Balmoral Castle by Margana

Photography • Architecture • posted on Aug 02, 2005

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Hey everyone! WOW!!!!!!Thank you for all the wonderful comments you left on my last upload.Wow,again!!!What a generous bunch you are!I knew I liked you,lol...So....no good deed deserves to go unpunished,right?LOL!Just because you were sooooo nice to me...here's another one,lol!...Yup!From Scotland! LOL! This is the 'backside',lol,of Balmoral castle,the 'official' Scottish home of the royal family.Frankly,I was afraid to upload this pic.Don't get me wrong,I'm happy with it,but I thought you guys would be disappointed with the lack of 'oomph' it has.I've been trying so hard to bring you different and unusual shots,I was thinking this would bore you all to tears! But....You were all so kind with my 'virgin' macro,(LOL),and extra generous with my nauseating postwork in yesterday's pic,that I thought,hey,maybe I should take a chance! Okay,it's not the most visually stimulating image.But I do like it.It's one of the few shots I took multiples of,(yes Jim,lol)because I wanted to make sure I got it.I picked the best one,changed it to grayscale,then quadtoned it, and there you are.I think it at least LOOKS like I know what I'm doing! LOL! Thanks for looking.You guys are incredibly generous and supportive,ya know that????Wow.I am so blessed to have found such a wonderful place as this...Okay.Gonna shut up now.LOL. Have a great week everyone.See yaaaa and MMMMWAH!!!!-Marlene

Comments (48)

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Zacko

2:04PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

DARN YOU WOMAN, LOL!!!! Yeah...thanks alot Marlene...sniff..sniff...i too had a photo of that famous castle but no way im gonna upload that one now. It would look sooooooooo pathetic next to this one, trust me. This is one AMAZING capture if you ask me. You got the tonal range just PERFECT!!! Sky looks amazing too....AND EXCELLENT POV!!!! How the hell can anyone top this one...so you can imagine me being a tad upset with you now, LOL. Nah...it passed. Sweet job on this one. Have a wonderful day and thank you for your sypmpathies. #:O)

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marybelgium

4:36PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

excellent work ! just a wonderful shot from a beautiful castle ! XLT !

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Richardphotos

4:37PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

too the contrary! it is a beautiful castle and I would like color better but b/w is fine-excellent capture

tvernuccio

7:55PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

Packs a pretty powerful punch if you ask me, Marlene!!! Can't believe you say it doesn't have "oomph" 'cause it comes across as verrrry moody! the lighting is marvelous!!!! don't be so hard on yourself! i think this is superb!

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pm_hackworth

8:25PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

WOW!! VOTE!! :0)

KiwiMiss

8:36PM | Wed, 03 August 2005

This is fantastic Marlene ... you did an excellent job! I love the POV and the B&W, sets it off perfectly. One day I'm going to get some castle shots sigh

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oscilis

5:37AM | Thu, 04 August 2005

The essence of dark Scotland here. I knew someone who landed in a balloon here by accident and all the Queen's security people came rushing out...and so did her corgies.lol.

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archieb

8:50AM | Thu, 04 August 2005

amazing work mom. this image is timeless, in color or black and white. I looove your scottland pictures!!

Pierre59

4:16PM | Thu, 04 August 2005

Superbe endroit, beautiful monochrome !!! V

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Mikan

9:43PM | Thu, 04 August 2005

when I see that this kind of catles still exists somewhere, I'm sure glad that there's someone who shares the photos with us! a fantastic setting for B/W! v

Nameless_Wildness

1:03AM | Sun, 07 August 2005

Marlene, for the first time, I get a decent view of this glorious castle...this is a beaut!!!

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odie

8:08PM | Sun, 07 August 2005

YAY!!!! Another shot from Scotland!! LOL! You crack me up with your dialogue with yourself. I love it! And I love the postwork on this castle! Terrific contrast and anything but boring...geeze!!! :0)

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MOOOW

5:19PM | Fri, 12 August 2005

Sorry for late comment my dear friend what a beautiful and classic castel love B/W colors in this one ,Wonderful composition !!!VOTE

WonderfulCreation

5:41AM | Sat, 20 August 2005

The BW does it.. wow!

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iaacf

1:15AM | Sun, 21 August 2005

I know Scotland is beautiful and this photo underlines that opninion.

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TwoPynts

9:30AM | Mon, 26 September 2005

Woooo, I love castles. This one is yours? This must be where you have the spiral lighthouse staircase. ;P Seriously, gorgeous presentation in B&W!

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micsteel

6:23PM | Thu, 15 December 2005

"lack of 'oomph'" my eye! Go take a bow until you realize the applause is deserved! Sorry you quad-toned it, though: I'd like to see the details of this scene.

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