Under the Castle by photosynthesis

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jul 03, 2011

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This was taken at the Chateau de Breze, sometimes known as the Troglodyte Castle, located near Saumur, France. In the background you can see the moat, which at about 20 meters deep (about the equivalent of a 6 story building) is the deepest in Europe. Beneath the castle, which dates back to at least the 11th century, is another entire structure of underground cave-like rooms that were added in the 15th century. A fascinating place to visit...

Comments (13)

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Rainastorm

10:53AM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Most impressive, would love to visit here for sure!

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Feliciti

11:02AM | Sun, 03 July 2011

great captured !! like the lights and shadows too!!

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Sea_Dog

11:07AM | Sun, 03 July 2011

interest shot and information. Well done.

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Meisiekind

12:14PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Excellent light with the man and wagon almost in total silhouette! I also like your strong composition! Well done indeed.

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artistheat

1:53PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Excellent Capture

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Lashia

2:47PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Reminds me of the pictures I recently uploaded of the old train trestles here! Awesome splendor of the size of these caves- thanks for sharing! :-)

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Chipka

2:52PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

I adore old architecture, especially brutal things like castles, forts, and stuff like that and the stonework; I love the earthtones and the washed out pallor of the sky/light and then the strong, predominating shadows. In short those three elements make for an exquisite composition and I really love the human focus here: a troglodyte? I also love the way this image evokes a lot of different stories, some ancient, some contemporary, some mythic, and some factual. A brilliant photograph always does that to some degree and this does it a lot! Excellent work.

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wotan Online Now!

5:19PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Fantastic lighting, cool location, excellent capture!

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bobrgallegos

6:56PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Everything comes together in this to make an extraordinary photo!!!

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blinkings

8:13PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

Absolutely fascinating. I'm blown away by places like this and the POV of your photo here really shows a side of a castle I've never seen. Thanks.

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auntietk

10:36PM | Sun, 03 July 2011

You make me think everything in France is bathed in this gorgeous golden light! Your photographs from there are fabulous, and this is particularly outstanding. Excellent image!

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