About a week ago a couple of friends and I went to Rockingham Castle, we’d woken up on the Sunday morning and found the weather had been kind to us in that it wasn’t raining for a change! We didn’t go inside, as our interest lay in the views of the castle and its grounds.
We wandered around the courtyard, from where you had the most stunning view of the Northamptonshire countryside. There is an old school and Church attached to the castle too, the whole place is steeped in history and has quite a romantic feel.
My favourite photo of the day is the one of the bench, we were sat on another bench across the garden, and this particular bench was calling to me as it looked more decrepit than the others, and was in a little corner surrounded by rose covered walls. My friend and I got some very strange looks - not least of which were from his wife!! - as we sat on the gravel in the middle of the pathway to get the photo we wanted. Our efforts paid off however, we were both happy with the end result.
We also had to sit in the middle of the gravel pathway getting curious glances to take this photo. This was rather more challenging and we had to spend a long time getting the exposure right on this - we either blew the highlights getting the tree exposed correctly, or the tree was too dark and the gravel was correct.. A little time and effort ensured that we got there in the end. I’m not so happy with this as the composition doesn’t sit too well with me, but being able to get the exposure right means a lot in itself.
This is a more general view of the castle and its impressive garden from the centre of the formal garden.
And this one shows the stunning view you can get from the Castle. I would recommend a visit here, its a very photogenic place and a lovely way of spending an a sunny afternoon.
