During our visit to the Isle of Arran, myself and my Husband came across Brodick castle. Bordick is the main town, where you will find the main ferry port and several other great attractions including: Arran Aromatics, Isle of Arran Brewery and the island cheese company. On the way to the Castle we came a cross an old quarry, I felt this was a perfect chance to experiment further with the Tilt & Shift lens.
Then onto the Castle!
Below is a photograph of the Castle door, I found really interesting...
I wanted to not only explore the Castle but also to explore the adjourning woods and forest.
As I had gone with a couple of creative poems and Lyrics in mind for the atmospheric images I wanted to create, I didn't waste anytime, hunting down something that would catch my eye...
As we made our way down an old path, I came across an old bench, sat almost overgrown bushes and trees. The ground was thick with dead leaves, twigs and shrubs. I decided to capture the detail and essence of what I had found.
I wanted the empty bench to represent a space where a loved one might of once sat. I hoped to create a sense of loss and used the low light to add to overall feel of the image. I deliberately kept the image dark in post production. Focusing on the end of the bench, (where someone might of sat) I felt would draw the viewer into the composition and the image.
Nikon D700, 24mm Tilt & Shift lens, Tripod, ND Grad filter.
The above photograph was taken on the way out of the quarry. I couldnt get over the amount of chopped down trees, there seemed to be saddness all around...
Then onto the Castle!
Below is a photograph of the Castle door, I found really interesting...
Nikon D700,20mm Wide angle lens.
Camera settings: 1/50sec F/6.3 ISO 200.
As I had gone with a couple of creative poems and Lyrics in mind for the atmospheric images I wanted to create, I didn't waste anytime, hunting down something that would catch my eye...
Above is a photograph taken from in the Castle grounds.
There was a lovely walk, named after a lady who once worked at the Castle, this led onto the a wonderful forest...
As we made our way down an old path, I came across an old bench, sat almost overgrown bushes and trees. The ground was thick with dead leaves, twigs and shrubs. I decided to capture the detail and essence of what I had found.
I wanted the empty bench to represent a space where a loved one might of once sat. I hoped to create a sense of loss and used the low light to add to overall feel of the image. I deliberately kept the image dark in post production. Focusing on the end of the bench, (where someone might of sat) I felt would draw the viewer into the composition and the image.
The texture of the foreground and the bench, for me was the most important aspect of the image. The bench was old, the grass was overgrown, I felt this only added to a sense of time going by, a moment of many moments...
I now had to imagine creative text under the image...
Below are a selection of images taken from the nearby Woods and Forest
Taken with a Nikon D700, 20mm wide angle lens.
Camera settings: 1/50sec F/2.8 ISO 200.
Below are some more detailed shots taken from the area.
Taken with a Nikon D700, 20mm wide angle lens
Camera settings: 1/60sec F/2.8 ISO 200.
After speaking to Richard ,he suggested I crop all my final images with the same ratio. Below is the finished cropped image. Ratio: 16x9.
I feel that the above image best describes how I felt at the moment and also is an excellent representation of how the bench looks. For me the composition , really exaggerates the emptiness and loneliness of a presence gone, missed...
I now had to imagine creative text under the image...
Below are a selection of images taken from the nearby Woods and Forest
Nikon D700, 20mm Wide angle lens
Camera settings: 1.6sec F/14 ISO 320.
Nikon D700, 20mm Wide angle lens, Tripod, 2-stop Filter.
Camera settings: 25sec F/14 ISO 320.
For me I found the woods/ Forest, quite spooky. There were nobody around, just my Husband and I. The silence became deafening!
I wanted to experiment a little and add to the rather scary atmosphere I sensed around me. I decided to use a small amount of Vaseline smeared on a filter, this was a technique I had experimented with,when I photographed Huncoat Power Station, so for me it was continuation of this technique.
Nikon D700, 20mm wide angle lens, Tripod, 2-stop filter.
Camera settings: 5.0sec F/16 ISO 320.
Nikon D700, 20mm Wide angle lens, Tripod, 2-stop filter.
Camera settings: 4.0sec F/16 ISO 320.
Nikon D700, 20mm Wide angle lens, Tripod.
Camera settings: 1/3sec F/9.0 ISO 320.
During a tutorial with Richard, he explained that all though the Vaseline effect did work and helped to create an effect, I didn't really need to use the technique, unless I was submitting a large series of work where all the images had the same effect/ technique.
Below are the contact sheets, with all the images taken from the visit to Brodick Castle and the surrounding woods and Forest.
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