Castle Adolfsburg Photo

Photographer’s Note

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This is the moated baroque castle "Adolfsburg" in the small village Oberhundem deep in a valley of the low mountain range Rothaargebirge in southern Westphalia. It got its name by its erector, Adolf von Fürstenberg. He was a member of the chapter of Münster and capitular and provost of Hildesheim cathedral. This castle was intended to be a residence for recreation and later on his old-age residence. It was built from 1673 to 1681 out of red porphyry.

In 1676 the emperor, Leopold I, ennobled it to a noble manor - with the corresponding privileges. Adolf lived here from 1679 to 1704. Two generations later the Fürstenberg family left this castle and the Adolfsburg became a hunting seat.

Since 1919 is has been rented to a religious order as a school for missionarys and during World War II evacuees were placed in the castle and the important parts of the collections of Düsseldorf town museum were stocked here. The order could return in 1946 but after having built a new monastery and school not far away from here the castle began to decline for several decades.

Not until 1985 an investor was found who restored the castle in an excellent way. Today it really is a feast for the eyes and it houses privately-owned flats in a truly noble ambiance ...

A stitch of two photos.

saxo042, jhm, dta, jlbrthnn, snunney, Royaldevon, Budapestman, Cricri, Jakab, jjcordier, leo61, ellelloo, Guenther, PixelTerror has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (16554) 2009-03-14 1:41

Hi Frank,
A really good stitch! How many exposures? Great colours and also a very interesting note. This is apparently not very far from Schmallenberg... We should have known about this ;-)
Kind regards
Gunnar

jhm (83742) 2009-03-14 1:44

Guten Morgen Frank,

Thank you very much for your good note.
Also your long version is fantastic.
Wonderful light and colour.
Great composition, also sharpness and clarity are superb.
Very well done, TFS.
First spring temperatures in Flanders.

Einen shönen wochenende,
John

dta (6540) 2009-03-14 1:53

Bonjour Frank ,
C'est une très belle bâtisse . Briques rouges et ardoises sombres sont du plus bel effet . Très belle présentation da,s un format très allongé . La déformation n'est pas vraiment gênante .
Amicalement

jlbrthnn (39451) 2009-03-14 2:23

Hello Frank,
The not increased image already is successful, but increased, it is very beautiful. The sight on the fortress is rich in details and natural colors. A Very good work, as the note, congratulations.
Have a nice day and good weekend
Cordially
Joë

delkoo (35014) 2009-03-14 3:09

bonjour frank,
la version large est de toute beauté et permet de découvrir et d'apprécier tout les details de ce château.

bon weekend

didier

snunney (35808) 2009-03-14 3:11

Hello Frank,
A splendid panorama of this beautiful castle which is a real celebration of the beauty of sandstone. Lovely rich colours with excellent clarity.

mesutilgim (37555) 2009-03-14 3:22

Guten morgen lieber Frank,
Bischen erleichtert, aber nur ein bischen !
Heute morgen habe ich nun angefangen alle Beitrage von mir zum speichern ! Soeben bin ich bei 250. Noch mindestens frei Tage.
Diesen Technik kenne ich nicht, aber hier ist es hervorragend, da es auch der Geometride des Modells enstpricht. Farbenfroh und mit vielen nuetzlichen und belehrenden Notizen.
Danke schoen und ein schoenes Wochenende.
mfg
MESUT ILGIM

ahmet54 (2263) 2009-03-14 3:57

Hallo Frank,
sehr schöne Burg. Da werde ich bestimmt mal hinfahren. Der Stitch ist gelungen, auch wenn man im Himmel gut den Übergang zwischen den Bildern sehen kann.
Gruß ins Siegerland,
Roland

Royaldevon (5978) 2009-03-14 4:47

Hello Frank,

Needlework and photography combined to create a great effect!
It is so pleasing that such a wonderful building is being used in the modern way and not allowed to sink into disrepair.
Your pov maximises the extent of the building, capturing the details which makes it so pleasing to view. Excellent colours.

Kind regards,
bev :-)

liviu (600) 2009-03-14 4:54

interesting shot! first I suposed you used a wide, but when I open it I found that I was wrong... how many pictures are, by the way?
good work frank!
liviu

jasmis (51283) 2009-03-14 6:18

Splendid panoramic view. Superb note.
This night was -3 here, but today is +7 and full sun... Maybe....

Regards my dear friend.

Silvio1953 (43362) 2009-03-14 9:03

Ciao Frank, splendid vioew of fantastic castle, i like a lot great version, wonderful light and colors, very well done, greetings from sunshine Italy, ciao Silvio

Budapestman (43238) 2009-03-14 9:05

Hi Frank,
Splendid shot of this imposing castle with spectacular panoramic composition and perspective. The colours and lights are beautiful, the note is excellent. Great shot. Have a nice weekend!
George

jurek1951 (26172) 2009-03-14 9:23

Hallo Frank,

Very interesting architecture. Original POV and composition. Very good shot. Well done
Georg

BASILEIOS (117) 2009-03-14 10:02

you I be jealous for the beautiful buildings that you have in your country

Cricri (44068) 2009-03-14 11:50

Bonsoir Frank
Déjà belle petite et magnifique en version large qui permet d'apprécier tout les détails de ce fabuleux chateau, superbe couleurs, compliment
Belle soirée et bon WE ( içi il pleut o)
cricri

Jakab (3524) 2009-03-14 17:01

Hallo Frank,
ich sehe mit Freude, dass Du auch solche Gebiete der Fotografie entdeckst (RAW und Stich), wo ich bis jetzt ziemlich erfolglos bin. Das Thema ist wirklich für diese Technik geschaffen, nur der Himmel wirkt ein bisschen eigenartig. (Und die Schreibweise von bisschen. Übrigens, wenn schon die neue Rechtschreibung konsekvent sein will, warum nicht mit großem B?)
Viele Grüße
László

jjcordier (25446) 2009-03-15 3:00

Frank
La version large nous fait pleinement profiter de la beauté de ce château (juste un petit problème de raccord au niveau du toit)
Amicalement
JJ

leo61 (44102) 2009-03-15 22:20

Hallo Frank!
Ein schönes pano von diesem eindrucksvollen Gebäude.Man sieht die Naht ganz schwach am Himmel,aber macht nichts.
Um etws mehr Vordergrund zu haben hätten sich hier 4-5 vertikale Bilder geeignet,mit mindestens 1/3 Überlappung.Aber auch so gefällt es mir,besonders das Rot.
Gruß,Leo

ellelloo (5019) 2009-03-16 4:35

Hallo Frank,
A good panorama and the large version is a real pleasure to view. An impressive castle and indeed, it seems to have been restored very well. Stitching is one technique, which I have not yet tried. An excellent note as always! Thanks!
Greetings from grey and slushy Espoo,
Lasse

PixelTerror (87159) 2009-03-16 23:38

Hallo Frank,
It was good to try the pano on this one even though we can see the stitch in the sky and you cut the top of the tree. Instead of stitching 2 horizontal frams you might try stitching 5 vertical ones, it usually works better and you could have saved the top of the tree. Very nice red front.
Have a nice day JY

amaryllis (17986) 2009-03-17 0:18

Bonjour Frank
j'ai vu ta photo de ce jour du chateau de face, et grace à ton lien, je reviens en arrière et mon choix va à celle ci, pour le cadrage avec cette haie d'arbustes qui longe la route, les ombres sur le portail de ce chateau et tout simplement avec la version large, une préférence pour ce cadrage excellent; l'autre également qui nous permet de voir dans sa globalité le chateau avec son entrée, mais chacun son "goût" voilà mon cher Frank et toi laquelle préfères tu?
merci de ces partages
juliette