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Spellbound!


Spellbound!
Photo Information
Copyright: Nic Croad (graveworm) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 0 N: 44] (537)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998-11-05
Categories: Castles
Camera: Canon 1000FN, Canon 35-80mm
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-01-12 14:04
Viewed: 2530
Points: 7
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken at a fireworks display at Cliffords Tower in the historic city of York.
This great tower, perched high on a Norman motte, remains a solemn reminder of York's troubled past. In 1086, William the Conqueror constructed a large mound (motte) on the banks of the River Ouse and built a wooden castle at the top. Just over 100 years later, amid the riots in York when a group of Jews took refuge in the tower, it was burned to the ground. Something of a gruesome legend exists about this incident. Apparently, the reddish vein running through the brickwork on the outside of the tower, was 'dyed' by the blood of the Jewish victims as they were mercilessly slaughtered.

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Great efects on this fireworks! love the fact that in spite of your exposition to have the fire traces, you can steel have some detail on castle...which exposition values you used? Good note too!

Great picture!

Nic,

What I like about the shot most is the vividness of the firework trails they obviously provide the energy. I would have liked it a bit more if, perhaps, the right hand side of the castle was a bit more visible, but then again it would have been a tall order to ask for more illumination on a dark night like that.

Interesting photo and description ...

Une photo impressionnante mais qui aurais gagné en beauté avec un cadrage plus sur la gauche.
A gauche ce trouve tout les jeux de lumières, mais on en vois la moitié dommage,
A quoi sers la partie de droite ?
la partie droite ne sert à rien d'autre que comblé le vide car il n'y rien de plus dans le ciel que ce que l'on voit a gauche !

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