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Relaxing at the park!!


Relaxing at the park!!
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Copyright: clayton gallema (broclay) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 64 W: 15 N: 23] (245)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-02
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D100 with MB-D100, AF Nikkor 35-70mm 1:3.3-4.5
Exposure: f/4, 1/10 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-04 17:53
Viewed: 297
Points: 14
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Hello folks... just arrived from one week vacation... Sorry if I have not responded in the last post of mine I'll try my best to reply it and do some :) you know.. Perhaps my last post before we will have a trip in Germany (Munich and Stuttgart)..

Taken after my duty at the nearby park here in Lower Austria. I have made the retouches all in CS3, removed the noises, lightened some dark areas and cloned some dirts (courtesy of my old but reliable camera). With filters it is so hard dealing with lights and that is the danger here, anyway I hope you like the result .. here are some of the facts about this Park Laxenburg why is it so nice to come here and relax... Overview at the back part is the castle just above the sun..

Laxenburg castles are imperial palaces and castles outside Vienna, in the town of Laxenburg, Lower Austria. The castles became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and formerly served as a summer retreat, along with Schönbrunn palace, for the imperial Habsburg dynasty. Blauer Hof Palace was the birthplace of some members of the royal family, including Crown Prince Rudolf. Another castle nearby is named Franzensburg castle.

Today the castles are used for events, conferences, and concerts. The castles also acts as a museum in preserving the various paintings and furnishings contained within.

History

Old Laxenburg Castle became a Habsburg possession in 1333 and was extended in the 17th century by Lodovico Burnacini. The Blauer Hof (German for: blue court) or Neues Schloss (German for: new castle) was built around 1745 during the reign of empress Maria Theresia and has a Rococo interior.

The church of Laxenburg, which was the first building north of the Alps containing swung facade components (characteristics of the high baroque), was built between 1693 and 1703 by Carlo Antonio Carlone and continued between 1703 and 1724 by Matthias Steinl.

After 1780, the castle garden was rearranged as an English landscape garden. It contains several artificial ponds, and, on an island, the Franzensburg castle, named after emperor Franz I, can be found.

In 1919, the city of Vienna took over the war-damaged castle and became the property owner of the park area of Laxenburg.

After the Anschluss of Austria in 1938, the municipality of Laxenburg became part of the city Vienna. In 1954, the place became independent again and was returned to Lower Austria. Today, Schloss Laxenburg is home to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA, a research organization working on global challenges including energy, population and climate change.

Several members of the imperial family were born at Laxenburg:

* Archduchess Gisela of Austria, (15 July 1856 in Laxenburg, 27 July 1932 in Munich), Archduchess of Austria-Hungary, daughter of Kaiser Franz Josef I and Kaiserin Elisabeth.
* Crown Prince Rudolf (21 August 1858 in Laxenburg, 30 January 1889 in Mayerling) - son of Kaiser Franz Josef I and Kaiserin Elisabeth.
* Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (2 September 1883 in Laxenburg, 16 March 1963 in Vienna), daughter of Crown Prince Rudolf.
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excellent momment but very noisy! maybe in your computer the original hasn´t! thank for share!

alfredo

Nice moody photo. I would give more space to the boats at the bottom. THanks for sharing , regards, Jean.

I really like this, mate! Well composed - good placement of the distant shoreline - with terrific colour tones, beautiful gradients and good light throughout.
There is a lot of noise (grain) in the shot but to me it works well.
Rew

Hi Clayton!

Very nice picture! The colours and composition are wonderfull!

Thank you!

Paulo.

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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1903 W: 76 N: 0] (18901)
  • [2008-08-04 23:36]
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HI Clayton ;)
WONDERFUL...
J ;)

Hi Clayton,
Beautiful sunset colours, excellent composition, very good timing. It gives me a mystic, chilling mood... TFS
Greetings,
Kristof

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 410 W: 0 N: 508] (5378)
  • [2008-08-12 2:36]

hello,

quelles couleurs, merveilleu, un douceur hors du commun avec ces deux barques, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

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