Craster
The cloud didn't hang around for long on Sunday morning so decided to convert this LE into Black and White, makes a big transformation from the colour version.
An old pic I haven't posted before. Currently sidelined and been off work due to Tendonitis in my foot, I took the "opportunity" to investigate Luminosity Masks. It's been a steep learning curve as I usually use Lightroom alone to process my pics but I've had to start at the beginning again with Photoshop to learn how to use luminosity masks. So here's a first attempt at processing with Luminosity masks and Photoshop from start to finish...
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Looking north from the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle
For my first morning of my holiday I headed to the infamous Dunstanburgh death rocks on what turned out to be a difficult morning. My decision to go...
Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland on the north east coast of England. A 14th century fortification between the villages of Craster and Embleton....
Sunset at Dunstanburgh Castle.
Dunstanburgh, Northumberland coast.
Thanks for looking Gracias por mirar Merci d'avoir regardé Danke für das Schauen Ringraziamenti per...
A first image of 2019 ... I dashed up to Northumberland & just managed to catch the last bit of colour from the setting sun above Dunstanburgh castle...
This mornings chilly outing to Embleton bay & Dunstanburghj castle ... & the dawn light didn't fail, lighting up the skies with a vivid orange glow....
A shot I've taken many times before, but never tire of ... there's something I just love about Dunstanburgh castle when combined with a clear night...
Dunstanburgh castle never fails to deliver whenever I visit, & although Alistair & I had just missed the best of the sunset light the castle was...
View of Dunstanburgh Castle from the south. I think I prefer this to the 'classic' shot from the boulders - certainly easier to walk around!
As we walked back from black hole towards Howick I turned & noticed the light through the thistle bushes & across Cullernose point. I recognised this...
Dunstanburgh Castle seen from the end of the harbour wall at Craster. It was such a wild day. These two hardy souls were trying to do some fishing....
Back to the Bamburgh sunrise soon but to break things up I thought I'd post one from Rumble Churn at the South end of Embleton Bay. Having driven all...
Except the sun did not get the memo and never made it!
The best sunrise I've had at Dunstanburgh so far, usually greeted by blanket of grey cloud so this little bit of colour whle not great is a welcome change.
Another attempt at night photography on the recent visit to Dunstanburgh
Had a recce up at Embleton Bay a couple of weeks ago. The light was useless so had a go at a few moody monos.
Dunstanburgh Castle
A shot of I took of Dunstanburgh Castle a while back but never really liked! the clear sky just didn't quite work!! playing with photoshop I added...
Another view from last Saturday's jaunt down the Northumberland coast with Kevin Wallace. This time it's a view of Dunstanburgh Castle,...
Stuck in the house all day I had to get out! but sunrise didn't look like it was going to happen! headed to Death Rocks at Dunstanburgh Castle for...
A view South from Embleton Bay towards the remains of Dunstanburgh Castle, across the Infamous "Death Rocks"
"Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century...
Dawn at Dunstanburgh castle ... what a great place to watch the sun rise.
Cullernose Point, Northumberland
Beautiful bit of coastline in Northumberland just south of Craster - need to go back here for a sunset one day :)
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
I decided I would look back through some of the images and experiences I was fortunate enough to catch during my...
This is a view from the harbour at Craster in Northumberland, North East England. In the distance you can see Dunstanburgh Castle on its cliff top.
I love black and white images and in particular black and white images in a square format (inspired by Steve Gosling's work...
Had a wee trip round a couple of spots in Northumberland. This is the spot sunrise is usually shot at
Dunstanburgh Castle lies on a headland on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton.
The castle is the largest in Northumberland[1] and the site shows traces of much earlier occupation before the erection of the castle was started in 1313 by the Earl of Lancaster. Recent evidence suggests that the site of the castle was occupied in prehistoric times: however, the principal remains date from the 14th century.[3] In 1313, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, cousin of Edward II of England, began construction of a massive fortress. By the time of his execution in 1322, the castle was substantially complete. John of Gaunt improved the castle in the late 14th century as the Duke of Lancaster.
The castle did not play a significant part in the border warfare against Scotland. In the Wars of the Roses the castle was held for the Lancastrians in 1462 and 1464. The damage done was not made good and the castle fell steadily into decay. A report in 1538 mentioned it as being a "very reuynus howsse and of smalle strength" and another source in 1550 described it as in "wonderfull great decaye". It continued to deteriorate and was robbed of stone for the building of other places in the area. The last private owner Sir Arthur Sutherland donated the castle to the Ministry of Works in 1929. The castle is now owned by the National Trust and in the care of English Heritage. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. It lies within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Turner painted Dunstanburgh many times, usually rising at dawn to do so. One of his oil paintings of the subject is in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Another is in the National Gallery of Victoria.
The Northumberland coastline is a landscape photographers paradise and this remote spot is no exception.
Rumbling Kern, a precarious bit of rocky coastline jutting out into the North Sea, you could spend an age here and come up with something different each time, such is the vastness of the rock formation and patterns, the hardest parts are spotting something you want to shoot and then trying to get to it without going flying on seaweed or falling down crevices in the rocks.
This spot looked like it had potential and took a good while to get out to safely, this took quite a while to set up as the tripod had to be balanced either side of the gap between the 2 rock faces and I was stood on a tiny bit of rock that stretched between the 2 as well, with all my stuff laid out on either side, balancing legs between the rock faces while trying to compose the shot and put filters on, while keeping an eye on the tide that was on it's way back in... not an easy proposition.
Decided on a portrait format image here with the 16-35mm lens, I could have gone slightly wider but that would have meant using really clumbersome filters and there was hardly any room to move about at all so the location dictated the set up for me.
This was the result, I was really drawn to the rock textures and the deep gully leading into the ocean with the colourful seaweed clinging to the rocks, the sea made a fantastic noise as it rushed into this narrow channel and splashed up at the rear of me. As soon as this one was in the bag it was back to the shoreline before the sea cut this rocky section off, definitely a place I'll come back to again and again.
Have a zoom in and have a look around.
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Lilburn tower at Dunstanburgh Castle is a quite iconic silhouette ... pictured here at dawn reflected in one of the rock pools on the beach.. My...
A five shot HDR photo of the wonderful rocks that line the shore by Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland.
This is dedicated to David White (aka StrawDog), taken on the day of his death. Rest in peace mate 9-6-1979 - 28-6-2015
The unique boulder field on the beach next to Dunstanburgh castle is a favourite spot for photographers. This shot was taken at dawn a few months ago...
You know I travel all the way from Scotlandshire to Englandshire in the belief that these rocks have nice water sloshing around them and what do I...
Another shot from the other day, this time with 35mm and post sunrise.
Moments before dawn at Dunstanburgh. The light began reflecting beautifully on the super slippery wet rocks. It didn't last long but totally worth...
The sun sets on a glorious winter's day and illuminates the face of the Lilburn Tower at the northern end of Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. The...
A rework & slight twist to my previous upload.... Shooting star trails over Dunstanburgh castle.....
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Lilburn tower at Dunstanburgh castle lined up quite nicely with the Milky way the other night ... 11 images joined into a vertical panorama.
The bathing house at Howick in Northumberland sits right at the edge of the sea, overlooking this little bay to the south of it. I popped along at...
An image of Dunstanburgh castle taken nearly a year ago.
I havent been around for a while due to a close family bereavement, but hope to catch up...
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Craster!
Most notably Dee Eff, Quentin 'Q' Thompson and enVision Thing.