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Montage!

01 Wednesday Aug 2012

Posted by Crystal in Photography

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castle, church, fairy tale, montage, p135

If you didn’t read the title of the post with jazz hands going, please reread and try again. ;-)
It’s the final project for my summer class. Woo! It’ll be nice to have the evenings back, but I enjoyed it. And I learned stuff, so that’s a plus.

I did not end up finalizing project idea #1, but that’s still on the table for a rainy day. with the parameters of usable photos (shots taken in the last class and this one), I didn’t have enough to make it work. I focused on taking photos that would work for idea #2 and #3, because they were easier to knock out in the time frame I had. (With much assistance from friends – Emily, Angie and Rachel were great sports about letting me dress them up or driving me around unfamiliar towns to get the shots I needed. (Thanks guys!)

Without further ado, Idea #2, aka “I’ll try to build a castle from churches”:

Untitled (as always, click on the picture to see it larger)

For your viewing pleasure (gasps of astonishment are appreciated, though you may decide on your own whether it’s worth it), here are the pieces I used to build it:
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Almost takes the magic away, doesn’t it?

SPEAKING OF MAGIC…
Idea #3! (Which I actually have a title for, kinda)

~perception can change everything~

(click me!)

So the title is tentative: “perception can change everything” Thoughts? Cheesy? Ridiculous? It was a spur of the moment, upload-to-flickr-type decision.

And here are the pieces:
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Man, the final images look tiny on here. You should totally go back and look at them bigger. It would make me feel better. Although, maybe not. I didn’t spend nearly as much time putting these together as I wanted to, and while I’m pleased enough with them overall, I could have done better on both. But such is life.

I have SO MANY pictures of steeples. I should probably see if any will be fun to play with on their own…

I was originally going to go all philosophical and talk about the thought process behind the images, but I’m not feeling it right now. So what do you see? Any deeper meanings shouting your name?

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Love Me Some Castles (Well, one anyway.)

23 Friday Sep 2011

Posted by Crystal in Photography, Travel

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castle, chateau, Chateau Larouche, larouche, loveland, OH, ohio, Photography

So I was rather miffed when I was searching online for fun places to take photos (i.e. castles), when I found out that for 4 1/2 years, I lived less than two hours away from one. !!! I’m still a bit miffed, to be honest.

Sarah, you should go visit. You’d love it.

Built by an architect from local limestone (and a few rocks from all over the country that people would bring him), the castle looks pretty legit. Twisty staircases, a tiny dungeon, and whole lot of old pictures make for a interesting afternoon. Preferably on a cooler day than when I visited. It’s pretty affordable too–only a few dollars for admission.

If you’re in the Cincinnati area, it’s definitely worth a look.

Chateau LarocheWalking up from the parking lot. The castle is in the middle of a neighborhood.

to the gardenThis arched path takes you from the front courtyard to the back gardens. You can also walk around the building to the fancy front door with the name on the top.

There were a couple girls dressed as Harry Potter characters getting some pics. (Bellatrix & Neville)

Chateau Laroche

Here’s the back view from the terraced gardens. To the right is the road (past the fancy gate (Bellatrix and Neville are fighting on top) and on the other side of the road is a little river, where the builder got his limestone, apparently.

Now that I’ve done the post, I may add a few more pics, and possibly a few more facts. We’ll see.

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