Caerlaverock Castle, a photo from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Photographer's Note

Click here to see a larger and sharper original version of this image.

I have prepared few more photos of Notre Dame de Paris, but the Easter weekend happened to be so beautiful in England that I managed to visit several attractive destinations.

This photo is of particular value for me because I mark with it a new county on my TrekEarth map of United Kingdom. Dumfries and Galloway is quite a large county in Scotland and yet not too popular on TrekEarth or in the guidebooks to the UK.

This photo presents Caerlaverock Castle.

It is a great material for a drone photography because from above it has a plan of a triangle and is surrounded by a water-filled moat. I had a wonderful weather on that day, I cannot complain but the uniformly blue sky around the noon is not too photogenic. Nevertheless, I was quite excited to venture to a new county again.

Tue, Tue, Royaldevon, Fis2, bukitgolfb301, COSTANTINO, papagolf21, snunney, alvaraalto, johnjmoe, tyro, jhm, mcmtanyel, ChrisJ, jean113, adramad, cornejo heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Tue (71822) 2019-04-24 10:32

Hello Mariusz,
This must once have been a beautiful and imposing castle and its ruins still look wonderful too, especially in this lovely spring sunlight. I particularly like the round tower on the corner. You chose an excellent viewpoint. I, too, visited some new places last weekend, when the weather was so beautiful, and I was inspired by some of your recent photos. Coming soon. :-)
Lars

lousat (120953) 2019-04-24 10:41

Hi Mariusz,i'm happy to know about your last days in a scottish trip because i was very bored by the invasion of Notre Dame pics on TE..eheh...and this post is useful and very interesting,i never seen this castle before,and your perfect postcard is the best way to show its architechture,a pity because in ruin but still lovely to watch. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

macjake (92603) 2019-04-24 11:09

Hi Mariusz
oh man!! this has to be one of your best posts - subject wise.
I am in love hahaha, what a beautiful ruin. I would drone the hell out of this spot. what a beauty. and you shot it well, wiht the large rounded end at the 1/3 spot, and the hint of reflections are nice too. oh man, this is awesome. cheers
Craig

mesutilgim (115392) 2019-04-24 11:34

Hello Mariusz,
Another nice and interesting capture/entry in your gallery. Very good pov and ligth management and sharpness. Good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Royaldevon (64274) 2019-04-24 11:35

Hello Mariusz,

What an attractive ruin, with lovely round towers, seemingly topped by additions which resemble hats, or wigs! You have featured them extremely well, creating an excellent 3D effect as well as a great sense of depth.
The green surround, contrasting colour-wise and texturally with the moat and its reflections, are a very effective preamble to the focal castle, perfectly sharp in your photograph.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Fis2 (142565) 2019-04-24 12:04

Czesc Mariusz!
Bajka!!!
Wspania³y widok na ruiny zamku i to jeszcze jak polozonego.
Znakomity kadr, kolory i swiatlo.
Podoba sie, uwielbiam takie miejsca.
Dobry wieczor.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (191151) 2019-04-24 12:28

Ciao Mariusz, lovely composition with fantastic castle, beautiful reflections, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

bukitgolfb301 (53380) 2019-04-24 19:37

Hi Bonjour dear Mariusz

As usual so sharp and clear presentation in the best framework. Bleak atmosphere is so nicely prensented through half broken walls. So tasty and significant postcard image.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

Nicou (188378) 2019-04-24 20:36

Hello

Quel beau château et image avec cette tour quei domine le plan d'eau et une partie avec les ruines un très bel étang ces couleurs ocres superbe.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

ifege (20865) 2019-04-24 22:34

Hi Mariusz
Its been great weather here as well.
This almost looks like a leggo castle that some child had half wrecked (maybe one of my grandsons).
It is a very interesting castle with a mixture of intact and collapsed. Wel taken afrom a good POV.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (93390) 2019-04-24 22:40

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
I am happy to know about your last
days in your trip this capture is unique
and the photo has the greatest
sharpness and lightness
what an attractive photo!!!
regards
Costantino

papagolf21 (145060) 2019-04-24 22:47

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
Les vestiges de ce château englouti est encore très beau à regarder.
La tour garde fièrement son allure.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (125665) 2019-04-24 23:22

Hi Mariusz,
Beautiful photo, well framed, interesting architecture and ruins, nice presentation with a pleasant light and good colors, tfs.

snunney (130965) 2019-04-25 1:20

Hello Mariusz,
Although in ruins the castle is impressive and retains a certain charm with its orange toned brickwork. The point of view is well chosen making good use of the perspective offered by the two towers. Nicely exposed with pleasant soft lights and colours and good sharpness.

janneman (3895) 2019-04-25 3:17

The sky is a bit pale. I like this shot though. It depcits the ruins in a nice way.

Regards, Jan

alvaraalto (38588) 2019-04-25 3:45

Hello Mariusz
It surprises me time and again how many of these derelict castles are in Great Britain.
Again, it is easy to imagine how beautiful this castle must have been in its glory days.
A nice tip for Craig to go here with his drone.
Excellent work
Have a nice day. Groet Rob

carlo62 (81023) 2019-04-25 6:14

Ciao Mariusz
credo che tu abbia scelto con molta attenzione l'angolo giusto per scattare la foto, si vede sia la parte in rovina, sia le due torri con un bellissimo effetto del riflesso.
Saluti
Carlo

tyro (29026) 2019-04-25 8:23

Hi Mariusz,

It's been many, many years since I visited this castle and I'd forgotten just how lovely it is until I saw your very fine photograph just now! I really must go down there for a visit very soon, not only to see the castle itself but I also believe there's a lot of wildlife, particularly birds, around here too.

You had a gorgeous day for your visit and you have captured this curious triangular structure perfectly here with lovely light, fine colours and excellent details and clarity in this lovely peaceful composition.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

gervaso (27375) 2019-04-25 8:42

Hello, Mariusz!

The weather was very nice, giving very good colors to the scene! And the castle is also very interesting, you captured its architectural details with excellent sharpness! It's a wonderful composition! Well done!

jhm (191287) 2019-04-25 9:42

Hello Mariusz,

Almost not to believe that we the ruin can see, after so much years.
Also the foreground makes your picture attractive.
An excellent panorama view about the area.
Lovely presentation excellent photo job.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

pajaran (92082) 2019-04-25 10:04

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepo mesto i stara arhitektura.
Lepa rusevina dvorca.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully shown, good contrast, beautiful colors.
Nice place and old architecture.
Nice ruin of the castle.
I wish you good afternoon, all the best.

Periko (8081) 2019-04-25 15:51

Hi Mariusz
Beautiful castle, even in ruins.
How many stories these walls could tell us.
Perfect framing.

mcmtanyel (54491) 2019-04-25 20:18

Hello Mariusz,
Ruins of a majestic castle and their reflections make for a fine photo.
Regards,
MT

GyurMaster (16626) 2019-04-26 11:30

Hello Mariusz,

Excellent presentation of this place. This castle is on my bucket list.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

jmdias (91870) 2019-04-26 12:45

mariusz

it is is small, but a very beautiful castle, even in ruins.the rounded towers has personality and beauty and you had a nice weather in the moment. very beautiful. TFS this treasure.

take care

jorge

ChrisJ (152324) 2019-04-27 5:13

Hello Mariusz

Even in ruins this old castle still looks magnificent. Good sharpness and nice reflections in the moat. Well composed using the rule of thirds. Tfs!

dta (95520) 2019-04-27 5:59

Hello Mariusz ,
The easter weekend was too beautiful : not any cloud to decorate the blue sky :).
This is a superb old ruin . May be that it will be rebuilt in the future . Near my home there is a quite similar castle that was almost in the same condition some decades ago . And now it is splendid.
Regards

adramad (62618) 2019-04-29 10:09

Hello Mariusz.
Wow .... what a splendid situation of this ruined castle,
part of it surrounded by water, which was more defensible, despite its ruinous part is splendid with these large circular towers.
The management of color and light, are magnificent, highlighting the beauty and sharpness of the image.
Very well done. I like it
Enjoy a good day
Very best regards.
Luis.

Miguel82 (35788) 2019-05-02 5:12

Mariusz, i find that castle in ruins surrounded by a water filled moat very mysterious. It is rare to enjoy such cloud less blue sky in that region of Scotland. It is the perfect place for an outing. I like the green landscape around the building. Neat photo

Cricri (176) 2019-05-16 5:41

Hi Mariusz
Ce château devait être très beau, heureusement il en reste une bonne partie, l'environnement est très plaisant
amitiés
cricri

cornejo (61174) 2019-05-18 5:34

Witaj Mariusz, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting castle in ruins, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy Sunday.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.