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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Alaun on September 28, 2015, 20:11:05

Title: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Alaun on September 28, 2015, 20:11:05

It seems autumn has arrived

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 29, 2015, 03:00:22

The seven mountains in the morning fog. Love #1. Thank you, Werner!

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Andrea B. on September 29, 2015, 17:20:05

Interesting conjunction of wispy, foggy nature with hard rails.
Is the building in #2 a church? A castle?

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 29, 2015, 18:49:56

The Building in #1 and #2 is the Drachenburg an eclectic building
errected by a factory owner. I will search for a link that explains.

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 29, 2015, 18:51:19

http://www.schloss-drachenburg.de/index_EN.html

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Andrea B. on September 29, 2015, 19:05:22

Thanks, Frank!! I certainly would not have guessed this castle was in use as an electric building. "-) But nobody could afford to reside in such a place these days, could they?

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 29, 2015, 21:50:27

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclecticism

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Alaun on September 29, 2015, 22:52:07

Thanks Frank and Andrea,

the castle in the second shot is the same as the one in front of the fog of the first shot. The one behind the fog, a little bit higher are the ruins of castle Drachenfels, which is much older.

Her are few shot from up there (Drachenfels), taken with my newest old lens I found on a camera flee market last weekend, a mirror Nikkor 500mm f8 latest edition:

(The two last shots are from the same raw file, just before and after PS ;-)  )

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 30, 2015, 00:06:29

The black and white shot of our valley is just wonderful. It tells all the story necessary to understand why millions
of tourists come here every year.

Frank. We have to go shooting anytime soon. Autumn is a great time. Old Cementary?

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 30, 2015, 00:08:12

PS. You make great use oft he dehaze in PSCC

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Andrea B. on September 30, 2015, 05:11:24

oh la!! I am rofl over "electric" vs. "eclectic". That will teach me not to read without my contact lenses.
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The mirror lens seems to produce some colour banding? Of course, a foggy atmosphere is difficult for any lens to see through . "-)
I like the B&W fog foto.

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 30, 2015, 08:11:23

Andrea. I need a set of different glasses for different situations. But sometimes even with the right glasses
concentration escapes me.

Title: Re: Railway to Hogwarts ?
Post by: Mike G on September 30, 2015, 09:12:43

Alaun, this is an area I've visited many times but only at river level, so very interesting to see a different viewpoint, rock on.