The Clouds were down for most of the day making this an almost impossible shot.
Then for about thirty minutes the clouds dropped below the hill and we were in perfect sunshine looking down on the clouds (at about 315m or 1000ft)
There was always the threat of the storm, which did come along not long after this shot was taken.
I chose this image because it can be used as a stock photo for a number of different headings.
The initial ones that come to mind are-
Storm, Castle, Buildings, Proportions, Inspiration, and Primary Colours.
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Place: 7 out of 258 Avg (all users): 7.1209 Avg (commenters): 8.1429 Avg (participants): 6.9692 Avg (non-participants): 7.3529 Views since voting: 3752 Views during voting: 350 Votes: 215 Comments: 33 Favorites: 11 (view)
Congats Ian - great to see the tower place so high, you must be very pleased with that and also the finishing average.
Deserved 10 from me - maybe I will bump into you one day up there and enter the same image into the same challenge? Almost acheived that this time around if only I had got myself organised in time to enter!
Thanks to everyone for the comments, I was amazed at how well this did.
This tower is called Broadway Tower, and is in the Cotswolds in the UK sitting above a village called Broadway, and about 10 miles north of Stow-on-the-Wold.
It is a favourite place of mine, and judging by the entry in the Bored challenge, its someone else's favourite place as well.
The tower is 4 stories high, so the woman (she who must be obeyed) is well proportion for its height.
With this score I have met all the targets I set myself when I became a member.
If I achieved these I promised myself a camera upgrade, so its time to start thinking about new kit and new targets.
One thing that I am very proud about is that I now have the top score for the Point and Shoot - Canon Digital Ixus V3.
The irony is that in putting this image in the top position, I knocked one of my own out of 12 place (my bridge entry).
OK, where to I have to be to see such beauty? That is just a stunning photo, plain and simple yet.... I can't help it but wonder how tall that little castle really is, great prespective.
I think you'll win, out of what i've seen so far. Minor gripes about verticality of tower, placing of figure, and 'storm' in your title - it looks like a pleasant summer's evening, colour-wise. The figure is a masterful necessity to a sense of scale in the image. Where is this? What is this? It looks like it should be a Landmark Trust property (qv if you don't know them) - but not one that is familiar. More than anything, I think you'll win because it's just nearly impossible to vote this down for anything.
I so almost entered a similar image, visited Broadway on last Saturday afternoon but didn't manage to enter the image in time (oh well - must leave this work thing alone, gets in the way a bit!). When was this taken? The tower is so photogenic, I just love the location, one of my fav places!
Not sure about the PP, looks a bit sureal? Hope it does well for you.
Some of my efforts can be seen @ www.nordicpics.co.uk (click on castles & ruins)
I like the colors. And I like the mix of the human scale and the huge landscape, containing both. It strikes me how much the towers resemble a space shuttle sitting on the launch pad. Or, I guess the space shuttle resembles the towers.
returning for comments:
This is as neat as a doll house. A beautiful capture and such strong composition. This image may get the biggest request in a stock album.
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