Guildford Castle II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just a few minutes walk from Guildford High Street stands Guildford Castle tower keep, surrounded by beautiful gardens.

It was probably founded by William the Conqueror soon after 1066. Later, a stone tower or keep was built, possibly by King Stephen in 1130-1150. The Tower was used in the 14C as a place of meetings and trials and as a prison and in the 16C it was used as a house with brick fireplaces being added. It was abandoned in the early 17C and fell into disrepair. In 2003-4 major conservation work was undertaken and the Great Tower was re-opened to the public. New floors have been installed and a new roof which has made the building more accessible to visitors. The Tower contains a model of the original castle, circa 1300 and interpretation panels trace its history to the present day. There is a visitor platform on the roof which offers panoramic views of Guildford town and along the River Wey to St Catherine's.

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Hunkar (4596) 2008-09-29 13:30

A nice image of the magnificent castle with the vivid flowers..
Good composition..

asajernigan (13859) 2008-09-29 18:23

Christianna,
This is a great shot! Your composition and POV are superb including the colorful flowers in the foreground with the castle above. The angle of the shot is fine showing nice depth and direction. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The blue sky is a great backdrop for the scene.
TFS,
Asa

NickPavlakis (468) 2008-09-29 22:32

Leptomereies...
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Geia sou Christiana, den 8a sta8w sto poly omorfo kadrarisma, 8a sta8w ligo stis leptomereies giati exeis e3elix8ei arketa apo thn teleytaia fora pou ta eipame (egw san maveric).
Leptomereies loipon,
1. Chromatic abberations (sygekrimena mple, ekei pou enwnontai ta synnefa me thn aristerh pleyra tou ktismatos)
2. kamena kitrina (sumvainei kai ayto polles fores)
Diakrinw prospa8eia recovery kai paixnidismatos me ta xrwmata gia na fereis ton ourano sta mple tou? Mpravo, kalh prospa8eia, Chromatic abberation recovery 8a vreis ka8ws kaneis import to RAW apo to PS CS3 sthn kartela Lens Correction. Paizeis me ta 2 prwta sto 100% zoom kai epilegeis defringe all edges. Ta kamena dior8wnontai me afairesh ek8eshs afou ta epile3eis.
Auta kai na sai kala
Nikos

steliosk (4784) 2008-10-01 16:12

Yperoxo kadro Xristianna , pragmatika glorious.
liges leptomeries sto PP kai apo emena, ka8ws an katalaba kala den eisai kai toso happy me ton ourano pou exeis.

Exeis mia poly omorfh camera, kai einai krima na mh douleueis se RAW, toso gia ta gnwsta psegadia pou exoun oles oi fwtografikes mhxanes, oso kai gia thn kaluterh diaxeirhsh tou fwtos alla kai tou xrwmatos pou eilikrina mporeis na ksezoumiseis perissotero ap oso fantazesai.

Auto sto lightroom opws sou eipe kai o nikos, h sto ACR sto photoshop (ACR einai ena plugin to opoio anoigei RAW arxeia) mporeis na ry8mhseis to poso egxrwma 8es na einai ta xrwmata (kai ka8e ena ksexwrista) ti apokleiseis na exoun, px to mple pou exeis edw, na to kaneis pio anoixto pros to cyan
kai epishs ti fws na exoun ta xrwmata, fantasou enan mple ourano pio skoteino apo auto, kai ta kitrina louloudia pio skoura wste na mporeis na diakrneis tis leptomeries tous.
An exeis photoshop CS3, kai asxoleisai me editing, pes mou na sou brw pws 8a mporeis na to ru8mhseis wste na diabazei ta RAW ths sony sou.

Epeidh exw dei douleia sou kai m aresoun oi analogies sou, eimai 1000% pepeismenos oti an deis to RAW import plugin kai to eksereunhseis ligo 8a ftiaxneis poly omorfa pragmata apsegadiasta.

Xairetw
Stelios

casperduppy (1460) 2008-10-03 12:16

Really vibrant shot Christianna! Good pov, nice lead in, great colours and a balanced composition. Well done! Casper

Photo Information

Copyright: Christianna Karouta (Starscream) (890)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-14
Categories: Castles, Ruins
Camera: Sony Alpha DSLR A200, Sony DT 18-70mm F3.5-5.6, Hoya 55mm Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-29 13:25