Castle Badinghagen Photo

Photographer’s Note

Castle Badinghagen

This is the small moated castle Badinghagen, situated southwest of the small town Meinerzhagen in a really remote valley (please see map view right hand) - about 50 km north-east of Cologne.
It was first mentioned in a deed of 1160 and in the course of the centuries it often changed hands and was rebuilt several times. The today's building basically originate from 17th century. The original castle complex has been much more bigger.

In any case it's a truly picturesque, romantic and very calm place. The whole estate is fenced in and in addition surrounded by a big hedge. So I had to take my photo with the camera over my head and two big snarling dogs behind the hedge ... but in order to show you my region I spare no pains ;-)

In workshop you can see a picture taken from the entrance gate.

besnard, jhm, asajernigan, snunney, Guenther, ellelloo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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jasmis (53064) 2009-11-18 0:40

Small castle. Really - toy.
Smart photo and detailed note.
Regards my dear friend.

mesutilgim (39720) 2009-11-18 0:44

Sehr geehrter, hoch geschaetzter Herr Nachbar,
Das darf doch nicht wahr sein !
Selbst mit meiner vierzig jaehrigen "Alten" habe ich diese Frequenzidentitaet nicht !!
Ich kriege leise den Verdacht dass wir uns doch noch vor mehreren Jahren irgendwo, irgendwie bekannt waren.
Zu diesem Beitrag; da ist nicht viel zu erzaehlen, alles erzaehlt sich von selbst. Vielleicht wuerde ein blauer und bewoelkter Himmel besser zazu stehen, aber auf Bestellung geht's ja nicht !
Wie immer viele gute und nuetzliche Informationen.
Danke schoen und ein warmes und trockenes Tag und...
viele Gruesse aus dem sonnigen und warmen (heute um Mittag soll's 22 Grad sein) İstanbul :-))
MESUT ILGIM

alin-m (2395) 2009-11-18 0:48

Nice picture of this beautifull big house.
Verry interesting architecture.
Best regards.Alin.

ifege (2594) 2009-11-18 1:20

Castle? A bit optimistic I think Frank, even if the owners call it that. But a good photo of an interesting building with good colour despite the sky.
cheers
Ian

besnard (32848) 2009-11-18 2:11

Bonjour Frank
Il est superbe ce petit château. Son architecture a un petit côté normand avec les colombages. Tu as su tirer partie d'un ciel qui n'était pas très lumineux.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

wolf38 (13868) 2009-11-18 2:20

Hallo Frank. Was für eine phantastische Architektur. Diese kleine (Wasser-) Burg mit den vielen Giebel, Fachwerk usw. ist eine Augenweide für jeden Betrachter. Sehr schön. Ein ideales Photo für TE. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

jhm (86634) 2009-11-18 2:37

Guten Mittag Frank,

Perhaps not great but wonderful for look at.
Excellent maintained, lovely construction above.
A pity of the white sky, perhaps bad weather when you took these picture.
You chose a nice square frame, this gives depth and good perspective.
Excellent composition, nice captured, good presentation too. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Nicou (49329) 2009-11-18 2:57

Hello Frank,

quel château, merveilleu, ce contraste entre legris du toit le noir et le blanc, avec encore une autre pierre sur les fondations, mangigique image, cadrage avec le pont et de reflet sur l'eua, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

saxo042 (18148) 2009-11-18 3:21

Hi Frank,
Thinks looks like a very comfortable and very homely castle, with many fine details. It has a moat and what looks like a very strong foundation. Then it has this half-timbered part and finally this typical slate walls and slate roof. Together with the dogs you mention, this house must clearly be well protected for burglars. Who´s living here?
Greetings from a very rainy Göteborg
Gunnar

john1 (3526) 2009-11-18 3:26

Hi Frank,

Wonderfull architecture view of the little castle, great details and sharpness. The frame is excellent.
The colors of the autumn mood is beautifull.
Thanks for sharing.
John

asajernigan (15299) 2009-11-18 3:55

Frank,
This is a great view of this ornate castle. Your composition is nice using the hedge to create a lower border and the bridge to lead the eye into the shot. The colorful trees frame the scene nicely. Too bad the weather didn't give you a blue sky for this shot.
TFS,
Asa

snunney (38511) 2009-11-18 4:43

Hello Frank,
A very attractive and nicely proportioned castle. The point of view is well chosen to show off its lines to good effect and give us an idea as to the surroundings. Greta colours and sharpness.

Guenther (7098) 2009-11-18 8:07

Hallo Frank,

das sieht ja wirklich wie ein Märchenschloss aus, wohnt da eine Prinzessin?? Aber die lies dich ja scheinbar nicht hinein...

Trotz Widerwertigkeiten schönes und gut gelungenes Bild!

Schönen Abend
Günther

claudeD (12255) 2009-11-18 11:56

Hallo Frank,

sehr interessant diese Aufnahme des kleinen SChlosses.Sehr gute Bildschärfe und frische Farbe.Leider hattest du kein Glück mit dem Wetter, aber die AUfnahme gefällt mir trotzdem sehr gut.

Mit den besten Grüssen aus LUxemburg

Jean-Claude

ellelloo (5585) 2009-11-18 12:15

Hallo Frank,
An enchanting small castle, like a fairy-tale castle! In spite of difficulties in shooting the photo, you have managed to get a nice composition. The sky is blank due to cloudy weather, but otherwise the colours and clarity are excellent. Beautiful autumnal colours.
Greetings from still wet and grey Espoo,
Lasse

npecanhuk (18061) 2009-11-20 3:05

Hello Frank!
That's a beautiful building - I love its architectural style!
Although the sky is a bit overexposed (that doesn't bother me too much), the rest of the image has excellent sharpness, exposure and colors! The pov was well chosen and the simple composition is effective and pretty attractive!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

adelune (2) 2009-11-25 14:01 [Comment]