Eilean Donan at Dusk, a photo from Highland, Scotland

Photographer's Note

First of 3 shots of Eilean Donan Castle. This one at dusk, around 8.30pm during a brief respite from the rain which can be seen moving away east up the loch and probably about to make it a very dreich night in Glen Sheil.
Still a good deal of light in the sky as the floodlights start to dominate. The tide, although low was running quite fast through the narrows which helped to produce a smooth surface over the exposure.

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fotoguy22 (4795) 2007-09-05 20:19

Dougie: Very nicely done. Great time of day, composition works well, good balance between the floodlights and natural light. I'll be visiting Scotland later this month and I hope this place will be one of the tour stops.

Greetings from Florida............Greg

JoseMiguel (860) 2007-09-05 20:30

Hi Dougle,
This is magnificent!
I like so much the play of lights on the castle, that makes a very good contrast with the falling darkness.
The calm water and the reflections on it looks great.
You have made a beautiful composition.
Well done and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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Ann75 (0) 2007-09-05 20:39

Hello Dougie,

Great shot with amazing light, beautiful colours, details and of course great quality. I love this POV with the castle lit up in this amazing scenery! Excellent work, Dougie!

Greetings,
Ann

rgarrigus (0) 2007-09-05 22:16

Hi Dougie,

Cool shot of a place I absolutely love! The lights bring the subject out in what would otherwise have been pretty uninspiring light. My favorite bit is the glassy water and the reflected light. For some reason I find the left-most bit of dark land near the bridge to be a tad distracting. It seems to make the image lean very heavily to the left and pulls my eye away from the castle. I wouldn't want to crop it and lose the dramatic clouds overhead though. Maybe a slight lightening of the shadows would mitigate?

Cheers!

Bob G.

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alainh (33209) 2007-09-05 23:45

hello Dougie
splendid light. perfectly managed. incredible and magic place and a very nice shot
regards
alain

Davidh34 (838) 2007-09-06 1:25

Hi Dougie

A much seen view, but nicely done. I like the low POV, and that whilst the castle is lit, we can still see detail in the mountains and clouds. The water is great too. Good work.

Regards

David

dkeus31 (27739) 2007-09-06 3:30

hello Dougie,
very nice image, the light on the castle is great here.
regards
didier

doubay (674) 2007-09-06 7:48

Hi Dougie!
Very beautiful shot! It looks like taken from a fairytale with knights, who save princesses, who are imprisoned in scary, dark castles. I think the cloudy sky fits rather well with this reading of your photo. The only thing missing is the evil wizard on the top of the castle throwing flashes into the sky.:-)
Cheers
Andreas

serge44 (273) 2007-09-06 7:50

paysage f嶪rique et impressionnant,belle lumi鋨e du soirn pour cet endroit retir�
amiti廥 serge

melmcree (18) 2007-09-06 8:30

Perfectly still water and extremely attractive color on the castle. it is all very well captured.

scroller (3451) 2007-09-06 10:17

Hej Dougie,
Just an excellent photo from Scotland. Sharpeness and light are just perfect with the dark clouds in the background.
regards
/Stefan

rbcy1974 (20758) 2007-09-07 4:55

Hello DOugie
Oh how I want to see this place everytime I see a photo from it. YOur photo really does it justice, the slow shutterspeed works well to provide a cottony feel to the water
well done
Regards
Daniel

AROBN54 (11475) 2007-09-07 6:50

Hi, Dougie,
this is just fabulous. I love the POV and the way the well lit warm colors of the castle contrasts with the cloudy, grim looking sky. The composition is perfect for the eye to be drawn to the castle. Great shot!! Warm regards,
Shelly

grendel (213) 2007-09-07 13:15

It's the one of those places which makes my heart stop. Amazing shot!

gary91 (15348) 2007-09-11 1:43

Hello Dougie,
It is when I see images like yours that I am saying to myself : "You have to go there"...
This dusk light just after the rain is superb and your composition is just perfect. The castel is idealy placed and the light on it enhances all the image. A beautiful picture, congratulations.
Have a nice day.
Christian

mrcrow (3993) 2007-09-12 10:06

brilliant timing for ambient light=artificial for exposure
usually these cross lighting variations come out a bit surreal..
love the atmosphere
god bless
geof

cobbydale (1958) 2007-09-16 1:56

This is wonderful Dougie - the compo, colours and light all perfect. I really like the sheen effect on the water. Well done indeed.
cheers
Leon.

woladorsky (806) 2007-09-19 7:01

Hi Dougie!!

This is theone I like the most of the three you posted! Just beautyful composed.

Great photo

cheers

ROLANDO

arunelis (2) 2007-10-03 5:08

hi,
fairyland...
Arunas

rcrick (346) 2007-11-12 3:06

Hi Dougie, just spent the last 1/2 hour looking though your images, just stunning mate, this is a favorite, magic light, beautifully framed and the long exposure has really captured it in its fullness, just superb :)

Merou (4726) 2009-02-09 15:12