Explore #30 (09/09/2022): Feeling Blue

I thought the title was appropriate to the photo and the mood of the UK today. Hopefully whatever your views on the British Monarchy are everyone recognises the public service and dedication Elizabeth II demonstrated during her life.

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England

We came for sunset on the first evening of the workshop but alas never got any light. Further shot to follow with the 'death boulders' in it but this shot is a straight forward long exposure. I liked the way the clouds seemed to direct the eye to the castle.

Built on the most magnificent scale, Dunstanburgh Castle stands on a remote headland in Northumberland.

The castle was built at a time when relations between King Edward II and his most powerful baron, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, had become openly hostile. Lancaster began the fortress in 1313, and the latest archaeological research indicates that he built it on a far grander scale than was originally recognised, perhaps more as a symbol of his opposition to the king than as a military stronghold.

Unfortunately the earl failed to reach Dunstanburgh when his rebellion was defeated, and was taken and executed in 1322. Thereafter the castle passed eventually to John of Gaunt, who strengthened it against the Scots by converting the great twin towered gatehouse into a keep.

The focus of fierce fighting during the Wars of the Roses, it was twice besieged and captured by Yorkist forces, but subsequently fell into decay. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dunstanburgh-cas...

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Taken in: UK / England / Craster (show map)

Taken on: September 2, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/16.0, 30 sec, 21mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	21mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
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