Jon--Hall

Ross Castle, Dramatic Sky

A new picture of Ross Castle with a dramatic sky.

A new picture of Ross Castle with a dramatic sky.
Read less

NIKON D3100

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 10/3200

upload_date

Oct, 2013

Views

874

Likes

+144

Awards

2020 Choice Award

Superb Composition

+30

Absolute Masterpiece

+21

Top Choice

+15

Exceptional Contrast

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Jaw Dropping

Genius

Superior Skill

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 6

Top 10 rank week 5

Top 10 rank month 1

Top 10 rank week 3

Top 10 rank week 2

Categories

nice

Thank you. :)

Love this, stunning!!!!!

Thanks. :)

Wow I love this one.

Thank you very much. :)

really nice one

Thanks. :)

Platinum

If given my choice, I would usually pick b/w over color.. The vibrant color changed my mind. Just enough HDR .

Thanks, I do like the B/W version of this too, I think any HDR with a castle is great, makes it more dramatic! :D

beautiful!

Thank you very much. :)

PRO

Love this image...a work of art...

Thank you for all the nice comments. :)

Platinum

Great capture!

Thank you. :)

We have nothing like this in the U.S. Makes me want to visit even more.

Visit Ireland, or the UK and you will find many different castles to take shots of. I took this as a last minute shot, I was getting ready to head back to the hotel for the evening, but I remembered last time I was here I didn't take a full shot of the Castle, so I wandered around with my lens getting in the way of people till I had it like this...then I committed a deadly sin to some and HDR'd it hehe. :)

Premium

Love it, voted!

Thanks again Isabella, I've just gone through and voted for all of your shots. :)

Voted:)

Thanks! :D

Awsome just voted.

Thank you. :)

PRO+

Great shot Jon

Thanks Louise. :)

wow !!!!love it

Thanks Sakis. :)

Nice shot! I love the clouds and the way the sun lights up the castle. :)

Thanks Kathy, I appreciate it. :)

See all

Same photographer See all Behind The Lens

Tired out, watching TV. She isn't too old to hold her Daddy's hand though. :)

Featured October 2014, wow, thank you all! :)

This is an HDR of my already uploaded Torc Waterfall picture. I like it as it's quite subtle compared to the usual HDR offerings out there.

This act

I saw this type of shot on imgur.com, so I figured I'd give it a try, I actually really like it. :)

An HDR processed version of an earlier picture that I uploaded...if I had know how good this looked, I wouldn't have uploaded the other one hehe.

Tak

My Niece at a work BBQ. The joy on her face from just a few bubbles. :)

Trying something away from my subtler HDR attemps. I like it. :)

I saw this man from across the street on Cork's Gay Pride Day, I liked the reflection in his glasses, so took a snap. He actually had moved when I to

This was taken from above Torc Waterfall, Killarney, Ireland. There is a little track that leads up and behind the falls. This is actually only abou

A mug shot of my little one on the beach. What a face!

A view across the Lake in the National Park. HDR.

An HDR of Torc Waterfall after very heavy rain. This is in Killarney, Ireland.

An attempt at HDR, it appears quite flat, but as it's a first attempt I quite like it.

Another shot of the Boat from before, at a slightly different angle and processed a little differntly. :)

Discover more photos See all

You can find the Lighthouse by mrkvrgr_photography

Frederiks Church aka the Marble Church in Copenhagen. by olemsteffesen

Great symmetrical shapes of these red stairs by sarilaci12

Historic District of Smithfield, Virginia by Forrest_Imagery

Early evening twilight with the lights of London coming on in the buildings skirting the south bank of the River Thames. by timecapturer

Lucky to notice this puddle reflection. by NikHallBDS

The Central Motorway Junction or CMJ (best known as Spaghetti Junction and rarely as Central Motorway Intersection), is the intersection of New Zealan by emildamian

333563473_1225196288084068_637772238811435286_n by zohar_ferro

Fireworks in Sydney are the BEST!!! by AdamK

Morning light shines across a fence. by jeffpudlinski

Formentor Sunrise by CarlosCarrionSanchez

Templo inundado por las aguas de una presa by juliannieves

Behind The Lens

Location

This is Ross Castle, Killarney Ireland.

Time

Was taken in the afternoon of a family holiday.

Lighting

I was experimenting with HDR here, so lighting didn't really bother me, the multiple exposures I took would ensure I got all the detail I needed.

Equipment

Nikon D3100, 15-55mm kit lens. My first DSLR camera.

Inspiration

had recently seen a lot of HDR shots and wanted to try my own, I figured with irish weather I'd either get dark and moody or bright and happy, I appear to have both.

Editing

I took multiple shots, at different exposure values ranging from -2.0, -1.0, 0, 1.0 and 2.0, edited singly in Lightroom, then combined using Photomatix Pro and HDR-ified.

In my camera bag

Back then it was a Nikon D3100, 15-55mm kit lens, a 55-200mm Nikkor and a 70-300mm Sigma. Now I have a D7100, a 35mm Nikkor, 40mm Nikkor and the other lenses.

Feedback

This was a pain in the behind to get, as the place is always so busy, each shot I was extremely lucky as there was no bus load of people wandering around. Patience is key, know what you want and get it. Be sure to take multiples as not everything works out. Just have fun. Now adays I wouldn't go for something as bright and obv HDR as this, but when I was experimenting it was fun. Looks even better in B&W. :)

See more amazing photos, follow Jon--Hall

Jon--Hall

Jon--Hall

Ross Castle, Dramatic Sky

A new picture of Ross Castle with a dramatic sky.

Behind The Lens

See more amazing photos, follow Jon--Hall

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes. Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.