Dracula's Castle 2

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By: Florin Pavel

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Photographer	Florin Pavel {Karma:5512}
Project	#43 Unusual Vision	Camera Model	Pentax Program A
Categories	Architecture Landscape	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Tokina SD 28-70 + Hoya Polarising Filter
Uploaded	9/15/2004	Film / Memory Type	ProfiFoto 100
		ISO / Film Speed	0
Views	1150	Shutter
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/
Critiques	11	Rating	Critique Only Image
Location	City - BRAN State - Country - Romania
About	Following Jeanette's and Alexandru's sugestions, I post a new version of this image. Thanks a lot. So, this is the "official" Dracula's Castle, situated at Bran, near Brasov (formerly known as Kronstadt). The castle was built for strategic defence purposes but it was mostly used as a custom for the traders. It didn't really belong to Vlad The Impaler (Dracula), he only spent a few days here as a prisoner. I mixed 2 shots, made in the same day at the same location, during and after the rain. PS postprocessing for color, lights and contrast. The sky was shot in contre-jour using a polarisation filter.

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Fabian Badoi {K:593} 8/7/2005

It's very scary! any photo that transmits so much emotion must be rated as 7. but still the central tower and the one below it have strange windows.
It is a very lovely castle but I don't like the whole dracula advertising, and I guess it is cozy to.

Florin Pavel

{K:5512} 10/15/2004

Thank you Omar, indeed it is a beautiful castle, even if it didn't belong to Dracula. Also, it is not scarry at all, when entering it you find a very intimate place to live in.

Kind Regards,

Florin

Omar Rifaat {K:10141} 10/14/2004

This is the image I always had in my mind of Dracula's castle!

Mary Vareli {K:15826} 10/14/2004

Nice image
I would use an adjustment layer after merging other layers and make it look more realistic, but still I like it!

Paula Goddard {K:8492} 9/17/2004

thanks a lot Florin! very kind of you! :)

how come you failed? what happened?

cheers,
paula

Florin Pavel

{K:5512} 9/17/2004

Thank you Paula. Indeed, it is a place and a region that worth to be visited. But.. I suggest you not to cross the mountains :)

Great site you have, and impressive list of activities. I failed in my attempts to move and work in Budapest or London... I love both cities, exactly in the mentioned order :)

Kind Regards,

Florin

Paula Goddard {K:8492} 9/16/2004

oh, wow! excellent photo! very spoooooky!

my husband and i want to go there to see this castle, even though we know it never actually belonged to the Count. :)

i think Bela Lugosi would love this photo! :)

Jeanette Hägglund {K:59855} 9/16/2004

Perfect Florin! Now it?s even more crispy and also scary.... ;)

Jeanette

Florin Pavel

{K:5512} 9/15/2004

Thanks a lot, a good advice is always welcomed.

Florin

Rus Alexandru {K:416} 9/15/2004

... that's more like it... Congrats...

Stephen Bowden {K:64141} 9/15/2004

Excellent work Florin, it really does look dramatic. Very interesting about also :-)
Super photo, a must visit :-)

Best wishes,
Steve

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