Eilean Donan Gold

Loch Duich, Highland, ScotlandIt's easy to turn your nose up at an icon and goodness knows there are a million pictures of this gorgeous castle, but only a complete idiot would ignore sensational light like that which rolled across Eilean Donan castle at dawn one sensational autumnal morning. The castle was painted in burnished gold against an inky blue and magenta sky before being snuffed out by heavy rain. The wind that ruffled the surface intermittently destroyed the castle's reflection so I slowed down the exposure to reconstitute it at the same time applying a slight smear to the cloud mass that enveloped the castle.Pentax 67 II ,55-100 zoom,Fujichrome Velvia5 stop ND filter, 0.3ND Hard Grad, f/22 at 30 Seconds.