Inverness Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another old photo shot on film camera 24 years ago. Scanned from negative. Cleaned & adjusted with PS CS3.

Inverness Castle sits on a low cliff overlooking the River Ness and the cathedral on the opposite bank. The castle was originally a late 11th century earth and timber enclosure fortress, founded by King Malcolm III Canmore. The castle was destroyed by King Robert the Bruce but was rebuilt in stone by George Gordon, Earl of Huntly in 1548. The castle was again destroyed after the garrison surrendered to the Jacobite army in 1746. A dramatic 19th century neo-Norman castle now stands on the site, built to house the County Hall.

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Seiei (424) 2008-09-18 19:14

Hi Latiff

Very nice picture, for an old one ! The quality is really nice. I've gone to invernesse 2 months ago, but i didnt see this castle !

Thanks for sharing !

Regards

Budapestman (41066) 2008-09-19 4:13

Hi Latiff,
A panorama is beautiful with a superb composition. The time was not really good, he managed to demonstrate the beauty of the place wonderfully despite this. Beautiful plece,Have a nice weekend
George

belido (16065) 2008-09-19 5:59

Hi Lattif,

you found a very good pov for this wonderful castle. I like the way you divided the image, making good use of the cannal and the trees and placin the castle on the top of the image. How could you save this film so well? The scan job is perfect. Thanks for sharing this old one!
Regards,
Carlos

pierrefonds (25953) 2008-09-20 17:40

Hi Latiff,

The point of view leads our eyes towrad the Inverness castle. The details and colors of the architecture of the castle are clear and precise. The diagonal line of the road is an asset to the composition. The light is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

wishlist (4133) 2008-10-11 5:33

Hi Latiff,
you did a perfect job here, despite the 24 years old film and only for that you deserve the compliments. Beside the great quality you delivered, I like a lot the way you composed the picture with 3 different layers: water, road and hill with the castle dominating the scene. I've never visited this part of Scotland but it's on my list and hope to be able to get there pretty soon. Good work, well presented..I like it.
Thanks for sharing it and regards,

Igor

Jakab (3408) 2008-11-18 13:53

Hello Latiff,
only two remarks:
1. for an original digital shot I would find it a bit pale but for a 24-year old negative impressingly good colours and contrast;
2. no matter whether fresh or elegantly damped colours, I find this photo by far the best picture of Inverness Castle on TE.
Best whishes
Laszlo