Nearly on my Knees!, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday, I introduced you to Helmsley Castle which is situated just 3km from Rievaulx Abbey.

Details of the castle can be found on my previous post.

Better seen in the large format by right clicking on NEW TAB.

Here, you can see the East Tower, taken through the doorway of the West Tower.

Robert de Ros, inherited the castle and was Lord of Helmsley from 1258 to 1285. His marriage to Isabel d'Aubigny (heiress to Belvoir Castle) funded the building of the new hall and kitchen, as well as strengthening the castle. He built a wall dividing the castle into north and south sides, with the southern half for the private use of the lord's family in the new hall and this East Tower, and the northern half containing the old hall to be used by the steward and other castle officials.

To get this view was quite difficult for me!
I remember almost kneeling, to capture the East Tower within the archway and to stay steady, without the use of a tripod, was a hard task!

Thank you for your interest, Bev :-)

papagolf21, holmertz, jean113, Fis2, lucasgalodoido, PaulVDV, jhm, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO, ikeharel, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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dedee (1503) 2020-08-07 7:23

A great shot Bev, well done! Framed beautifully with the off centre remains of a wall adding to the appeal. Well done for keeping your balance. I'm afraid my hips aren't up to crouching any more.

dta (98848) 2020-08-07 7:36

Hello Bev ,
Perfect framing of the old tower by the arch, for a very attractive effect.
regards

papagolf21 (152605) 2020-08-07 7:51

Bonjour, chère Bev,
Ces pages d'histoire sous forme d'images et de notes sont bien agréables à découvrir.
Le choix du cadrage est fort judicieux, dût-il faire souffrir le corps. C'est là que l'on s'aperçoit que nos vingt ans sont bien loin ! Aussi, j'évite d'emprunter des postures trop compliquées de peur de ne plus pouvoir me relever ! ;o)
Amitiés.
Philippe

holmertz (95944) 2020-08-07 7:53

Hello Bev,
This is a composition in the famous "Silvio style", but I never thought he had to suffer such trouble to find the right view through an arch. ;-) Obviously it was worth the efforts, because you left with a good composition and an excellent exposure and sharpness even without a tripod. The tower is quite beautiful and very "inspiringly medieval".
Kind regards,
Gert

jean113 (24337) 2020-08-07 8:28

Hello Beverley, the trouble that we go to to get the right shot!
You did the right thing in your decision to acquire this point of view.
Good sharpness throughout the scene. The tower is very impressive.
Informative notes, thanks.
Kind regards, Jean.

sacimar (38173) 2020-08-07 8:57

Hello Bev,

good image of this place, I like how you framed the tower with the stone arc, the composition is attractive, it looks an interesting place to visit, well seen,

Have a good weekend,

Sergio

Fis2 (159977) 2020-08-07 9:29

Witaj Bev!
Interesting tower, I like composition.
Natural frame makes impression.
Good colors and light.
Sharpness?
Good evening.
Krzysztof

lucasgalodoido (27370) 2020-08-07 9:34

Olá Beverley,
muito bonitas essas ruínas e sua composição ficou primorosa com essa moldura natural. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

PaulVDV (57167) 2020-08-07 9:50

Hello Beverley,
You're rewarded for the effort made because the East Tower is completely within the frame without touching it anywhere!
The stones of the small wall on the central foregroud leads our eyes well to the still upright tower.
This view of Helmsley Castle is much more impressive than your previous picture.
Best regards, Paul

jhm (206437) 2020-08-07 10:04

Hello Bev,

You chose a perfect angle create nice depth and perspective with the building in background.
It dark frame carefor a nice contrast and lovely look through too .
Sharpness and clarity be nice to look at.
An excellent detailed view.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John.

Iwon (7029) 2020-08-07 10:13

Witaj!
Ruiny zamku widziane przez bramę albo otwór okienny. Podoba mi się.
Pozdrawiam
Iwona

Silvio1953 (210511) 2020-08-07 10:39

Ciao cara bev, great view of fascinating ruined castle, lovely composition well framed by arch, wonderful colors, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Tue (85142) 2020-08-07 11:20

Hello Beverley,
Great view of the old castle tower, you made excellent use of the dark doorway in the foreground, which also add a great contrast between light and shadow. I also like those empty windows through which the cloudy sky can be seen.
Lars

pierrefonds (106852) 2020-08-07 14:49

Hi Bev,

You had a good idea to use the arch to frame the tower. The point of view is showing the details of the Easy Tower. The light is giving good colours rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

lousat (132391) 2020-08-07 14:52

Hi Bev,this time i can see something of good from the castle ruins after the flat perspective in your las post. The tower is still there,excellent capture as usual with the arch like a natural frame,well done. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

mcmtanyel (60143) 2020-08-07 21:05

Hello Beverly,
I love this view through the arch. Well done! 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

abmdsudi (90803) 2020-08-07 21:37

Hi Beverley
Well composed, love the view point thru' the natural 'door' all directing the eye to interesting detail of the ruins. I like the colours you have done well to keep it straight on both sides. Excellent shot
Best regards

ifege (37151) 2020-08-07 21:59

Hi Bev
A good one looking through the arch. Great detail in the large view.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (107356) 2020-08-07 23:01

Hello dear Beverley and have a nice day
you must know that you are
wellcome to Greece to my city
Volos for hospitality.....
I am waiting for you
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (138849) 2020-08-07 23:26

Hi Bev,
excellent frame with the view through this gate, well seen and taken, good photo with good management concerning the contrast of light, interesting ruins, tfs.

emka (153612) 2020-08-08 0:06

Hello Bev, Wonderful view of this ruined twoer in also ruined window. Spectacular composition. My Soiny camera has rotating screen, so there is no need for me to lie on the floor or to be on knees. Beautiful picture.

Best regards MAlgo

ikeharel (108147) 2020-08-08 0:39

Superbly placed the east tower ruins under the arch, Beverley.
Contrasting light conditions superbly managed.
Nice idea.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

foxy (2537) 2020-08-08 5:49

Hello Bev,
Its like I'm looking at this castle through a 'kneey-hole'......as its turned out to be a Fabulous knees shot. Its worth the extra double points from me. It would be very funny to see you adjusting yourself almost kneeling to take this shot....I do hope that you were wearing a pant that day.
Simple little castle with quite a history to it. I must admit that you do know how to make a castle looks amazing in all your shots esp this 'One'.
Thanks for sharing this amusing shot ( the hard worked behind it )
Loong

GyurMaster (22636) 2020-08-09 2:24

Dear Beverley,

As I noticed you like to use natural frames provided by the site. In this case the ruins of the wall are in favour of the composition too: it points my sight towards the distant tower.

I wish you a nice Sunday!
Gy.

kasianowak (16456) 2020-08-09 2:58

Hi Bev
Sounds like a challenging photo to take but it was well-worth the effort! Not only the low viewpoint made the tower look even more magnificent but the frame you created with the stone arch is such a great idea too!
It's kind of amazing to read in your note about what happened there in the 13th century. Certainly puts our own times in perspective.
Have a lovely Sunday! :-)
Kasia
PS. Of course I don't mind your constructive comments about my WS Afghan boy portrait! I can see that it would look really good as a bust portrait. I might actually follow your advice and post that version on Instagram today, to see what it would look like as a square frame.
Until you said that, I think I underestimated that shot's potential. It might have ended up as the main upload if I'd seen it that way earlier! Thanks. :-)

jmdias (106485) 2020-08-09 8:55

bev

here the castel ruins looks more imposing. nice use of this arch as a frame to the beautiful shapes of the tower.

take care

jorge

PiotrF (52342) 2020-08-10 14:34

Hello Beverley,
Interesting view of Helmsley Castle.
I like wonderful composition here!
Photo with good sharpness and nice colours.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr