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gordonrae — DARKENING SKIES
Published: 2007-04-26 00:30:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 592; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 26
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Taken tonight with the sun lighting up the stonework of the old castle as the skies darkened, then the rain came shortly afterwards.Hope you like it
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It's splendid, but what's it's story ? who built it ? come on man don't leave me like this :-s
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Sorry not much info on this one
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Thanks
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yeah well at least now i got an idea thanks for the link
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very good , the lighting gives it a real illumination ..very surreal feel to it
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Heh thanks, the sky was really black that night, i have a colour version on a bright day lying around here somewhere, it's quite different
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This is stunning Gordon, I love what you did with this. 
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Thanks Alice, it came out quite well
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lovely..Gordon..love the lighting..and tone..and the castle
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Most welcome Gordon
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Great shot Gordon! 
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My pleasure Gordon. 
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What sort of post work did you do, Gordon? I love the glowing effect ... very dramatic.
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Not a lot actually,
The sun was on my back and the sky was darkening really quickly and heading for a big rainstorm, the sun lit up the stonework against the dark sky, i changed the image to sepia in picture project then tweaked the contrast in photoshop, that's all, and added the border.
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Wow! I thought it was probably quite pure, actually. I did not mean that to offend ... I *adore* sunset photos.
I have a great deal of difficulty persuading my husband to stop the truck every few miles when we take an evening job. It's his fault. He talked me into the magic camera!
Do you like to wander at sunset and sunrise as I do?
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Oh don't worry, no offence taken
I love sunsets and sunrises and the colours they produce
I don't get to chase very many sunrises tho, as i am always working in the mornings
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Do you work in photography?
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No, i'm a farmer, i only started photography 11 months ago and i'm really enjoying learning all about it
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A farmer? That sounds like wonderful and hard work. I'm in the middle of horse country but I did read ever James Harriot book ever so maybe I can see your world slightly. Do you love it?
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Don't care about making money, if i have enough to get by with, just love animals and nature
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I understand that completely! Next month I am entering my first (and maybe my last) art festival, offering my owrk for the first time ever. If it seels, I hope it pleases someone. If not, the joy of it means so much more to me than money ever could.
What animals?
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Sheep, Cattle, a couple of ponies, a few hens, a few ducks, and 3 sheepdogs and a cat
A right zoo here you know
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We have a border collie that is smarter than us all, 4 cats who think they are smarter than everyone but especially each other ... and we are thinking of chickens. Did I mention we have a herd of pet people, too? A right zoo is a fun place to live. It keeps a person real.
That makes you the Velveteen Human, I guess!
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Do you work in photography?
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Thank's Clive, i like the sepia effect here too
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Ruins truely hold a unique beauty all their own, well captured
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Interesting lighting and texture! Good choice with the sepia. Nice shot!
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The lighting here works well as the ruin sits high on a hill and catches all the sunlight right till the end of the day, have a notion to return and improve on this one. Sepia always works well on old castles and ruins i think
It is known locally as Torthorwald castle (near Dumfries, in the south west of Scotland) but not to sure if it really was a castle or just a big house that sits on a hill.
Thanks for your comment.
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Gordon, this is fantastic. The sepia tone really works for this one.
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Heh thanks, the colour one was nice too, but sepia helps old ruins to show their age i think
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