Warkworth Castle, a photo from Northumberland, England

Photographer's Note

Hello Friends,

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This is the keep of Warkworth Castle; it is cross-shaped and crowns a hilltop, rising steeply above the River Coquet, and dominates one of the largest, strongest and most impressive fortresses in Northumberland.

The castle's most famous owners were the Percy family, whose lion badge can be seen carved on many parts of their stronghold. Wielding almost kingly power in the north, their influence reached its climax under the first Earl of Northumberland and his son 'Harry Hotspur', hero of many Border ballads as the bane of Scots raiders and a dominant character in Shakespeare's 'Henry IV'.

Having helped to depose Richard II, these turbulent 'kingmakers' both fell victim to Henry IV: the next three Percy Earls likewise died violent deaths.

Still roofed and almost complete, the uniquely-planned keep dates mainly from the end of the 14th century.

It presides over the extensive remains of a great hall, chapel, fine gatehouse and a virtually intact circuit of towered walls.

We were lucky enough to witness a Medieval Festival, whilst we were there and were able to watch archery practices, infantry practices, shoe making, candle making and a whole host of relevant artisan skills.

Thank you for your interest, Bev :-)

photoray, ikeharel, ikeharel, cornejo, holmertz, ChrisJ, dta, bukitgolfb301, ourania, nikkitta, adores, Buin, gildasjan heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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photoray (13981) 2015-05-08 8:37

Howdy Bev,

Fine golden light view of Warkworth Castle, with dominate immense octagon keep, and exterior walls as high as the keep, a formidable architecture. Would enjoy visiting in person to soak in the history and culture.

Thanks for sharing,
Cheers,
Ray

rychem (72187) 2015-05-08 8:39

Impressive caste, I like the stone structure of this castle, beautiful warm light and perfect composition
regards Ryszard

ikeharel (114499) 2015-05-08 8:46

Good evening Beverly,
A magnificent POV over the castle, parts still as ruins, but an overwhall sight that is most interesting, photography-wise and historically.
Side light gave a nice shadows cast on the walls.
Have a nice weekend,
Ike

claudeD (47754) 2015-05-08 8:49

Hello Berverly,

wonderful picture of this amazing castle in perfect sharpness and clarity.Very fine sharpness and perfect light management for this very good picture.I like your shot here very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

cornejo (61504) 2015-05-08 9:51

Hi Bev, very good picture of this interesting castle, beautifully captured in this good frame with good sharpness, depth, beautiful light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good evening and happy weekend.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

holmertz (103564) 2015-05-08 10:22

Hello Bev,
This is no doubt a magnificent castle (one of so many still remaining in Britain), but I have always wondered what living in a place like this hundreds of years ago was really like. I imagine it was dark, cold, smoky and uncomfortable, although the lower classes lived in conditions which we would not even like to imagine today. Anyway this is well captured in a straightforward shot with immaculate sharpness and colours. I am sure your visit was fascinating.
Kind regards,
Gert

cargus (14004) 2015-05-08 10:51

Well chosen angle of which is caught castle, image is well done with good contrast and brightness
regards
Adrian

ChrisJ (172378) 2015-05-08 12:17

Good evening Beverly,

Good sharpness with effective tight framing and excellent warm cold colour contrasts between the blue sky and yellow red brown color of the stone castle. The flag is a nice extra and the stripe of green in the fg augments the colour palette. Tfs.

francio64 (39888) 2015-05-08 12:23

Hi dear Beverley,
ottimo POV che valorizza la bellezza di questo splendido castello.

Well done.
Francesco

dta (98848) 2015-05-08 14:02

Hello Beverley ,
A superb old foirtress , very well framed ; with a beautiful sky as a perfect backdrop .
Regards

Hunkar (7440) 2015-05-08 14:51

An amazing architecture scene with good detais and soft colors

Gerrit (62042) 2015-05-08 17:31

Hello Beverly,
fantastic place. You have captured it in a great tight crop in splendid isolation and great light,
thanks and regards.
Gerrit

jemaflor (148146) 2015-05-08 23:37

Hi Bev,
Well made your photo, the frame is perfcet like the brightness, interesting architecture well presented.

Nicou (193814) 2015-05-09 2:09

Hello

Un cadrage et mise en valeur parfaite de ce château sueprbe quel rendu sur la pierre quelle belle architecture et ces tons fantastique.
Bravo et belle journée
Nicou

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2015-05-09 2:39

Hi dear Beverley

Wow so stunning castle image via perfect frame work and very clear and sharp image as usual. Great pleasure to see---.

All the best and have a good WE! Takero

Sergiom (117241) 2015-05-09 7:04

Bonjour Beverly,

Quel beau château. Le point de vue est parfait pour nous le présenter dans son ensemble. La contre plongée lui donne toute une ampleur et la lumière est divine pour faire ressortir tous les détails et les textures.

Bon samedi

Serge

ourania (51103) 2015-05-09 9:34

Hello Bev,
a magnificent castle, it must have been an attractive sight and point of reference throughout its long existence. Henry IV is one of my favourite plays by W. Shakespeare, so I remember the heroes. I like very much the details and colours in your photo, the close and upward viewpoint and the 3D effect, the role of the shadows is essential. This sky makes a glorious backdrop to the subject. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great weekend,
Ourania

nikkitta (17070) 2015-05-09 13:45

Hola Bev

Super POV that lets admire the castle, where I like to see the sky through the now empty windows, as well as the still weaving flag on top
Good soft lateral light

Must be great to assist at the Festival
Well done, regards
Maria

macjake (98544) 2015-05-09 16:13

Hi Bev
Oh if I had a time machine!!!!
love to go back here and see it in its prime hundreds of years ago.

and now i want to hear more about these Violent deaths you speak of!!!

I bet this place has a dungeon right? hmmmm....

lovely photo with the clouds in the bg and the flad waving. I think i see a person in a red jacket in the window too.

awesome subject to post, wish i could see this in person.
cheers
craig

unclehotshot (4004) 2015-05-10 0:43

Hi Bev
great composition and a very agreable soft light. The clouds contributing to the whole scene. It's a fine capture of a rather impressing place. Great note, too!!
Calls MacBeth to mind. Did you ever see the version made by Roman Polanski?
Cheers Bev
Have a great Sunday
Frank

Tue (93340) 2015-05-10 13:03

Hello Beverley,
A great capture of this impressive castle, placed well on the right hand side of the composition. The light adds a lovely warm hue to the stones. The sky makes a perfect background.
Lars

adores (46979) 2015-05-11 15:00

Hi Beverley!
A place full of history and even in ruins it's still magnificent! The windows let us guess how beautiful it was. Good pov and a beuatiful sky!

Buin (42580) 2015-05-16 1:31

Hallo Beverley!
I of course couldn't ignore this picture (and the following one!) ... ;-)
What a wonderful and impressive castle! You show it from a very advantageous point of view. The vivid sky here adds a great background. I like this picture very much!
Greetings from Germany where spring still is rather hesitating!
Frank

carlo62 (81265) 2015-05-17 1:16

Ciao Bev
bellissimo e imponente castello.
Splendido il punto rosso alla finestra, fotograficamente e visivamente interessante.
Bella condivisione.
Buona domenica
Carlo

Gigidusud (21679) 2015-05-20 14:44

Hello Beverley,
Splendid castle in the beautiful sky background. I like it!
Best regards.
Gigi

jmdias (116373) 2015-05-24 17:49

Beverley

we can see some parts abandoned and the others being used. fantastic details of architecture. excellent quality of image. the shapes of the castle looks very different of those in Portugal, spain or france.

hugs

jorge

gildasjan (43826) 2015-06-04 4:16

Bonjour Beverley
Un très bon point de vue pour rendre ce château imposant.Beau rendu naturel des couleurs sous ce ciel agréablement chargé.
Bonne après-midi
Amicalement
Gildas

Photo Information

Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon) (86392)
Genre: Plaatsen
Medium: Kleur
Date Taken: 2015-05-02
Categories: Kastelen
Camera: Nikon D-300, NIKKOR AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX, 62 mm HOYA Circular Polarize
Belichting: f/5.0, 1/2500 Seconden
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Fotoversie: Originele versie
Thema's: Northumbrian Castles [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2015-05-08 8:24