Bran Castle II, a photo from Brasov, East

Photographer's Note

Bran Castle is touted as Dracula's Castle, even though he might have only stayed there one night, and spent far more time at several other castles around Romania.

The 15th-century Prince Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia, who was also known as Dracula, was quite ruthless with any invading Ottomans as well as any Romanians he considered a threat. He was eventually betrayed to the Ottomans in 1476 by Basarab Laiotă (who had dethroned Vlad's brother, Radu) and his corpse was dismembered as 'payback' for his brutality. 'Dracula' is also the Romanian word for 'Dragon'.

"Dracula is the Slavonic genitive form of Dracul, meaning "[the son] of Dracul (or the Dragon)". In modern Romanian, dracul means "the devil", which contributed to Vlad's reputation."

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

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ikeharel (113353) 2021-06-18 2:18

Hello Chris,
Bright sunlight enhanced the beautiful colors of the trees on the slope beyond the castle edifice.
Fine view down to the road, gave good perspective of the surrounding to this place.
Good evening,
Ike

holmertz (102708) 2021-06-18 3:45

Hello Chris,
I never reached this level of Bran castle. From this angle we don't see the crowds of tourists. The turrets and brick roofs and the autumn coloured trees are much nicer. The light is well handled.
Best regards,
Gert

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-06-18 4:26

Hello Chris,

Vlad the Impaler/Dracula is well known throughout many countries but this beautiful, sunlit scene seems incongruous with the reputation with which it is associated!
I like the strong textural details of roof, anchoring the f/g with excellent clarity and colours.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

pierrefonds (114470) 2021-06-18 4:34

Bonjour Chris,

Les arbres cadrent bien le chвteau. La prise de vue permet de voir les dйtails du chвteau Bran. La lumiиre donne de belles teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne journйe.

Pierre

pajaran (115911) 2021-06-18 6:12

Pozdrav.

Danas smo komsije sa fotografijama na TE.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepi krovovi i suma u pozadini, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Lep deo starog dvorca i fotografija.

Zelim vam sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

Silvio1953 (221627) 2021-06-18 6:34

Ciao Chris, great POV on fantastic castle, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

dkmurphys (79209) 2021-06-18 7:08

Hello,
Original POV of the iconic castle, very different from the common postcards. Now I've noticed that I've been there 4 or 5 times but I don't have pictures of it!!!

D

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-06-18 7:41

Hi Chris
You did this iconic buildings in autumnal colours full justice.
Love the view point, and I can see why you were drawn to it.
Best regards

clic (76) 2021-06-18 8:31

Hello Chris
It's quite bewildering to know that an insane character went to hide in such romantic premises!!
The sloping roofing tiles as well as the many columnar towers steal the limelight to the backlit autumnal colors of the valley for a much-attractive rendering.
Good news; the crackpot left forever!
Hava g'day.

Fis2 (170779) 2021-06-18 10:53

Witaj Chris!
Beautiful roofs and turrets, I love it.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Excellent presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

ktanska (44766) 2021-06-18 11:32

Hi Chris,
Fantastic viewpoint over small towers of this castle. Light is perfect. Autumn tones on those yellow trees look just great.
Kari

mkamionka (74447) 2021-06-18 12:51

Hi Chris,
so it seems there are multiple Dracula castles in Romania. It must be tough to choose one.
Great light here, it feels very much like autumn.
Very good point of view at the same level as the roofs and turrets.
Beautiful final effect.

M

jemaflor (147156) 2021-06-18 22:58

Hi Chris,
Nice architecture style for these roofs, well photographed, photogenic angle, nice light management between shades and sunlight, tfs.

omid266 (6816) 2021-06-18 23:06

Hello Chris,

Very charming picture from Bran Castle with lovely colours and nice POV,beautiful roofs in brown and green around,love it and seeing the interior this old building,
Thanks for sharing,
Regards,Omid

ifege (48111) 2021-06-20 21:28

Hi Chris
A great view of the roof top and the multiple chimneys.
cheers
Ian

jmdias (115186) 2021-06-24 12:37

chris

a beautiful view i liked the repetition of the towers as many little houses in a group and the effect of the light in the golden trees ahead. excellent.

take care

jorge

lousat (139286) 2021-06-27 14:30

Hi Chris,original choice of point of view,we can see well the chemnwys of a part of castle and a very nice watch on the green hills around,bright capture,i like it! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

COSTANTINO (116518) 2021-09-08 22:37

Hello dear Chris
unique artistic photo taken
perfectly with these red
roofs of the castles
bright sunlights
changing the color of the roofs
regards
costantino