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Our final images for this month are from a recent visit to Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales.
(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels).
You can find out more about Caernarfon Castle Here and Here.
Phil and Karen
1. Caernarfon Castle sits on the banks of the River Seiont. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century.
2. In 1283 King Edward I of England and his military architect Master James of St George began to replace the original structure with a stone castle, town walls and a quay all at the same time. This gigantic building project took 47 years and cost a staggering £25,000.
3. In 1294 the town and castle were sacked and captured by Madog ap Llywelyn, the leader of the Welsh revolt of 1294–95 against English rule in Wales, but they were recaptured the following year.
4. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.
5. From the 1870’s the British government funded repairs to the Castle and it was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911 (Edward VIII) and again in 1969 (Charles - now King Charles III).
6. In 1986, Caernarfon Castle (along with King Edward I’s other castles at Conwy, Beaumaris and Harlech) was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. It is managed by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service.
(Sources: Cadw, Wikipedia).
(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels).
You can find out more about Caernarfon Castle Here and Here.
Phil and Karen
1. Caernarfon Castle sits on the banks of the River Seiont. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century.
- Canon EOS R5
- RF16mm F2.8 STM
- 16.0 mm
- ƒ/10
- 1/1250 sec
- ISO 250
2. In 1283 King Edward I of England and his military architect Master James of St George began to replace the original structure with a stone castle, town walls and a quay all at the same time. This gigantic building project took 47 years and cost a staggering £25,000.
- Canon EOS R5
- RF16mm F2.8 STM
- 16.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/800 sec
- ISO 200
3. In 1294 the town and castle were sacked and captured by Madog ap Llywelyn, the leader of the Welsh revolt of 1294–95 against English rule in Wales, but they were recaptured the following year.
- Canon EOS R5
- RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
- 24.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/800 sec
- ISO 200
4. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.
- Canon EOS R5
- RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
- 24.0 mm
- ƒ/10
- 1/1600 sec
- ISO 800
5. From the 1870’s the British government funded repairs to the Castle and it was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911 (Edward VIII) and again in 1969 (Charles - now King Charles III).
- Canon EOS R5
- RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
- 24.0 mm
- ƒ/8
- 1/800 sec
- ISO 1600
6. In 1986, Caernarfon Castle (along with King Edward I’s other castles at Conwy, Beaumaris and Harlech) was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. It is managed by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service.
- Canon EOS R7
- EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- 75.0 mm
- ƒ/7.1
- 1/200 sec
- ISO 100
(Sources: Cadw, Wikipedia).
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