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Aug 26, 2007

Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly, Wales view map

Caerphilly Castle - the largest castle in Wales at night.
After looking around the castle during the day, I drove to back from Cardiff to Caerphilly in the evening (around 9PM). I expected to see the castle nicely lit at night, like most famous buildings in other places. But instead it was completely dark. I had to use longest possible exposure.

Camera settings: manual mode, ISO400, lens zoomed to 22 mm, mirror lockup and self timer. I would prefer lower ISO and longer exposure (maybe 60-90 seconds), but 30 sec is the longest exposure I can get without remote release device.
Converted from raw with color temperature set to 6350K.


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Vickie BROWN25-Sep-2011 10:14
Well seen, very nice composition!
Flick Rogers01-Aug-2011 16:13
Love the sky reflected in the moat.
Flick Rogers01-Aug-2011 16:13
Love the sky reflected in the moat.
Patrick Allender06-Dec-2008 20:36
Gorgeous color and great composition.
H. P. Henriksen Starman24-Nov-2007 20:29
Wonderful mood and light. v.
Guest 04-Sep-2007 18:03
Very nice image of one of the most iconic castles in Wales.
Guest 02-Sep-2007 17:54
wonderful light and reflection.