Hesperange Castle ruin Photo

Photographer’s Note

Yesterday I posted the new landmark of Hesperange - a motorway bridge. This is the original landmark. This ruin stands on a cliff exactly where the rugged landscape of the Ardennes ends, and the flat landscape of the plains of Lorraine begins. When you approach Luxembourg from the south, you see this from a considerable distance. And the idea in the Middle Ages was that this was an outlook post for the real fortress of Luxembourg, a few miles further inland. From here they could light a fire and warn the main fortress of an approaching enemy. This castle was built around 1200 and partially destroyed around 1500, so it has been a ruin for some time already.

Resized, clarified and sharpened.

mortijo, supereira, nilolabrador, DavidJenkins, nwoehnl, jmdaoudal, touristdidi, Galmeida has marked this note useful

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mortijo (12248) 2004-11-27 14:14

Yes, Per, It used o be a border town. I lived ther during the Sixties. A nice shot with good colours and framing; thank you for the note.

Xalkida (11740) 2004-11-27 14:50

Ο ουρανός είναι πολύ καλός όπως και το POV. Ο φωτισμός αναδυκνείει το χτίσμα. Το δέντρο στα αριστερά ενοχλεί κάπως. Πολλή καλή φωτογραφία!

supereira (9576) 2004-11-27 15:12

Great shot.I like a lot the colors and the contrast between them.Very good sky,I like the blue and the clouds.Great textures,light and sharpness.Good POV and prespective.Well done!

nilolabrador (1469) 2004-11-27 15:56

Very nice composition and perspective with a touch of class (the flag!). Lovely place for
whom loves old stones like me. Compliments!

DavidJenkins (263) 2004-11-27 18:25

Hi Per,

Didn't realize you were on TE as well. I like the perspective of the tower against the sky and while the sharpening works wel on the stones it's a bit too much on the leaves. Have you tried switching to Lab Colour mode and sharpening only on the Lightness layer - seems to tolerate more sharpening without getting the artifacts.

Good to catch up with you!

nwoehnl (120) 2004-11-28 10:47

Good upward angle in this shot of the old castle, Per. Adding the trees and the flag makes for a good framing, with the flag adding a nice dash of color on top. Stone walls like this is the texture on which the clarify tool can work wonders (as is easily seen when you look at Jose Elias' photos, he is the master when it comes to using this tool). You dosed its usage well in this shot.

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-11-28 10:58

Excellent rendu de texture et de couleurs pour ce magnifique chateau en ruines.
Bien fait
Compliments
Jean Michel

touristdidi (8561) 2004-11-30 8:25 [Comment]

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Galmeida (12559) 2004-12-08 13:21

A very nice photo for the old castles and ruins! Nice sky and the grey white of the stones is real! Good composition and good POV.
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