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Can you resist? I know I can’t :) Finding that lone tree especially when you are not looking for one feels like a good treat. Shortly after I finished shooting the pano from my last post we were on our way back to the car. This tree was at the very end of the peer across from us and it felt like it was calling my name. Layers of rocks, water and ice were just a cheery on the cake! What do you think?
Can fall look good in infrared light? Last weekend workshop was a ton of fun. We kinda closed the season for IR photography till the spring. I met some great people and whether wise the day was a success. I shot this with the wind painted clouds technique for a more dramatic result. What do you think?
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” - Louis L'Amour
How is your weekend going? I just spent the entire day with the bunch of creative people teaching teaching an infrared workshop and I had a blast. It was really great meeting everyone and sharing ideas. Can’t wait to see you all next time. Stay tuned for the next dates and I hope to see you there!
Happy Monday! I recently visited this architectural marvel. The Polk County Courthouse is a stunning Beaux-Arts building. Its majestic exterior and grand interior reflect its importance as a hub for legal proceedings and a symbol of civic pride. I felt that dramatic BNW edit will work the best for this image. What do you think?
The sun setting over Trapani seen from the "must see" place Erice. In the background one can see Isole Egadi and the islands
Marettimo, Isola di Levanzo, Favignana, , Isola Maraone, Isola Formica est
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
Are you traveling anywhere? I must say that I’m starting to get a bit restless in my town. I feel the need to change the scenery for a sec. Shoot some IR. This is IR frame from our Detroit visit. What do you think?