Castle..., a photo from Bayern, West

Photographer's Note

Castle Neuschwanstein.

Neuschwanstein Castle, (English: "New Swanstone Castle") is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds.

The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886. Since then more than 61 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle. More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with as many as 6,000 per day in the summer. The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later, similar structures.

Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major tourist attractions of Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau.

Schwangau has no railway station, but is served by buses connecting to Füssen, Hohenschwangau, and other nearby Alpine towns. It is the next-to-last town on the Romantic Road tourist route that terminates in Füssen.

papagolf21, alvaraalto, snunney, ikeharel, holmertz, PaulVDV, cornejo, PiotrF has marked this note useful

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npecanhuk (79329) 2016-02-03 0:38

Hi! Fairy tale Castle! Very beautiful picture, with special regards to the management of difficult back light, colors, chosen pov and composition! Cheers, Neyvan

papagolf21 (152607) 2016-02-03 0:40

Bonjour, cher Christophe,
Le château semble sortir tout droit de terre tel un rêve. La beauté de l'image est magnifiée.
J'admire.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lousat (139982) 2016-02-03 1:27

Hi Krzysztof,the choice of point of view is a winner,magnificent green everywhere around the castle,a spectacular architechture taken in an imposing perspective and great exposure and sharpness,i like it! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

Matyas (0) 2016-02-03 1:54

Czesc Krzysztof! Dobry centralny kadr, ale zaklocony po przekatnej przez drzewa i liscie. Dobbre zdjecie. Wracaj juz na ojczyzny lono, bo sie zgermanizujesz do reszty. Pozdrawiam!

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-02-03 2:09

Hi Krzysztof,
A castle I can recognize from thousand.
I’ve never been there by myself, but is such a popular castle with of course a fascinating history.
Always nice to see the differences between the several photographers.
Here the attractive foreground and the deep blue sky. Good work
Groet, Rob

snunney (130967) 2016-02-03 2:19

Witaj Krzysztof,
I like this point of view and the framing offered by the vegetation. Good management of the backlight with excellent colours and clarity.

ikeharel (114569) 2016-02-03 3:49

Hello Krzysztof,
Well placed the cstle and its tower through the green foliage, and out in a bright daylight.
Employed the back-light effectivly, in fine sharpness and depth.
Interesting reading on the note.
Best regards,
Ike

Sergiom (117241) 2016-02-03 6:24

Bonjour Krzysztof,

Quelle belle contre plongée. Elle donne toute une ampleur au château dans sa forêt enchantée.Dommage pour le contre jour qui efface tous les détails.

Amicalement

Serge

Silvio1953 (222889) 2016-02-03 8:38

Ciao Krzysztof, lovely composition with fantastic castle, beautiful natural frame by leaves, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (103596) 2016-02-03 10:20

Hello Krzysztof,
I have only seen this strange castle from a distance, and that is how I believe it is best enjoyed. You found a perfect angle for this photo where you could use the many trees to frame the view very nicely. The slightly difficult light is very well handled.
Kind regards,
Gert

jemaflor (148214) 2016-02-03 23:34

Hi K,
Perfect focal point well situated in your composition with the tower and the castle seen through trees and green leaves, nice colors and light capture, pleasant presentation.

PaulVDV (63456) 2016-02-04 8:15

Hello Krzysztof,
This castle really makes an impression.
Its beautiful setting in a forested mountain scenery is thereby surely not unimportant.
Excellent framing of the castle and its tower.
Best regards, Paul

mesutilgim (0) 2016-02-04 13:02

Hello dear Krzysztof,
Very nice capture of this famous castle in Bavaria.
Nice cloudy sky creates a perfect background to the scenery.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

eldancer1 (36343) 2016-02-05 7:25

Creative use the trees to frame this beautiful castle. I like your pov making the castle more grand. Good lighting and nice details. Well done, tfs.

mkamionka (75113) 2016-02-06 6:49

Czesc Krzysztof,
bardzo znane miejsce a jednak pokazujesz je z ciekawych POV, i wyglada zupelnie inaczej. Tutaj swietny pomysl na obramowanie zielenia, wyglada tajemniczo, intrygujaco.
Paradoks bylem tam wiele razy mieszkajac w Monachium ale nie mam na TE zadnego zdjecia... MOze czas odwiedzic ponownie.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
M

cornejo (61504) 2016-02-09 10:06

Krzysztof Witaj very good picture of this interesting composition with interesting castle tower. Very well captured in this beautiful image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy week.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Angel.