Mow Cop
Camera: Canon 400D
Date: 06/03/09
F stop: 5.6
Exposure: 1/80
ISO 100
Focal Length: 22mm
Graduated blue filter then edited in Adobe Lightroom
Also available in colour
Mow Cop belongs to the following groups:
All Castles Around The World and Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Peter Denniston
Excellent photo Lee
KZ Images
Stunning Lee! A Fav of mine!
anniemaree
a gorgeous mix of monumental and mythic . . . . with a tiny bit of monty python on the side :) (don’t take that the wrong way . . . its a complete compliment :) )
grimduke1
Oh come on!...A rickety wooden fence, a daunting cliff face, a strange castle, great sky, and a bird hovering just to top it all off!...I might as well close my gallery down and give up!...Amazing photo.
1. where is it?
2. what does the sign at the bottom say?
SilverGinger replied
Hi there thanks for the interest on my picture, it sure is one of my fave places to photograph. It’s at a place called Mow Cop, in Staffordshire in the UK. After my last visit I discovered its not actually a castle and not as old as I thought. It was built by a rich land owner as a summer house but to look like a ruin. I think its 250 years old. The sigh at the bottom says ‘Do not climb on the rocks’...damn health & safety laws, lol. Anyway thanks again.
WaywardPixel
At first I wasn’t sure which of the two b&w images of the folly that I liked best, but this one with greater emphasis on the cliff and barely secured steep path conveys more of an element of lurking danger. My first fave on RedBubble.
Camerin
OH MY OH MY…. your amazing…
melissarwilson
Well, this is just fabulous! Could it be any more perfect? No, I don’t think so.
Michelle Morris
always a fav of mine..just beautiful :)
Matt Bottos
wow … great shot! Looks like a magical place
est1979
This is stunning! Everything about is fantastic: the tones, the fence leading the eye, the clouds, the shadows… Awesome picture!
(I know someone who lives in Mow Cop, might have to pay them a visit now and check this site out… Thanks for sharing, instant fav!)
SilverGinger
Oh yes please do, it’s so photogenic…you can get an all round view and get right up close to it…the view up the top is lovely & on a clear day you can see Jodrall Bank. Thanks for your kind words, its appreciated.
BigD
Beautiful monochrome
SilverGinger replied
Thank you
onefourseven
This is stunning!! Looks like you caught it at the perfect time for the light!!
The post processing works exceptionally well!!
SilverGinger replied
Thank you, your kind words are much appreciated.
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding
GailD
Brilliant shot.
BruceMeyer
I like this very much. It looks like the kind of castle that monks might have build, not too big or ostentatious (according to their humble ways) but secure in a hostile world.
I like the technical b&w and composition elements too, quite a lot.
David Lewins LRPS
Nicely processed with a timeless quality, well done.
Cynthia Lund T...
Spectacular.
It’s the stuff of fairy tales.