Photo of the Month: June 2014

Balvaird Castle

6th June 2014, Balvaird Castle, Perthshire

Balvaird Castle is a late medieval tower house built around 1500 on the crest of a low hill in the eastern Ochil Hills.  Because of its strategic position it commands views in all directions.  It is under the guardianship of Historic Scotland. I've visited the castle on an evening a few times through the spring but the light has never been right for what I wanted.  Tonight was different though and what I found really striking was the spectrum of colour in the sky; from deep blues to the fiery reds, oranges and yellows of the setting sun far to the North-West. Today was also the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy and it was a fitting location to be 'at the going down of the sun'.

Technical Info:

Taken with a Canon EOS 5D mkII
Zeiss Distagon T* 21/2.8 ZE lens

EXIF: ISO-100 / 1 sec @ f/11 x 3 frames, stitched

Lee filters: 0.6 Hard GND

RAW File converted to TIFF in Canon DPP, developed in Adobe PSE9

Commended image - 'Landscape' category - SLPOTY 2014
 
Featured in Scottish Field Magazine - Scotland through a Lens - Mar 2015


Website  /  Profile