Bamburgh Castle (IR)

Paul McGuire

Bamburgh Castle (IR)

Shot taken on a recent trip to Northumberland.
Bamburgh Castle is situated on the North East Coast of England Between Holy Island and Seahouses.
It’s situated Just off a beautiful beach with a grassy bank with views out to sea of the Farne Islands.

The weather wasn’t playing ball again with very strong gusts of wind blowing the long grass about!
Instead I thought I would make use of the situation.
I applied my Infrared filter and used a 60 second shutter speed to blur out the grass and leave a dreamy effect.

Canon 400D with 18-55mm lens
Aperture f/14
Shutter Speed 60 sec
ISO 100
Hoya R72 Infrared filter

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Bamburgh Castle (IR) by Paul McGuire
  • 1chick1

    1chick1

    wow great capture

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    stunning work

  • Strolch

    Strolch

    Great image! IR works so well on old looking buildings in landscape…
    This one is really beautiful!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you very much.

  • Lynn Stratton

    Lynn Stratton

    Excellent!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks as always Lynn. Very much appreciated!

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Very regal castle there, nice capture.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks Mary!

  • Appel

    Appel

    Another one!! Love it!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    :) Cheers.

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Brilliant shot Paul!! This is the perfect IR shot!!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Wow! Thats a great compliment! Thanks Vikram.

  • Smudger

    Smudger

    wonderful image

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Cheers Steve, Appreciated as always.

  • Munggo

    Munggo

    Wow.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    :) Thanks.

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Fabulous IR image and pin sharp,noticed you have used the (kid ?) lens
    18-55mm this lens has never worked for me due to a large hot spot

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you Hans. It works ok for me most of the time but that hotspot does appear maybe 50% of the time. I find I get a lot of concave horizons with long exposure on this lens though which is really frustrating! Thank you for your comment, Very much appreciated.

  • sandhill

    sandhill

    Without your explanation I was at a loss to “get” this, thinking the grass was water…...an exquisite view requiring incredible artistic and photographic savvy. Well done!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you so much for your kind comment. I had a similar comment on another shot regarding the grass looking like water!

  • capecodart

    capecodart

    Stunning gorgeous capture!!!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    brilliant image

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Cheers scott. I always appreciate your comments. Cheers.

  • Nancy Chambers

    Nancy Chambers

  • camael

    camael

    Stunning work! Well done : )

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much!

  • JRGarland

    JRGarland

    The dream effect worked great. Well done.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    Nice angle, works well in B&W, well done with the feature.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks David, Very much appreciated.

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    Lovely image Paul! I love the POV and the use of long shutter speed. Brilliant work!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks a lot Johanne – Comment appreciated as always! :)

  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Magnificent capture Paul. Congratulations on being featured in DSLR Users Group with this amazing work. Regards, Don.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much Don.

  • Scott Hendricks

    Scott Hendricks

    Excellent capture. I believe that B&W is the best medium for this photo. It really sets the mood and scene nicely.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much Scott. I’m glad you think so. I’m not quite PS advanced enough to alter colours with IR work, so thats appreciated!

  • richeb

    richeb

    Fantastic!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Excellent work and narrative Paul.

    Well done.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Cheers Richard – Very much appreciated!

  • redtree

    redtree

    That infrared is amazing, top shot. Have you ever seen Stonehaven Castle, I bet you could do it justice?

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks so much. I appreciate you checking my portfolio out – I’ll have a look into Stonehaven. As you may have noticed castles are one of my favorite subjects! My wife loves the history so I can take my photos and we both win! ;)

  • Miron Abramovici

    Miron Abramovici

    Fantastic image!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks Miron.

  • Bradley Shawn Rabon

    Bradley Shawn ...

    A stunning shot my wonderful friend. The movement is brilliantly captured. That infrared really makes it pop. I would love to go and visit here again sometime. Brilliant work.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Cheers Shawn. How was Jersey? Hope your catching up! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. We will have to arrange a trip up in Northumberland when things settle down after the litlle guy arrives! Love to the family from me and Lucy!

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    fabulous capture…

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much mate! Appreciated!

  • poddys

    poddys

    You did justice to a great castle and this is a great shot! I haven’t been up there in years, but it’s very impressive.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks very much! Can’t wait to go back!

  • Lorraine Parramore

    Lorraine Parra...

    You definately made best use of a windy day – great image

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks Lorraine.

  • brimellor1

    brimellor1

    Stunning shot!!

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks Brian.

  • Martin Appleby

    Martin Appleby

    Great capture love the ir affect, A fave for me

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks for the fave Martin.

  • leunig

    leunig

    Great capture thanks for joining the challenge

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    Hi Paul,
    Your image has been uploaded into Photography 101’s premier forum How am I doing?
    Please drop by and join in the discussions.

    Regards, ... Jim

  • Linda Sparks

    Linda Sparks

    Congrats. Great shot.

  • Paul McGuire replied

    BRILLIANT! Thank you Linda!

  • Arrowman

    Arrowman

    This is superb work !! – Colin

  • Paul McGuire replied

    Thanks as always Colin. Very much appreciated!

  • midzing

    midzing

    brilliant shot, well done

  • Richard George

    Richard George

    beautiful tones and clarity

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