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Photographer’s Note

Picturesque Oberhofen Castle is situated on the shores of Lake Thun. A branch of Berne's Historical Museum, it now houses an important exhibition on Bernese furniture and home decor of various epochs.
An array of period interiors ranging from the 16th to the 19th century invite visitors to explore. Special points of interest include the castle chapel with its mediaeval paintings, the Knight's Hall, the charming "Lake Turret", the elegant Summer Hall, the neo-Gothic Dining Room and the Turkish Smoking Room at the top of the building.
The park offers views of the lake against a majestic mountain backdrop. Thanks to the mild climate, this is one of the loveliest gardens in the Alpine region.

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sleon (9352) 2007-07-24 12:15

Hi Stanislav
What an enchanting castle and a wonderful setting. This looks like it's straight out of a fairytale! And the lighting gives wonderful saturated colours and nice definition. The flowers in the foreground make a nice frame but I think I'd have preferred them also in focus - not too difficult to achieve with a smaller aperture. Nevertheless an excellent shot.
Regards, Susanna

claudigan (2763) 2007-07-24 12:26

Hello,
Really nice shot very sharp. The composition is nice with flowers on firstground. And then this castle is very beautifull. contrast of colours is nice too. TFS.
Claude.

guillaumejm (30) 2007-07-24 12:37

Hello stanislav,
Very pretty picture with good pov. the sharpness is great. Nice light management
Best regards
JMarc

WepWaWet (3973) 2007-07-24 12:57

Hello Stanislav,
Very beautiful architecture and perfect composition. Good POV and excellent sharpness. Great work. Regards,
Seref

gilou530 (35700) 2007-07-24 13:16

hello
wonderful picture,the framing is well found, the couleur and light very good, well done
gilbert

dareco (17104) 2007-07-24 15:25

Very nice picture!! TFS

adores (15769) 2007-07-24 18:56

Hi Stanislav!
Great shot! I like everything here, the composition, including this wonderful castle with these colourful flowers in the foreground,sharpness, colours, light. Great work!

asajernigan (14284) 2007-07-24 20:29

Stanislav,
This is an excellent photo. Your composition and POV are great with the inclusion of the flowers in the foreground. I only wish the flowers were in better in focus, this could have been achieved by using a higher f-stop(around f/11-13). This would give the photo greater DOF and put more of the shot in focus.
TFS,
Asa

devimeuxbe (56370) 2007-07-24 23:07

Hi Stanislav
Beautifull place. Light and colors are amazing.
It's excellent
Bertrand

flory (4804) 2007-07-24 23:33

ciao Stanislav,
oo,this is a beautiful image,that castle looks like from another times and these flowers in the fg was a good idea/warmly light..bravo!
flory

jackart (5616) 2007-07-25 0:56

Hi Stanislav!

There is many interesting photos in Your gallery. This is amazing picture full of beautiful colors and details. Very god framing with excellent foreground. I very like it.

Well done!

Regards
Jacek

scobert (5333) 2007-07-25 18:08

Hello Stanislav,
An excellent and well composed photograph of this fantastic castle. No wonder many of the great European writers, artists and composers took up residence in this area. You took your time composing this and the results speak for themselves. Beautiful!
Stan

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papagolf21 (56749) 2007-07-26 2:39

Bonjour, cher Stanislav,
Félicitations et remerciements pour cette très belle prise de vue. La magnificence de l'édifice ressort merveilleusement sous cet angle.
De l'excellent travail, mon ami.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

capthaddock (28640) 2007-07-26 10:21

Hi Stanislav - nature and architecture combine to make a special sight, everything is ideal, except maybe the flowers, I wonder if it was possible to make them in focus as well.

pablominto (41372) 2007-07-26 13:01

Hello Stanislav,
Now that is a castle with many details, in this nice mix of different styles!
Great light, rich colour and sharp fine details...
Good point of view and a well composed image, maybe I'd reduce size of the red flower element as it possibly takes a bit too much attention as it is?
Greetings,
Pablo -

rigoletto (26812) 2007-07-27 1:37

WoW!
Certainly a place out of the fairy tales!
Really impressive and attractive architecture. You got here the perfect light and we enjoy the best POV and compo possible i guess. I love the sharpness and the focus on the castle. Congrats Stanislav!
Deniz

patdeph (18346) 2007-07-27 3:35

hello stanislas
waoow!Superb architecture of this castle!And you have used a great POV,including the red flowers,that makes a nice contrast with the other blue colours.The sky is wonderful!Congratulations for this magnificent photo!
Pascale

feather (50154) 2007-07-28 1:13

I love the composition with the inclusion of the flowers in the foreground. As Asa says a higher f stop would have been preferable, or even if you had focused a bit further in than the castle itself would have helped. Nevertheless the light is good and you have captured excellent detail in the castle.
Kath

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jwmunro (6255) 2007-07-29 17:09

Hello Stanislav -

Very nice image in deed. Excellent exposure and composition but in my opinion you are just a touch too close to the FG flowers as they are outside of the DOF. I think that lens is about 3-meters minimum focusing distance so you need to step back a step and then refocus on the second buoy in the water and hold focus and then recompose an shoot. I would also use a DOF at f/11 or f/16.

Thank you for sharing.

John

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2007-07-29 23:17

Wonderful shot. An interesting image, look like a mystic place. I like it a lot
Best wishes,
Achim

jlbrthnn (38971) 2007-08-02 8:42

Hello Stanislav,
Excellent colors to present this very harmonious architectural unit. The point of view is very quite selected and the realization is perfect. Congratulations.
Good evening
Cordially
Joel

chrisnet (20376) 2007-08-07 13:57

Hi Stanislas,
I like much the inclusion of flowers in the foreground, the castle is very pictureque, wonderful colors and light, a excellent composition, well done.
Regards
Christian

danyy (69465) 2007-08-07 14:37

Bonjour Stan,
je crois qu'on ne pouvait faire mieux sur le plan des lumières et des couleurs. J'aurais risqué une ouverture plus petite pour augmenter le profondeur de champ, les fleurs sont trop nettes ou trop floues, en tous cas , pas la meilleure manière de les inclure.
La cadrage est parfait.
Best from Liège.
Daniel.

jmcl (14149) 2007-08-08 9:49

Hi Stanislav,

Beautiful structure .. wonderfully composed in a way the emphasizes the scale and gives the image a nice depth. Wish the flowers were a bit sharper .. but still a very nice image.

take care,

John

Scharan (13955) 2007-08-09 16:26

Olá Stanislav

Linda foto do castelo; ótima a composição com as flores em primeiro plano. Parabéns!
Grande abraço,
Vera.

john_c (24635) 2007-08-10 8:50

Hi Stanislav,
Very impressive tones and hues here, with the foreground flowers bringing the scene alive. I like the subtle lighting and clarity of detail. Thanks for the interesting note...later.
John

Fon (2302) 2007-08-11 16:33

Hi Stanislav
Good capture, spectacular sharpness, interesting and beautiful architecture of this castle, this place and majestic. Superb colors and great light. Thank you in sharing.
Sergio

josepmarin (34107) 2007-08-12 2:48

Hi Stanislav,
A beautiful image, which looks like a postcard. I like your setting with the flowers in foreground that they add more visual attraction to the magnificent castle, and where the water and the sky with the clouds play a good aesthetic role.
Great work with the colors and lighting.
Best regards,
Josep

oanna (1196) 2007-08-12 14:01

hello stanislav,wonderful composition and details.contrast and exposure,awesome,POV,the same.

regards:)

giorgimer (21478) 2007-08-13 0:38

Hi Stanislav,

magic place, taken from a very good POV. Good light.

TFS

Gio

testmaniac (12262) 2007-08-13 21:36

Hi Stanislav, every time when i visit your profile i see again and again some photos. This is one of them. Perfect shot with perfect photo quality.

TFS

Philip

edytungkal (4519) 2007-08-19 23:33

Wow.. it's a wonderful castle with beautiful flowers on foreground, you have a very nice pov. Well done, Stanislav. tfs

daniel

axiotea (16293) 2007-08-20 20:40

Hi Stanislav
I like the way you're showing us the beautiful castle, well exposed and with nice architectural details.The inclusion of the flowers adding a touch of colors.
Have a nice day
Marilyn

tabora (13640) 2007-08-21 11:15

Bonsoir Stanilav
Une belle série de châteaux,la vignette de celle-ci m'a atirée.
Et je ne le regrette pas,un beau pov avec des beaux tons,il est magnifque.
A+
Joseph

paura (39306) 2007-08-21 15:28

Stanislav,
Really an excellent photo here. Under all aspects is an nice shot. Very Well done.

Paulo

Angshu (34119) 2007-08-22 20:47

Hello Stanislav
Wonderful folio of castles you have in your gallery. The roof spires are very interesting with the top hat shapes & the lovely mosaics on some. I like your inclusion of the flowers in the FG...adds that dash of colour & depth, maybe could have been better if in focus. But a wonderful shot anyway.
Regards
Angshu

ahmetgedikli (22128) 2007-08-23 1:48

Hi Stanislav,
Very beautiful photo because person look to photograph resting... Very good POV, depth and nice sky. Excellent work.
Have a good day.
Ahmet

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-08-23 5:03

Hi Stanislav, thisp lace looks a beauty...
i like your composition with the flower in FG...
very good!
ciao!
Valeria

Tue (25608) 2007-08-23 13:05

Hej Stanislav,
A beautiful view of this castle. You portrayed the architecture of the building very well and I like very much the inclusion of the flowers in the bottom left hand corner. The light enhances too, very well done!
Regards,
Lars

toto (18767) 2007-08-28 0:54

Belle photo de ce superbe chateau, ces fleurs a l' avant sont jolies et habille votre photo. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté,bel ensemble, bien vu et bien prise votre photo, elle nous en montre beaucoup de détails. Amitiés Thomas
je reviens

jean11-3 (2799) 2007-08-29 13:39

Hello Stanislav,the castle is fascinating with all the different spires and roofs.The composition is very good with the castle set against the blue sky.The red geraniums in the f/g add even more colour to a beautiful scene.
TFS, regards Jean.

batalay (21205) 2007-09-28 12:03

Hello Stanislav,

This is a genuinely magnificent shot of Oberhofen Castle. The colorful flowers in the foreground provide an excellent highlight for the castle. There is also a contrast of the fleeting and fragile flowers, and the rugged stone building. There is an English word, an "oxymoron," which means contradiction in terms. For example, "straw-built castle" is an oxymoron. Here there are contrasting images in the flowers and the castle.

Warm regards,

Bulent

jrj (34779) 2007-10-02 3:10

Good idea Stanislau to include the floers in the foreground. They make for a good contrast and intro to the fine castle by the lake. I think another aperture, i.e. 22 had presented sharpness all the way, also to the foreground. Still in overall well made and interesting setting

fserajian (4581) 2007-10-03 14:00

Hi Stanislav
Lovely shot, a beautiful building and a wonderful setting. Good POV and composition. TFS

Fara

pasternak (13650) 2007-10-04 5:38

Hi Stanislav, I see you like castles... :) You have many good pictures in your gallery, this one has drawn my attention because of the lovely fg with flowers which provides a balance to the castle view...

Cheers
Alexander

kdialyna (3074) 2007-10-10 0:47

Hi Stanislav.
Your castle photo collection is really amazing.
One is better than the other.
To the concrete photo the flowers in the foreground, provide a special touch to your photo, making the composition to look, let's say, more happy.
The very good light and of course the very good exposure too, it helped to be written all the details from the castle.
The excellent and very carefully chosen POV, gave all the beauty from the around region.
Regards
Kostas

Polonaise (5638) 2007-11-14 7:15

Who said: The postcards are dead ?
The postacrds are well and kicking strong...

Pro job, Stan...
Keep 'em comin'...

g.

ruisc_pt (6209) 2007-11-18 8:03

Fantastic exposures and images you have in your website my friend.
This i s particularly interesting. Fine details and sharpness.
TFS
h
R

Pitoncle (3743) 2007-11-19 12:32

Bonjour Stanislav,
Je découvre avec plaisir dans ta galerie quelques sujets communs avec les miens, mais surtout ce qui me semble être une passion pour l'architecture.
Cette photographie, amplement commentée et récompensée, est splendide dans une très belle lumière faisant ressortir les couleurs et les détails.
A bientôt sur TE pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Jean-Luc (5488) 2007-11-27 7:11

Bonjour Stanislas,
Parmi la splendide collection de ces beaux châteaux, j'ai été attiré par celui d'Oberhofen que je connais plus particulièrement. En effet j'ai passé de nombreuses vacances au bord du lac de Thun et j'ai eu plusieurs fois l'occasion de le visiter. Comme je ne prenais pas de photos à cette époque cette vue me rappelle de bons souvenirs.
La composition avec ces fleurs est tout à fait réussie, merci pour le partage.
Well done,
Amicalement
Jean-Luc

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2007-12-01 4:13

Hi!
You got many nice pics of castles,but this one is just great!
Actually nothing to improve here....Maybe it would look better (but that depends on everyone himself) if the flowers would be sharp,too (more depth of field).I don´t know if you could hav managed this by using an exposure of f/2.8 or sth.
But anyway,I like this picture very much...well done!

Jonas

abulafia (4802) 2007-12-09 13:52

Hi Stanislav
Looking at your gallery, I get the feeling that you are a big fan of castles... me too:)
This one is quite nice, a very good setting as well, although i think that the flowers and the branch in the foreground is a little disturbing though.
Nice one
Harry

antek (1286) 2008-01-23 2:47

Bardzo piekne zdjêcie. Wspania³e kolory i swietny kadr. A do tego obiekt zachwycaj±cy. Pozdrawiam