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Azumi Castle (Toyama Castle)


Azumi Castle (Toyama Castle)
Photo Information
Copyright: Dan Bachmann (danbachmann) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 15 N: 65] (553)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-05
Categories: Architecture, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon 24mm f/2.8
Exposure: f/16, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-14 20:06
Viewed: 490
Points: 7
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
While most Japanese and guide books will tell you there is nothing of interest in Toyama but industry, they are not completely correct. There's the Azumi Castle (Toyama Castle) and observation tower which make Toyama City a good place to spend an afternoon and the mountains in the Toyama countryside look like they'd be great for hiking in the warmer months.

While I was there, I didn't have much time or light for photography. HDR post processing has livened this up a bit.

about the castle from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyama_Castle)
The castle was built in 1543 by Mizukoshi Katsushige, the castle and its surrounding land is maintained by the government of Japan as a public park.
In 1581, Sassa Narimasa, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga became lord of the castle. After the Honnoji Incident of 1585, there was a falling out between Sassa Narimasa and Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi attacked the castle with 100,000 soldiers, destroying it. Maeda Toshinaga later rebuilt the castle and temporarily used it as his retirement home until much of it burned down in 1609. In 1661 Maeda Toshitsugu rebuilt the castle again and made it his home. His descendents ruled over Toyama from here until the Meiji Restoration, when it was dismantled in 1870. Post-WWII, it was rebuilt as a modern concrete structure in 1954.

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A nice scene Dan - well composed and sharp..

I think though that the HDR has been overdone here - strong halos surround some of the scene. I think HDR works much better if it's used more subtly..

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DAvid

Hello,
I like your HPP, very nice picture, soft photo
regards
Ryszard

  • Great 
  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1364 W: 0 N: 1661] (13495)
  • [2009-01-15 3:41]

This picture loks perfect and it is underated Dan.

jan

Hi Dan,
Dreamlike, and beautiful shot. The eyes wonder thru the frame thru a very nice composition.
Opinion may variate about the HDR works, I sometimes find it to high key,but works nicely here, setting some kind of mysterious mood. Nice work.

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