--- title: A Lithuanian Fairy Tale description: “I had left the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and headed out of the city to a lake resort called Trakai. The main thing drawing me here was the iconic Island Castle, […] image: https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/lithuania_crop.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/light-and-shadow/pow-conormacneill#main-content) Really Right Stuff Open main navigation Close main navigation - Contact us Contact us [All posts](https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/light-and-shadow/all) October 18, 2023 # A Lithuanian Fairy Tale By  [Really Right Stuff](https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/light-and-shadow/author/really-right-stuff)  ·  1 minute read [![A Lithuanian Fairy Tale](https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/A-Lithuanian-Fairy-Tale-3000px-1024x683.jpg?width=600&height=400&name=A-Lithuanian-Fairy-Tale-3000px-1024x683.jpg)](https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/A-Lithuanian-Fairy-Tale-3000px.jpg) A Lithuanian Fairy Tale **Photographer:** [Conor MacNeill](http://thefella.com/) London, England   **Camera:** Nikon D800 Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8   **Settings:** 4000 ISO F/2.8 10 seconds   > “I had left the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and headed out of the city to a lake resort called Trakai. The main thing drawing me here was the iconic Island Castle, but I thought if it was a clear night, I might be able to see some stars. On the Saturday night, the castle was lit up and even had spotlights shining into the sky. I could make out some stars, but nothing spectacular. The next night, all the weekend tourists had returned home and the place was dead. On passing the castle this time, all the lights were off and I could get some great views of the night sky. This was a single exposure with some Lightroom adjustments and then imported into Photoshop for some luminosity work and colour correction.” > – Conor MacNeill   [Conor MacNeill](http://thefella.com/about) is an HDR Travel Photographer based in London. 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