Graffiti

[Martyn]

This is medieval graffiti on the walls of the keep in Carlisle castle that was probably carved by bored guards and dates from around 1480. This was a difficult shot taken through glass doors with coloured lights behind me; I put my coat over my head and camera to keep reflections out, much to the amusement of other visitors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Korky]

Very interesting - they obviously had much more skill than the modern-day 'tag' merchants.

 

Considering the limitations, you've done brilliantly well to get that shot.

 

Korky

[kev7d]

1480, amazing.

[FUJI]

You have done remarkably well there Martyn...............by an odd coincidence our Kobione and I were inspecting the more modrn version at Kenilworth Castle only  the other day:

 

Some of it dates right back but isn't as attractive as you show:

 

FUJI

[colinb]

; I put my coat over my head and camera to keep reflections out, much to the amusement of other visitors.

 

 

 

and the results make it worth the effort 

[JamWheel]

Wow, I find this sort of thing fascinating - it always gets my imagination firing, trying to understand what life was like back then.

 

You may have looked silly but the result was very worthwhile!

 

p.s. I can often be found crawling around on my stomach at airshows - this often gains some strange looks