One Of North Wales Finest Castles

[Darren Turner]

Conwy Castle

Conwy's massive military strength springs from the rock on which it stands.
Built for Edward I, by Master James of St George, the castle is amongst the finest surviving medieval fortifications in Britain. In a word, exceptional. You can’t fault it, from the grandeur of its high towers and curtain walls to its excellent state of preservation. An estimated £15,000 was spent building the castle, the largest sum Edward spent in such a short time on any of his Welsh castles between 1277 and 1307. Money well spent.

Two barbicans (fortified gateways), eight massive towers and a great bow-shaped hall all sit within its distinctive elongated shape, due in part to the narrow rocky outcrop on which the castle stands. You won’t find Edward’s concentric ‘walls within walls’ here. They weren’t needed. The rock base was enough security in itself.

Some say it is the most magnificent of Edward I’s Welsh fortresses. To get the full picture, head for the battlements. Breathtaking views across mountains and sea.

If the outside impresses (and it will), wait until you go in. With an outer ward containing a great hall, chambers and kitchen, and a more secluded inner ward with private chambers and a royal chapel, it is very easy to imagine how Conwy functioned when the royal entourage were in town.

 

[Davie Hudson]

Thats a bit special !!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Darren, that's a competition winner right there. 'gwych'

Catching the last bit of light in the sky, along with the floodlit castle and reflections, really makes the shot.

That's just magic

In the original frame, do you have the top of the mountain in shot?

That would be my only thing - crop it with that included perhaps, as an alternative.

 

[Darren Turner]

Wow cheers Chris for the comments, I didn't crop the top from that shot. Here are a couple more slightly different compositions.

had issues with WB a bit on these 3 shots, all the dark shadow areas turned a tint of blue, which i didnt like so have adjusted on these photo to make them more grey / black.

Do you think it looks right the colour of the shadows?

Daz

 

[Laurie Parker]

nice shots of a fab castle, when I first viewed this on FB i thought I had a dead pixel on my monitor you see on the left that little light I presume flickering on mountain, think it would be better without it instantly grabbed my attention, what you reckon?

 

[Darren Turner]

yer i noticed that to, must be a house on mountain side or sommat eh, just noticed a dust spot next to it also lol

 

[Laurie Parker]

yeah i spotted that too but thought best not push my luck lol

 

[Dave Moss]

Wow

 

[Kev Pugh]

Pretty tidy I'd say Daz Pretty Tidy

 

[adrian jordin]

I like the second photo better than the first. there's something about the reflections in that first one that just didn't work for me. they looked awkward some how. The second shot doesn't seem to have the same problem.

 

[Darren Turner]

i upped the contrast in the second one, maybe that has something to do with it.

Daz