Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland Photograph

The image of the castle was taken in. the early morning from the rocks on Embleton beach and slightly South of the castle. The walk-in began at 6.15am, with me stumbling in partial darkness across Dunstan Steads and skirting the edges of the golf course, whilst trying to get down to the rocks below before the sun came up; this to allow me to catch the pre-dawn colours. Once the tripod was in place and the camera set, I began the lengthy process of shooting the scene while trying to create the hazy / misty effect in the waves by using long slow shutter speeds.

The Castle is a firm favourite of photographers visiting Northumberland and was even painted by none other than JMW Turner in the1790’s.

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma 17-70mm lens and a shutter speed around 25 sec.

Date: August 2008

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink.

(https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 420mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 297mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images. The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard