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Sleeping beauty


Sleeping beauty
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Copyright: Mariet Odink (Darlene) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 100 W: 64 N: 174] (1213)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-17
Categories: Architecture, Mood
Camera: Canon Powershot A60
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Disneyland resort Paris [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-28 5:56
Viewed: 589
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
La belle au bois dormant (Sleeping beauty in the woods)

At the christening of a long-wished-for princess, fairies invited as godmothers offered gifts, such as beauty, wit, and musical talent. However, a wicked fairy who had been overlooked placed the princess under an enchantment as her gift, saying that, on reaching adulthood, she would prick her finger on a spindle and die. A good fairy, though unable to completely reverse the spell, said that the princess would instead sleep for a hundred years, until awakened by the kiss of a prince's son.

The princess meets the old woman, spinning. The king forbade spinning on distaff or spindle throughout the kingdom, but all in vain. When the princess was fifteen or sixteen she chanced to come upon an old woman in a tower of the castle, who was spinning. The Princess asked to try the unfamiliar task and the inevitable happened. The wicked fairy's curse was fulfilled. The good fairy returned and put everyone in the castle to sleep. A forest of briars sprang up around the castle, shielding it from the outside world: no one could try to get through without facing certain death in the thorns.


The prince finds everyone asleep at the castle. After a hundred years had passed, a prince who had heard the story of the enchantment braved the wood, which parted at his approach, and entered the castle. He trembled upon seeing the princess' beauty and fell on his knees before her. He kissed her, then she woke up, then everyone in the castle woke to continue where they had left off... and they all lived happily ever after!!

Did you know that there is a longer version of this fairytale? The story continues here...
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Hello Mariet!
Very very nice presentation of this fairytale castle!
Great colours and light and perfect detail and clarity!
I like the frame, too!
I must see this palce, too!!! ;)
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • meren Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 37 W: 22 N: 2] (564)
  • [2007-11-28 6:12]

Hi mariet
Wonderfull sahot
I like it very much.

Mooi scherp beeld van dit prachtige sprookjeskasteel. Mooi frame past er goed bij. De zwarte vlekken in de lucht links snap ik niet helemaal. Toch een prima plaat Mariet.

Tfs
Grtz Pim

Hi Mariet,
Just a wonderful picture.Great POV, colours, sharp and details.Well compo.TFS.
Greetings!

hAyAti

Beautiful clarity here. I still haven't gotten to go back there... I was taken here when I was a baby! Except in the U.S.
A bit overexposed maybe, but it still has a dreamy effect.
TFS!

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  • Ash249 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 59 N: 196] (1708)
  • [2007-11-28 10:28]

Lovely image of a stunning building. I love the fluffy clouds too.
Lighting and POV are spot on.

TFS, Gary

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