My first impression (when voting for the challenge) was, "Lucky person who gets to live in a place like this!"
This is a beautiful entry, and a good postcard. The frame, matting, and the lettering go well with the image. I like looking at this photo, but, to my eyes, there are a couple of details that bother me (just a little):
1 - The cropping, in particular on the left-hand side. The white of the sky meets the white of the matting (about the middle), and makes the mat look wider all of a sudden. Maybe cropping to the edge of the castle walls? Or, maybe making sure the sky is blue in this place?
2 - The perspective, it looks to me like either I or the picture is somehow leaning. I suppose a tall ladder wouldn't help much in this situation.
3 - The slight "halo" around the edge of the castle, most pronounced at the right of the picture - you possibly sharpened too much? The sky also looks a bit oversharpened.
But, as I said above, this is a beautiful entry. I am so glad you didn't divide the picture in halves (half sky / half earth) - the way you divided it works much, much better.
Nice point of view and lovely composition. Light seems a bit harsh, but this is certainly a place I want to go someday! Can I sleep on your floor if I bring my own sleeping bag?
magnificent! I would have liked to creep up on the castle a bit more, but I recognize that the terrain might not have allowed you to get closer and still be able to see the castle on a high enough plane.
Beautiful focus, good exposure. Could benefit from polarizer (darken sky). Sun is in ideal position for maximum polarization effect.
I might have brought in just a bit less sky if adding more foreground would not result in intrusion of unwanted clutter.
All in all, beautiful.
You got it all in one shot! I love this. Again, one of those photos that allows me to say "I've been there!" I went to the UK and Ireland 2 summers ago, and Edinburgh was my absolute favorite. Thanks for the memories.
Great subject to work with. Think this could be improved by shooting at a different time of day though. The sky is not very interesting and there is a lot of shadows.
Either that or you could have moved the castle higher in the sky to get rid of some of the blue. Would be great with a sunset/ sunrise though (fireworks being a bit hard to ask for with 1 weeks notice...)
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