castles Archives - Page 2 of 11 - Ed O'Keeffe Photography

19 June 201230 April 2017

Dunstanburgh Castle on the Coast

The walk between Craster Harbour along the coast to Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland is one I have done many times, but it doesn’t get old. That said I have usually but very fortunate with the weather as I was on my recent visit. Exploring the rocky beach I waited patiently for a large wave to sweep in and spray up. I must have taken the best part of thirty images, some with very little spray and some with so much you couldn’t even make out the castle in the background. The above was my favourite.

15 March 20126 May 2017

Eilean Donan Castle

Found on a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland is the wonderfully photogenic Eilean Donan Castle. Although restored in the early 20th century there has been a fort on this island since the 13th century. Aside from Edinburgh Castle it is arguably the most famous castle in the Highlands. Sadly I have only visited it once but hope to revisit one day.

9 March 20126 May 2017

Ross Bandstand at Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh

Princes Street Gardens is one of the nicest public parks in the centre of a city that I have photographed. As you can see from the above image the gardens sit below Edinburgh Castle and this angle shows just how imposing the castle is over the city. Ross Bandstand is the focal point of this photograph and at this time of the morning was obviously empty. However it plays an important part in the cities Hogmanay celebrations.

1 March 20126 May 2017

Kenilworth Castle from the West

This photograph shows Kenilworth Castle from the side. At this point I had been on a nice walk around the countryside to the west of the castle and was walking back towards the car park to head on to my next location. As you can see this is a huge ruin and if you look closely there are a few tourists / visitors that give my image a sense of scale. Sadly I didn’t get a chance to explore inside this time but a few of my friends went recently and said it was well worth a look around inside.