The Eagle's Nest Photo

Photographer’s Note

Re-post job:
To the original picture I have increased the contrast and added the frame with brief description.

High up in the cliff, apparently accessible from just one side, Predjama Castle commands the surrounding countryside. Today’s castle clearly dates from the Renaissance; the date of its construction is confirmed by the coat-of-arms of its then owners, the Kobenzl family, from 1583. It does however conceal an older nucleus – a true cave castle, an impregnable refuge.

Historical sources prove that the castle existed in the 13th century and probably even earlier. It was administered by the Jamski family, who themselves came under the authority of an Aquilean gastaldia. The castle was notorious – as the hide-out of brigands – even before the time of Erazem Jamski (Lueger), who was the descendant of a knightly family from Lienz, vassals of the counts of Görz. After the Jamski family, the castle was taken over by Adam Purgstaller, while from 1567 onwards it was home to the Kobenzl family, who had it renovated. The last noble owners, from 1846 to 1945, were the counts of Windischgrätz, who were also responsible for altering the castle’s external appearance.Old depictions and descriptions – particularly from the last 200 years – prove that Predjama Castle was visited and admired by travellers who were not afraid either of dangers along the way or of the difficulty of access.
From www.postojnska-jama.si

Hellas, oanna, bebep, miuky, faganrodney, brevbrev14, bruce_wayne, aznegrao, vinicio, cozy, crckt, jimmj63 has marked this note useful

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bhima (724) 2007-02-21 7:09

Ciao Guido,

Really original architecture ! Your photo is interesting but deserves more sharpness.
Thanks for sharing

Thomas

kabe (1998) 2007-02-21 7:46 [Comment]

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Hellas (5131) 2007-02-21 8:03

Hi Guido,

wonderful place durable construction and good work from you.
TFS,
Athanasios.

pat0500 (21513) 2007-02-21 8:07

Hi Guido,
Very nice picture of the beautiful castle, very good point of view and good framing.
Beautiful architecture and very good sharpness, good note, good re-post..!
Well done,
Patrick

muscovado (1530) 2007-02-21 8:33

Hi Guido,
Great castle that withstood through time. A well captured grandeur. TFS
Czaldy

cmarino (2368) 2007-02-21 9:11

What a great shot, Guido.
This seems to be a very interesting attraction.
Nice ilumination and sharpness. One of your best so far !
Regards,

Celso

gemlik (969) 2007-02-21 9:27

Hi Guido,
Nice Shot,very interesting castle which inside of the grand stone.amazing view!
Beautiful light and colors.very well done,congratulation.
all the best
bulent,

selenevar (101) 2007-02-21 11:54

Hola Guido
Bonito castillo, siendo el enclave natural espectacular. buen contraste de sombra y luz.
Selene

cessy (13647) 2007-02-21 11:59

very interesting castle
looks like in the fairy tale
very nice capture

marjan (6099) 2007-02-21 13:19

hi Guido, very nicea work on this ancient castle. I like your explnation
Marjan

miuky (3335) 2007-02-23 9:05

Ma tu guarda, ci deve venire un'italiano per farne una che catturasse la mia attenzione:))
Lo conosco il castello, ci vivo a meno di 70km...e tu ne hai fatto un tesoro, davvero, ottima qualita e lucie e colori scuri fantastici...
bravo!
saluti, M.

jurek1951 (26176) 2007-03-01 12:25 [Comment]

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faganrodney (496) 2007-03-02 12:10

Great shot, almost like a painting. Interesting castle, and presented with perfect colours and POV. Great job, Rodney

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-03-27 6:25

ciao Guido!
interessante davvero questo castello!e che ubicazione!!
veramente molto bello e la foto è ben fatta.
ottima composizione e risultato!
ciao!
Valeria

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-04-29 3:58

Ciao Guido
a me piaceva anche prima, certo ora ti stai avvicinando alla perfezione!
Bellissimo il frame e giusto il contrasto, bravissimo

Alessandro

aznegrao (10246) 2007-04-30 11:17

Fantastica cena Guido!!

Amo estas cores e esta atmosfera de cinema.

Thanks.
aznegrao.

Benedict (7062) 2007-05-26 14:41

splendid POV..like a painting!
soft eye pleasing colors.
benedict

vinicio (22504) 2007-06-05 6:42

Posto splendido, famoso e interessante, molto bella anche la tua foto Guido, deve fare a gara con tante altre ma vince molti confronti, complimenti, trovo utile la nuova versione e la nota, un bel lavoro, bravo.
Ciao
Vinicio

cozy (966) 2007-06-06 13:25

Hi Guido,
Your chosen POV is very good, composition & contrast very nice. It is a beautiful and very unique structure, amazing how it was built amongst all the rocks and trees!
I hope you don't mind Guido, I posted a workshop for you, just to remove some of the noise and saturate those colours a little.
Kind regards,
Costa.

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coco (28328) 2007-06-23 20:43

Hi Guido.

Maybe a wider view would be more interesting. Anyway, useful composition and picture.

Well done.

crckt (7102) 2007-08-28 17:37

Hi Guido,
This is an awesome shot! Such an imposing castle! Really well taken.
Regards,
Shaeri

abramhowitz (21) 2007-10-26 0:03

Hello Guido,very nice to meet you!!
I love this dark picture of this marvellous casttle,i think this is very weel protected by the rocks,very interesting information of this.
Thanks for share this pic which is very good in quality and in contrast,i have only one question...where did you located in front of this to take the shot??? did you used tele???
Whatever,i like this at all,hope to see your pictures again and soon.
Regards and good luck!

Camerone (338) 2008-04-12 4:20

great castle

jimmj63 (803) 2009-06-04 2:27

CIAO, GUIDO

ho visto questa splendida foto in prima pagina e non ho potuto fare a meno di scriverti queste due righe, anche perchè così posso riguardare l'edificio con calma anche nei prossimi giorni.

la fortezza è spettacolare e mi ha fatto immediatamente venire in mente un film ambientato durante la seconda guerra mondiale. non mi dispacerebbe visitarla, TE in effetti è un ottimo super depliant turistico, impreziosito dalla spontaneità delle immagini.

ciao, giacomo