PatClifford
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I took this photo in Howth in Dublin in 2013 this is called martello tower there was 50 such towers build around Dublin this been one of the largest built in 1804, i was late coming into landscape photography i mostly took street and places mostly in cities hence the Horizon as i seen it i never wanted to straighten it, i started taking interest in photography in the late 70s i used several film cameras back then and still do, all do i now manly shoot with digital i still love working with film 120 roll film been my favorite and have built up a great collection of film camera dating back to 1905 a 5x7 film camera, someday i will go back out to Martello tower again with my film cameras my favorite been fuji GW690 and shoot this photo again.Time
this was mid dayLighting
this was a very dull day lots of heavy cloudEquipment
Nikon D700 with 24-70 mm lensInspiration
the history behind this TowerEditing
yes i tried to soften the mood of this photo to capture the stillness of the areaIn my camera bag
NikonD800, 24-70mm lens 70-200mm lens sometimes a Fuji GW690 film camera with Kodak Portra 160 and 400Feedback
select the type of day it is weather is what makes the difference and mood in a photo