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Chateau de Chillon
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Alex Fan Moniz (LondonBoy)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-01-20 |
| Categories: Castles |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2000 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-01-24 15:35 |
| Viewed: 621 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) is located on the shore of Lake Geneva near Montreux.
The castle consists of 25 independent buildings that were gradually connected and now form a single whole.
The oldest parts of the castle have not been definitively dated, but the first written record of the castle is in 1160 or 1005.
From the mid 12th century, the castle was home to the Counts of Savoy, and it was greatly expanded in the 13th century by Pietro II. The Castle was never taken in a siege, but did change hands through treaties.
It was made popular by Lord Byron, who wrote the poem The Prisoner Of Chillon (1816) about François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk and politician who was imprisoned there from 1530 to 1536. The castle in one of the settings in Henry James's novella Daisy Miller (1878).
Chillon now hosts a museum with some historical objects preserved and is open to public tours. |
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Alex,
A very nice picture of the Château de Chillon. Clarity and contrast look very nice. I visited this castle in 2002 anyone close to lake Geneva, it is well worth the trip to visit.
Thanks.
John
Hello Alex,
It is always a pleasure to see a first class photograph, complemented by a first class note, in the true spirit of Trekearth. I have not been to Geneva, but as a physicist, I have always wanted to visit CERN and see some of the extraordinary sites around the lake and the city. Your composition is lovely. In the exposure, I would recommend selectively lightening the very dark area (in Photoshop, if you have it), since the normal eye can detect details of the dark areas more than the camera can naturally. But the positive aspects far outweigh the negative.
Warm regards from Virginia,
Bulent
Have to agree totally with everything Bulent says about this, also the notes are excellent and a credit to you Alex.
Best regards,
Mark
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