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Menorca Castle #1

Turret of a small castle at Cuitadella on the Balleric Island of Menorca

The story behind this image

The sun was on the cusp of setting as my wife Liz and I made our way up to this curious little faux castle on a hill in Cuitadella on the Balleric Island of Menorca.

Normally I wouldn't have bothered photographing such an obviously cheesy monument, but the light was so nice and the colour of the turret so yellow against the deep blue sky that I relented and took this semi-abstract image of just part of the turret set against the clear sky.

Fuji Velvia transparency film and a polarising filter really helped the turret stand out, and the resulting final image wasn't so bad after all!

Image data

Filename - castle menorca 01.jpg

Camera - Canon A1

Lens - 70-210mm zoom

Exposure - Not known

Location - Ciutadella de Menorca, Menorca

This image - 494x800px JPEG

Original - Velvia transparency

Conversion - Epson Scan @ 2400dpi

Comments - Polarising filter used to enhance colours.