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Ended 09/20/18 9:15 AM GMT
Winner: Dunstickin
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1st place LynEve: Well done OB - a super creation !
trixxie17: This is terrific Bob. I love the "antiqued" look to the whole thing - should be right up there in the contest.
0930_23: Congrats on your win Owd Timer. I knew it was a winner.
gr8fulted: Kudos on your win.
Dunstickin received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.
2nd place GomekFlorida: Awesome history and wonderful crisp shot. A fave for me.
LynEve: Congratulations of you placement in the contest - it is a splendid photo
Dunstickin: Congratulations on Runner up Ted
corngrowth: Ted,
Thanks for both a wonderful capture (S+F instantly) and an interesting narrative and additional comment with a link.
I like to provide you and the Caedes friends with some additional information as well:
In the Rheinland-Palatinate community Trechtingshausen,Germany there are two castles: the castle Rheichenstein (aka Falkenburg) and the castle Rheinstein (aka Voitsberg or Vaitzburg).
About Reichenstein: this castle is situated on a promontory on the eastern slope of the Binger forest. Today, the complex houses a castle museum with a large collection of historic weapons and armor, and since the end of 2015 a hotel and restaurant. In the castle, the living spaces are still preserved as they were over a hundred years ago. In the castle chapel and the old premises weddings can still take place today.
About Rheinstein: this castle is situated in the upper Middle Rhine Valley. It received its present name after completion of its reconstruction in 1829. The castle has been restored (in more than 30 years) to its original condition. It is privately owned, but is accessible for a fee at regular opening hours. Particularly worth seeing are the largely reconstructed architectural paintings and the restored glass windows from the 14th to the 17th century. The Burgundy Garden is today part of the route of the World Heritage Gardens. At the castle there's a catering business. A tower apartment and a holiday apartment in the castle can be rented. For civil and ecclesiastical weddings the gardens and historic rooms are available as well.
gr8fulted received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.
3rd place 0930_23: Congrats on your 3rd place finish SAW. It could won, it was that good.
Flmngseabass: Wow Saw, this is wonderful and original. Love the design and colors!!! Great entry for sure:)
Nikoneer: Some elitist students in my college fine art days, long ago, would have jeered "cheater" for your manner of illustration, but, for myself, the only one of the two dozen who chased a degree in fine art who actually had a career that included art (the next closest was a guy who sold art supplies!), I have always felt that it was your final result that mattered and not the process you use to get there. Kudos, Pat!
-Nik
4th place Flmngseabass: Congrats are in order Lin!!!! Way to go.......4th place isn't shabby:):)
LynEve: Congratulations of you placement in the C contest Lin :)
jerseygurl: Congrats Lin in taking 4th place in the contest!!!!!!
0930_23: Good capture and contest entry.
TicK
5th place tigger3: I sure am Laura, I love chocolate chip cookies! I like your set up for t is one, and it makes a nice contest entry, good luck! tigs=^..^=
LynEve: Well done Laura and they sure do look delicious :)
Dunstickin: Well done on your 'Cookies' placement Laura....Those cookies look so inviting.