Chateau de Chillon by CDBrugg
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Sonnet on Chillon
Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind!
Brightest in dungeons, Liberty! thou art,
For there in thy habitation is the heart -
The heart which love of thee alone can bind;
And when thy sons to fetters are consign'd -
To fetters, and the damp vault's dayless gloom,
Their country conquers with their martyrdom,
And Freedom's fame finds wings on every wind.
Chillon! thy prison is a holy place,
And thy sad floor an altar - for t'was trod,
Until his very steps have left a trace
Worn, as if thy cold pavement were a sod,
By Bonnivard! May none those marks efface!
For they appeal from tyrrany to God.
- George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824)
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Now you can see why I always had a perticular loathing for Byron's poetry.
;-))
Welcome to a new RR member Victor (VicTheSwede).
Photography might be not only adictive, but also contagious.
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Comments (18)
pimbotin
De bleu de bleu... Y'a p le feu au chet, ou bien?... (c'est grand, c'est b c'est fort, bravo prof!)...
GiMi53
Quand j'ais enfant, j'avais un jeu de cartes/jeu des familles et ce cheau y ait reprent.. je le trouvais tellement beau, il me faisait rer... bien content d'en voir une superbe photo ici ! Bravo aussi pour ta mise en page et tes commentaires... :~)
Chaos911
wow, fantastic shot!!!! i love it!!!! :) have a nice weekend :)
Syrup
Amazing image of an amazing castle!!!!! :B eaver !
-GaWa-
A beautifully filled shot of this fine castle. Did you use a polarised filter? v
VicTheSwede
Thank you Bruggmann for helping me start yet another addiction ;)(I almost haven't smoked since X-mas though) and thanks for posting such wonderful photos. I never got around to see Ch.de Chillon during my days in CH, it's close to where you live, right?
claudialee
Could this have been any better? Pictures of old castles are what fantasy is made of and dreams of days gone by help us to cope with the trials of today. Wonderful-wonderful. Thank you.
hotracer2
What a life it must have been to have lived in such a fine castle, beautiful image to take us back to fairytales and dreams:):):)....V+
jcv2
Ouchy, now I begin to realise what I've missed at the lake! :( Impressive capture of the castle of Chillon, Charles and a hearty welcome to Victor! :)
Valerie-Ducom
Il est magnifique ce cheau!!!! et tu l'as pris dans un angle de vue parfait.... tu sais que "chillon" en landais c'est quelqu'un qui grogne tout le temps... un rapport? en tout cas, un excellent travail!!!! bisous et bon weekend ;)
Undertaker
Beautiful.
soulofharmony
welcome to vic the swede and already viewed some of vic's compositions !!! now love byron and very fitting for this composition.. love the light and tones of black and white.. beautiful charles.. superb atmosphere and mood:)
Vasilij203
Amazing Photo and presentation!!
kimariehere
WOW!! this is a dream castle where is this ?!! one of storybooks and fantacy!! AWESOME light and wonderful in black and white love this !! beautiful shot!
faveral
Super photo, et super chateau (dont je me suis d'ailleurs inspire pour faire des modeles pour Poser)
oscilis
Teachers should be banned from reciting poems like these to impressionable children. Words are powerful beings and can stay in your mind for ever. LOL. You could seriously get dungeon phobia from this kind of stuff. Very atmospheric photo. You should visit Carcassonne if you like this kind of buildng and stories.. You probably lived there in a previous life. I did. So did my husband.
jocko500
wow thAT A BIG CASTLE
jinet
Tr impressionnant, a l'air solide ...