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Warped Windows

© Laura E. Swan

Warped Windows

Uploaded: July 13, 2015 | Entered: July 13, 2015 01:55:26

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Dragsholm Castle in Denmark, originally built in 1215 A.D., has been many people's Home, Castle and prison over time. It has been added on to, bombed and blown up and rebuilt again. Bishops and Kings, Queens and Earls, The Rich and the Poor, the Criminals and the Crusaders. They have all lived here over time. And they all have their story to tell. Dragsholm Castle is ridden with ghosts and as we spent two days and one night in this very haunted castle we could feel it at every turn. That we were not alone. What we thought we heard or saw might not have been as it seemed. All the way down to the illusions of very warped windows through the hand blown glass. Maybe you can see them, too? From the outdoors, away from these walls, those windows looked fine and not warped...

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Gord MacEachern July 13, 2015 1

Great capture and info Laura!! #1623783

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe July 13, 2015 1

Well seen and captured Laura - Great info too! I am assuming that come Halloween we will get see some of your very creative work from this place! #11330579

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 13, 2015 1

Ahh, you sure know how to entertain, SSSLaura.
And what a thrilling image this is.
With simple means (the vase and flowers and a window) I do believe you have created an enchanting and beautiful image, and I feel the history. #11330617

JO ANN CLEVELAND July 13, 2015 1

Merci! That is some story, not sure I would stay there if I knew the story! lol O.k., I'm a scaredy cat! lol #11330723

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 13, 2015

Hi Gord, Jeff, SSSKiki and Jo Ann! There is nothing like being able to raise the hairs on my buddies necks first thing in the morning. Happy to have given you a chill or thrill which is how this castle had me feeling the entire stay! Had I been thinking I'd have brought an EMF reader to watch the arm on it going crazy! (EMF reader = Electro Magnetic Field reader that measures electrical activity in a room or place). All the ghost hunters have them. :)) Thank you everyone for your visit and comments!! :D How fun! #11330773

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 13, 2015

P.S. BEWARE of HALLOWEEN!!! #11330808

Michelle Alton July 14, 2015

I love the bluish light on the windowsill. #11331385

John Connolly July 18, 2015

A great sight with wonderful light and depth Sister Swanee! A shot any tourist would be happy with! #11333160

Laura E. Swan level-classic July 18, 2015

Thanks Michelle and Brother John! Tihs Castle was so charming and wonderful and welcoming. Even with the Ghosts! I only felt one or two spots that felt evil...but that being said I never visited the dungeon. I imagine that is where the spooky ones loom! :))) This place was living history. In every way! #11333168

Mary K. Robison July 23, 2015

Pom, you WERE brave to stay overnight in a place with such haunting history...and with those warped windows! I think those pretty flowers add something special to the shot. Great photo, and great history lesson, too. #11335469

Chris Ebben December 13, 2015

I think we are all lucky know you who can tell us all about this very interesting haunted castle without having to go ourselves. Many thanks for the history lesson & picture=^..^= #11411847

Laura E. Swan level-classic December 13, 2015

The most wonderful part to me, ladies, was that this is part of our very own Kiki and Leif Kjaer's Danish history and also mine because of my relative, Mary Queen of Scots. We share this MOST awesome place in such a timeless way. I am very glad I spent two days and one haunted night there so you wouldn't have to. HeeHee...And I'd do it again and again. Just for you guys. Okay and for me, too!! :D I loved it there. It was creepy and exciting all at once. I felt very at home but was well aware that I was just a welcomed visitor. Maybe after a few nights the ghosts would have kicked us out in their own special ways?! :D THANKS for the visits!! #11411849

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