is that correct??
-Louis,Ottawa Canada. #3409111

Helen N. McHugh October 05, 2006

What a beautiful capture! I believe it is Dunstanburgh Castle in Nothumberland in England! #3411701

Kristine A. Avaloz October 17, 2006

Haleakala? #3462175

Simon Stafford October 26, 2006

Well done to those of you who identified the location as Dunstanburgh Castle, on the north Northumberland coast, England, U.K.

This is the view of the ruined castle from the Craster side looking north. The picture was taken on the winter Solstice (21st December) in the immediate aftermarth of a fierce storm that had left me wet and cold from the driving. freezing rain (nothing unusal for the North Sea coast in December!). The strong wind was pounding the waves on to the rocks and generally making conditions quite difficult. A slow shutter speed was used to allow some motion blur in the water, whilst I used the hyperfocal focus technique to ensure maximum depth of field for my chosen aperture of f/16. Exposure was established by taking spot meter reading from the castle and the white water and averaging the two readings. The wonderful light is due to the sun which had just risen above the horizon, and was casting long raking shadows across the waves and rocks.

By the time I had finished shooting my fingers were so numb with cold that I could not detach the camera from my tripod, so I had to lift my equipment on to my arms to carry it back to my car.

The pictures were more than worth the discomfort I experienced whilst shooting them!

Regards,

Simon #3502263

Milan Banik November 02, 2006

LOVELY SHOT ,ALSO GREAT INSIGHT. #3537072

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