Riber Castle - An Inside View

Dealing with the rapidly changing light and resulting shadows was a

challenge. Your critiques are appreciated.

Ah! Derbyshire! The shadows look fine to me though I can see how bright the sunlight was in comparison. It looks a bit tilted to the right. A slightly wider angle would have allowed more by way of rotation without losing anything important. 17-40 L eh? Nice!

Yes, a wider angle would have been better, but I think I was limited in this situtation, although I can't remember the details of all the shots. I agree about the tilt. My aim here was to get an angled view through the various openings to increase the dimensions and aspects, such as the bit of external window in the bottom corner of the second storey opening. The wind was quite high and the clouds were coming and going over the sun. I was using the self timer, so never was quite sure how much sunlight there would be at the exact time of exposure. I also took a series of shots on my Elan so got more out of the 17-40. But I've yet to attempt to scan the slides. The backlog is piling up! Thanks for your support Colin.

I like the shadows on these ruined walls. Yet I think I would have prefered a tighter frame in order to eliminate the square with sky, and in the same time the exposure would have been beter in the low part. Regards, Henri

Great subject here. Nice details on the walls and inside the many old doors, creating many points of interest. I do agree that it looks a little tilted to the right, but it doesn't bother me that much in this case. Cheers! Alex

...steal a copy and fool around with it! I tried incorporating some of the suggestions made by others, as well as some of my own. I straightened the tilt, lightened up the foreground a bit, and fixed the keystoning. But you know what? I like yours *much* better! Great job.

 

Yours next to mine at http://home.comcast.net/~bruzeks1/3888793-lg.jpg .

Wayne, thanks for your interest and comments. I tried to view your link but couldn't make it. Can you post your results under this image.

I'm new at this, so here goes nothing!

I think a little detail may have been lost in the light areas, but you did a pretty good job on the skew correction. Ideally I should have stepped back for this shot, but I seem to recall there was limited space. Perhaps someday I'll get back there for another try. Thanks for your effort.