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Dunstanburgh Castle. There has been a hill fort here long before the Normans built this castle after 1066. The castle was used to defend the borders from the Celts and during the Wars of the Roses.
A beautifully clear, but very windy & cold day on the Northumberland coast at Embleton, with the distinctive outline of the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
Still in our 'stay local' lockdown hence a pretty much deserted beach
Of Dunstanburgh Castle - and of Storm Corrie.
!'m having a go at this year's 100 x with Northumberland being my 'X'.
100 x 2022 - Northumberland - 1/100
Craster harbour entrance in very frisky conditions. Getting in and out would be challenging to say the least.
100 x 2022 - Northumberland 13/100
Low sunlight illuminating both the gorse and the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle.
100x 2022- Northumberland 55/100
Tuesday October 5th - Turmoil
Complete with an atmosphere laden with spray & the next gale-driven rain shower just arriving (soaking me on the way back to the car).
The clifftop village is Craster and the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle can just be seen in the far distance centre shot
Always dodgy going here alone as the rocks are lethal, I did this morning but chose to stay safe and nearer the flatter rocks for safety for once as I normally like a risky shot.
Taken from Embleton Bay, I got my 70-200 on so I could zoom in on the waves for a bit of action, probably one of the best shots I have done there in a while
Always have a clean out of images at end of year and delete stuff i no longer like or will not ever need and stumbled on this beauty from July 2020 of Dunstanburgh I had not posted
Near the north end of the west wall, rising above the western end of the cliff, is the Lilburn Tower, named after John de Lilburn, who became constable in 1322. This was probably the residence of an important official: it was provided with fine windows and window seats.
The classic shot taken from the northern side of Dunstanburgh Castle, from the 'death stones'. Due to the very bright conditions, the long exposure effect required blending several 'long exposure' images.
The word castle is derived from the Latin word castellum, meaning fortified place.
Constructed in 1313 Dunstanburgh Castle is an evocative medieval castle, which can be reached by a mile-long footpath along the coast from Embleton to the North, or a slightly longer path from Craster to the South.
It sits in a stunning location, with sheer cliffs on the seaward side and crumbling ruinous towers.
JMW Turner painted the castle several times
Not my usual time of day to take a capture but as I was doing a rekki I thought why not.
Yet another archive image excavated from the hard drive. This one from one of my favourite places anywhere, the Jigsaw rocks at Low Newton.
Hope you are all well and safe.
Northumberland
We had a couple of walking holidays here. A beautiful County, full of diversity, small towns, coastal walks, boat trips and gardens. It has a bit of a mini climate. When we have visited Seahouses, it always seemed to be sunny or cloudy and mild, we’ve never experienced bad weather there.
Here are some of the many images I have taken, you’ll see what I meant about the clouds but also, what a beautiful County.
Another from last Sunday but this time one of the only Long Exposures I did, those rocks and tides dont give you much time to work with you have to be quick
Taken over a year ago from a very wet and windy day at Dunstanburgh Castle. Sometimes the poor conditions can add drama and detail that you just don't get with nice light and sunsets!
Another visit to Dunstanburgh Castle whilst on our recent holiday, this time for a sunrise shoot. The forecast was for high cloud but with a chance of some mist, I was therefore hoping that the sun would punch through and provide some interesting light. However lower cloud snuffed out the sun and so black and white seemed the order of the day.
A fairly classic view of the Castle with the sweeping curves of the river feeding out onto the sea, but one that I’ve not shot before.
Canon EOS R
Canon RF24-105L
The building perched on the edge is Earl Grey's Bathing House. It was built in the early 19th century by the 2nd Earl Grey who was the Prime Minister responsible for the passing of the Great Reform Bill of 1832 and whose monument stands at the top of Grey Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. He had 16 children and the house was built specifically for the family to go bathing. As well as the small beach you can see, there is also a tidal pool cut into the rock closer to the Bathing House.
No-one bathing today, but there was a fashion shoot going on just off shot!
And by the way, you can rent the bathing house if you can beat everyone else to it when dates are released - it sleeps 6 and prices start FROM £1350 per week, heaven knows what it costs during school holiday times, Christmas and New Year!
100x 2023 edition - Northumberland revisited - 17/100
On a trip to Craster, with Dunstanburgh castle off in the distance. I went out at 12:00 midnight, in order to shoot the night sky for an hour. Once it turned 5:00am however, I decided it was very much time to be making tracks. I went home happy with the dazzling sky I had witnessed, as the sun rose over the sea.
A sunrise shoot on a serene Embleton Beach with a lone piece of seaweed washed up on the beach, pointing towards Dunstanburgh Castle.
The sand was peppered with the footprints of the various birds, but beyond this was relatively pristine.
Long Exposure of the death rocks at Dunstanburgh Castle, not a fantastic bit of colour as sun rises to the left of shot this time of year but was good to be back out after a few weeks
The aptly named death rocks at Dunstanburgh, Northumberland.
As many who have visited know only too well, how dangerous these rocks are to navigate across, even when dry.
On this occasion I chose an easier option, climbing over some, then up onto the large rock, which can be seen to the left. It gave me a good vantage point and a lovely sweep of the bay.
Another couple of near misses with the camera this morning, the rocks were lethal, tide was on way out but got the odd rogue wave so had to keep an eye out constantly
Part of Dunstanburgh Castle in the low evening sun.
Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort.
A ghostly shot of Dunstanburgh Castle today taken from Emblazon Beach, waves and swell were quite big making this effect
A different angle to an earlier post of the same piece of washed up seaweed, from my summer visit to Embleton Bay, Northumberland (I can’t believe how quickly we seem to have arrived into November). This time looking directly towards the rising sun rather than along the beach.
The two images were taken literally a minute or so apart and demonstrates how by moving just a small bit can give a completely different feel.
*** Featured in Explore 4th November 2022, many thanks to all 🙏 ***
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Without doubt I'm one of those
What a difference a day makes, in comparison to the colourful sunrise of the day before at Bamburgh. I had hoped for a little colour at Dunstanburgh but I seem fated with this location. Its always been overcast on my sunrise visits. It does however add some mood when combined with the LE
Think Ive learnt from past experience, not to give up when you have these conditions. Theres always something to capture.
Although I still regard myself as a novice and struggle with the technical side of photography,
One of the only days we got any sun, on our recent visit to Northumberland. This shot was taken from a slightly different position, not so close to the water's edge and incoming tide. I like the way the water's edge is almost total white. Like those cotton wool clouds have fallen from the sky!
Taken from rocks just before Craster Harbour looking up the coast, not the best sky but I like to shoot the castle from here in wild seas
A handheld grab as we walked along Embleton Bay beach Northumberland. The guy with his dog on a virtually empty beach, looking towards Dunstanburgh Castle, more or less sums up this particular coast.