The view from Nottingham Castle by vikdaddy

The view from Nottingham Castle

What's going on with my photos on Flickr? I mentioned in yesterday's post that three of my photos made Flickr's Explore page in the past week. Well, I hate to brag, but so did the image I took yesterday! How strange; maybe making the Explore page isn't the big deal I thought it was.

I knocked off a little early from work and stopped off at Nottingham Castle on the way to the gym. I took a few photos of it, but funnily enough I think I prefer the opposing view from the castle.

I think it's the colours in the sky with the setting sun that I like. I also like the wispy look of the trees, which I softened in post-processing by decreasing the clarity of the image. If you're interested, here's the photo I was going to choose of the Castle before I decided on this one ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/5425659629/).

I sold my Canon 450D today. My trusty first D-SLR served me well. I was sad to see it go as I picked up my technique from it, but I'd prefer to have the money instead of it just gathering dust!

Canon 7D, f/3.5, 1/80, ISO-100
Beautiful shot and feel.
February 7th, 2011  
Congratulations, its still a buzz to get on the Explore page and your work is worthy of it.
February 7th, 2011  
This is beautiful. Well done.
February 7th, 2011  
Wow ! Great shot!
February 7th, 2011  
You should be on the explore page. Don't make light of it. You did a great job,,,except it!!! Beautiful shot!
February 7th, 2011  
Nice work. Well done on your flickr success :)
February 7th, 2011  
I love these colors and the mood in this shot! Those soft trees are lovely!
February 7th, 2011  
I think I like this shot for the same reasons, the subtle colours of the late afternoon light and the 'weeping' trees.
February 7th, 2011  
hey this is great, love how those trees came out. Nice work
February 7th, 2011  
Brag away! It's a big achievement! Clearly you're taking photos people love so be happy about it :-)
This is gorgeous, the colours and the trees are just perfect together.
February 7th, 2011  
Sweet! Feel free to brag! It is ART after all, Well done!
February 8th, 2011  
Congrats - well deserved!
February 8th, 2011  
Brag brag:) you deserve it!
February 8th, 2011  
Amazing!! Good for you!! =)
February 8th, 2011  
I can see why you had a hard time picking...the shot of the castle is amazing especially the perspective on the circular stonework. However this one is stunning...gorgeous colors and love the wispy trees.
February 8th, 2011  
I'm not big on landscapes or touristy shots, but I like this. The colours of the sky, the wispy nature of the trees and the colour of the buildings and grass make this a very special shot. I'm off to flickr to have a look...
February 8th, 2011  
fantastic shot
February 8th, 2011  
Your photos are terrific!
February 8th, 2011  
what a great view caught, vik..... AWESOME SHOT!
February 8th, 2011  
so amazing! what an awesome shot!
February 8th, 2011  
Oh, wow! This is lovely! Awesome shot!!
February 8th, 2011  
always so crisp. lovely.
February 8th, 2011  
Nice!
February 8th, 2011  
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