Eilean Donan Castle
The most photographed castle in all of Scotland (or so they say). When we got there it was raining and I was quite disappointed not to be able to join in the ranks of castle photographers. So we stayed in the car and waited until the castle opened.
While we were studying the castle's history inside it cleared up a bit and we saw the sun for the first time of our vacation and so I was able to take a few pictures. (Could just as well have bought postcards)
Added to Cream of the Crop as "most favorited"
Please compare this shot with one of a totally different mood (taken by 1Sock) which I also like.
Blogged: daily.delusions.de/archives/2006/11/02/back-home/
Also published on Wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eilean_Donan_Castle_at_Lo... (and not by me *g*)
Comments and faves
yaari, The Harbinger, steve cushman, wildmann59, and 74 other people added this photo to their favorites.
yaari (68 months ago | reply)
beautiful !!!
yashima (68 months ago | reply)
Thank you =) It's a most beautiful spot there
tntiseverywere (68 months ago | reply)
That's perfect... !
cteresa (68 months ago | reply)
It´s gorgeous, I found this on explore and in the middle of HDR and very artifical looking photos, this was so much purer.... Beautiful!
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nathalie.bretagne (68 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture ! reflection in water, sky, castle.
Good intuition to wait ! it's often like that when we like take pictures !
Bravo
seporio (68 months ago | reply)
soo nice
Drawings Of Light - Paul (68 months ago | reply)
Love it!
Frank Foran (68 months ago | reply)
A beautiful picture- and who needs postcards! (But do buy them; we need to keep them going!)
christophe.fr (68 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
Ms Kat (68 months ago | reply)
Just gorgeous!
yashima (68 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much for all the kind comments, I was mostly lucky that the sun came out at just the right moment, which it rarely enough did.
kondrath82 (68 months ago | reply)
beautiful scenery!
alrobertson314 (68 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot, you might want to check the spelling on your tags. (scotland not sotland)
{ Planet Adventure } (68 months ago | reply)
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
dellafels (68 months ago | reply)
Fantastic mood, excellent capture
I saw this in
A Big Fave
donnacv (68 months ago | reply)
So beautifu, simple yet vividly strong. saw this in
A Big Favel
captainogilvy (68 months ago | reply)
Great shot, patience rewarded!
idg (68 months ago | reply)
fine shot - worth waiting for
saicode (68 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
shimodax (68 months ago | reply)
Great light .... as in an oil painting.
kmroddy (68 months ago | reply)
I think it has been used in a movie or two, but I'm not sure.
yashima (68 months ago | reply)
To the right of the castle - not seen in the image - there is a bridge over to the coast of the Loch. I believe this bridge at least is used in Highlander - the first of the movies. We see the Clan of the MacLeods ride out to war over that bridge. I am not sure if the castle is featured in more scenes of that movie or any other movies, but it sure is photogenic.
1Sock (68 months ago | reply)
Nice shot of it. I have seen plenty on here - including my own take on the scene (http://www.flickr.com/photos/1sock/250011590). I especially like yours because of the reflection of the castle in Loch Alsh and how the castle walls have been illuminated by the sun.
andy f2.8 (68 months ago | reply)
classic.
beautiful.
Trance-Elbow (68 months ago | reply)
Great photo. Having looked at the other one you linked too, I can savly say that your is the better of the two.
tag_canada (68 months ago | reply)
Superb
Please post this photo with Search the Best
b#Photo (66 months ago | reply)
No need for a post card when you got a shot like that
Norm - au revoir from this account its been fun [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)
nice one - like the colours (you must have waitied a while for the rain to stop)
heres my effort
i saw 1socks' image in Deja Vu group and there was a link to yours
carla.wie (56 months ago | reply)
Lindo.
Beautiful.
courge poivrée (53 months ago | reply)
your photo to the group PlanetEye - travel beyond
words. A very small group of photographers are being invited and the
best photos will be included in a new online travel guide.
Eddi van W. (33 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Commons- Free Pictures, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
~Brenda-Starr~ (32 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing your beautiful image.
I used it here.