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"Eilean-Donan Castle"


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One of the most beautiful and spectacular castles in Scotland. In a

superbly romantic setting amid silent, tree-clad hills, Eilean Donan

Castle possesses a rare and dream like quality.

 

The castle sits on an island between three lochs; Loch Long, Loch

Alsh and Loch Duich. It stands on the remains of a Pictish Fort and

was once inhabited by the religious hermit, St. Donan. Hence the name

Eilean Donan (Island of Donan).

 

It was built during Alexander II's reign (1214-1250). Alexander III

gave the castle to Colin Fitzgerald, the predecessor of Clan

MacKenzie.

 

In 1719 the castle was defeated by the four English frigates and fell

to ruins for 200 years

 

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The weather that day was nothing but perfect. Gentle evening sun-

light done the right job and let me took this shot.

 

 

!!! Please see the larger version !!!

 

Your comments are very appreciated

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Thanks for the history lesson on this beautiful castle. Your lighting is superb, good dof and comp. Cheers, Sondra
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Piotr; you captured a nice moment when tide was high and the sun on that evening shined bright. My 7/7.

 

I wonder from where you took this shot... the bridge or have you hired a Zodiac? Anyway,

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Hi Piotr,

 

I came across this image by way of your photo-of-the-week this week, and I want to say first of all, congratulations on the award, on your beautiful portfolio and on having the time and opportunity in your life to do this work. That said, I think this image is weak, particularly compared to your others.

 

There are two aspects that I dislike. First is the haze... I certainly think it's important for the background not to detract from the focus of the composition, and due to the haze here it certainly doesn't; but on the other hand the hills in the background and especially the sky and clouds look like an afterthought. I mean in the sense that this is just a very literal, straightforward photo of the castle, and you didn't really notice whatever else was in the image, even as carefully and intentionally as you may have, in reality, composed it.

 

The second aspect that bothers me is the bridge which leads my eye off to the left. The bridge hits that outcropping of land, which is close enough not to be affected by the haze, so it becomes a primary compositional element, to my eye. So the image ends up kind of off-balance as a result, like the castle is somehow cantilevered to the shore by some miracle of engineering.

 

So, to me this is just a snapshot. That honestly makes me feel good, as a novice photographer who has much to learn, because it means even the best photographers sometimes fail to impress. And you are certainly one of the best I've seen. Cheers.

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