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Dubrovnik Castle #2

Castle in the harbour at Dubrovnik, Croatia

The story behind this image

Dubrovnik's troubled history can be seen writ large in the old town, with its buttress-like walls, turrets and castles.

Even this secluded bay on the eadge of the sea had some pretty impressive defences, such as the small castle pictured here.

What drew me to make this image was the sub-surface rocks, which in reality were stained various shades of green with algae.

I knew the patterns and textures of the rocks would be most appealing with the colour removed, so I took the photo with a conversion to monochrome in mind.

My polarising filter did a grand job of cutting through the surface glare on the water to reveal the hidden visual treasures beneath.

Image data


Filename - dubrovnik castle 02.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 24mm

Exposure - 1/40sec @ f11, ISO200

Location - Dubrovnik, Croatia

This image - 533x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS5

Comments - Polarising filter used to reduce glare and reflections.