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Tantallon castle

stormy day in East lothian Scotland

stormy day in East lothian Scotland
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture 16/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 500/10

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May, 2016

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Location

Seacliffe beach in east Lothian Scotland. Looking towards Tantallon castle.

Time

Mid morning

Lighting

There were Stormy conditions, but the sun was breaking through the clouds so lucky to get some drama in the sky!

Equipment

Nikon d3200. Tokina 10 - 18 f4.5 wide angle lens. Tripod used. F8 @ 125th of a second I used a square nd filter to darken the sky.

Inspiration

The sun and shadows flying over the castle have it a very gothic feel. I love the drama in it

Editing

I used Lightroom for monochrome conversion and altered colour channels to help darken parts of the image.

In my camera bag

Nikon d7100 Nikon 50mm 1.8g. Tokina 10 -18mm sigma 70-300mm lenses. 10 stop nd square filter. Manfrotto tripod

Feedback

ND filters are a very helpful tool for the landscape photographer, you can maintain nice details and add drama to clouds, so highly recommended! Use a tripod to avoid shake ( when it's windy!) take lots of shots, be patient and experiment!

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