


A week of windows and doors from Hungary.
This window is in the courtyard of the Silkos Castle in the town of Siklos. The plaster (stucko to the US people?) came from large wall areas. By design or age I wouldn't know. What I found most interestin is what was revealed. How windows and doors were taken out and added in over time. I guess every castle owner and his wife had their own ideas.
The foundations of this castle date from the mid 13th century, the castle itself from the 18th century and the castle walls from the 15th century. The castle now houses a couple of museums and a cultural centre.
| camera | Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL |
| exposure mode | aperture priority |
| shutterspeed | 1/125s |
| aperture | f/8.0 |
| sensitivity | ISO100 |
| focal length | 48.0mm |
| resolution | 3888x2592 pixels |
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Baby, let the light go on!
A week of windows and doors from Hungary. This window is in the courtyard of the Silkos Castle in the town of Siklos. The plaster (stucko to the US people?) came from large wall areas. By design or age I wouldn't know. What I found most interestin is what was revealed. How windows and doors were taken out and added in over time. I guess every castle owner and his wife had their own ideas. The foundations of this castle date from the mid 13th century, the castle itself from the 18th century and the castle walls from the 15th century. The castle now houses a couple of museums and a cultural centre.
comments (18)
really nice shot louis.
Louis: Thank you Fehinti
Great history and picture, Louis. It's hard to imagine that a castle was rennovated over hundreds of years.
Louis: The one place that captured my imagination was Argos in Greece. If my memory serves me correct it is a city that has been continuously inhabited for 3000 years. The eauropean record. You must see the excavations - layer upon layer of city. Which always brings me to property as investment - if a house is bought, sold, renovated, sold - surely at the end there must be a fall guy?
I totally agree with what Kay said about how long it took to build this castle, Louis. Hard to even imagine it! The textures here are palpable; the color tones are so earthy.
This is gonna be a lovely series, I know!
Louis: Now don't put pressure on me
I really like this, Louis. I'm with Ginnie, looking forward to the series.
Louis: Thank you Karen. Hope I will meet the expectations.
Knappe prestatie om kasteel te hebben 3 eeuwen lang zonder muren. ;-)
Mooie foto. In verleden gelijkende foto's gezien met mensen (lol) ervoor die gebodypainted waren in de kleuren en vormen van de achtergrond. Ik heb goed gezocht. Hier niet het geval. Respect overigens ook voor de metselaars. Beste klus geweest!
Louis: Daar is altijd werk voor een metselaar of klusjesman. Die van de bodypaint zag ik al ooit - maar niet tegenwoordig op deze foto. Als jij langs komen kan jij model sta voor zo een bodypaint experiment
This is gorgeous! I love the tones and textures. I shall look forward to the rest of this series. (:o)
Louis: Thank you Rosalyn - you guys are putting pressure on
Nice and sharp...great tones and textures too. Like it.
Louis: Thank you bridge
Interesting concept and well presented, I love the detailing and the colours. The historical aspect is very evident and always appealing! Regards, Elize :o)
Louis: Thanks for theappreciative comment Elize
Sometimes decay can be beautiful... (your title is intriguing...)
Louis: It is interesting how many times people don't see the title - thanks for noticing minelmio
great framing
Louis: Thank you Chantal
I'm very partial to window and door shots myself. I like the geometrical feel to this and the contrasting textures.
Ingrid
Louis: Thanks for the comment Ingrid
This is so full of character! Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised given its long history.
Louis: Thanks for the comment Martin. When the cover goes off, you can see what happened in the past.
Great character- love the different stone work , the patches. Excellent shot.
Louis: Three stories of patch work there were. Thank you for the comment Gale.
I really like window pictures
And i do like this one, great texture on the wall, i like the colors and the strong contrast. Very nice Louis
Louis: Thanks for the comment Magnus. I guessed that you may like it, ever after that awesome first Berlin post of last week.
interesting shot, loving the composition and how you framed this one ... nice!
Louis: Thanks for the comment ade
A day late, but like this one a lot. That's a very old building by North American standards.
Louis: And now I am a day late in replying
Hi Louis, interesting title... What I saw in England was that many windows of old buildings were replaced by bricks at some point in the past and a friend told me there was a time when tax was calculated from the amount of windows in your house, so, to pay less tax you got rit of a few! I'd rather pay the tax I think!
Louis: In holland there is a town where the tax was per window looking onto the street. The result was that those walls only had one window in it. If you had a corner stand, you could end up with a very dark house
Very nice shot, Louis. Somehow the picture makes me "want" to know the story behind it. Very cool. Janelle
Louis: Thanks for that Janelle. Hungary is a country full of stories.
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