Newark Castle Fireworks
- Sometimes its better to wait for the perfect moment
This is the first installment of our – images of Newark collection – taken a few months ago, the lighting was perfect but we had to wait over an hr to get this shot, it was worth it though as the firework company had back lit the window openings with colour changing lights, red was in order, I wanted the castle to look as if it was on fire so a little bit of lady luck and a keen trigger finger was necessary to capture this image just as I imagined it, fungi on the river added to the overall feel and the wind direction had to be taken into consideration – I didn’t want to be beneath the smoke because it would have blown out the sky when the rockets went off. This shot was captured with a Canon 1Ds Mark2 – 16mm – ISO800 – 0.6sec, and takes pride of place in our studio which is on the Wharf just the other side of the bridge.
Cheers Jim – buy yourself another 5D and I will teach you how its done.
April 24, 2011 at 5:12 am
Wow….absolutely fantastic – will i be able to purchase this photograph as i collect photographs of castles i visit, but have not seen such a magnificent shot as this. (I was there last week)
April 24, 2011 at 10:43 am
Hi Margaret really glad you like this image, the simple answer is yes they are on sale at our studio as a limited edition and they are only £15 plus any delivery if we post it on. It comes as a 48cm x 33cm (A3+) giclee print with a boarder (it looks great). You may be interested also in a image of the castle I managed to get whilst Newark was under a foot of snow and taken from a very different perspective, I will posting it very soon on my blog so watch out for it, alternatively give Jenni a call at the studio and she can fill you in, we reopen on wednesday.
Regards
Andy Oliver
April 24, 2011 at 4:44 pm
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Stunning Andy … you are the man!
May 18, 2011 at 10:14 am
Many thanks for your positive comments Adrian, I haven’t forgotten your print samples
May 19, 2011 at 9:19 am