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Hearst Castle is William Randolph Hearst's former home: a 165-room

Moorish castle with 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and

walkways, furnished with Spanish and Italian antiques and art.

William Randolph Hearst told architect Julian Morgan in 1927 that he

wanted to built "a little something" on the California coast.

Eighteen years later, La Cuesta Encantada, "The Enchanted Hill"

(more commonly known as Hearst Castle) crowned the hilltop above

tiny San Simeon. This is the indoor swimming pool. All comments are

welcome. Cheers, Sondra

Good WB & good rendition of this oft photographed pool Sondra. The reflection at left is particularly appealing

Super-Magnifica, perfecto trabajo, color y belleza de encuadre, la luz de Cine, un cordial saludo Sondra, Te deseo una Feliz navidad y un buen Year 2006.

Sondra

Interiors with windows can be very difficult. Is this a single exposure? It is very well balanced.

Very nice

Jim

Jim, yes, it is a single exposure. Cheers, Sondra

This is beautiful! Very well done.

 

Happy Holidays!

Rather like my own indoor swimming pool :-) Seriously though - the light and dark are good.

Looks like a really nice, long trip to California for you, Sondra. My neighbor had spoken highly of the castle and the driving trip down to SF and Monterey area. Well done and Merry Christmas to you!

Sondra, I am sure that a large print of this would be awesome, with such colorful detail.

 

Very nicely done.

 

--Lannie

beautiful place...superbly captured.

Visited that castle in 1979!.. and I remember that corner, is it near the pools? very well done. Happy christmas, Pnina

I too remember this. But this is captured very beautifully.

Beautiful DOF, light, colors... all!

Sondra, Beautiful scene, well done.....Jim

Great capture and treatment. Makes me think about the people who lived in these surroundings and their power...

what a shot !!!

the stillness is palpable....

I do not have any words to describe the feeling that I got when I saw this one...

 

Thanks everyone for your great comments; they are appreciated. Sondra

Wonderful! And a very strong composition and colour/light-dark combination.

Great perspective and wonderful reflections. What a beautiful place. You must have used up a whole roll of film here! :-))

I have almost exactly the same photo. That's a cool place. BTW, did you know that you are not allowed to publish photos from there? You can get sued :)

Thanks for the info, but I don't plan on selling it for a profit. It's just a sharing experience with friends. Cheers, Sondra

Complex reflections, very adictive. very well done!

The color, composition and dof are excellent...Kind Regards, J.C.

Thanks to all for your wonderful comments. Cheers, Sondra

oh yeah nice shot