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On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
Castle Dracula: A Gothic Horror Experience
Immersive experience, meet the Count in person as you search for clues in his castle to help you find a missing person.
From the maker of Prehistorica.
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Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/castledracula/
Les Belles Isle Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/14821077@N24/discuss/72157721919063...
"Moreover, the walls of my castle are broken; the shadows are many, and the wind breathes cold through the broken battlements and casements."
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Once again, my thanks to H. Adam for the great textures! (Two this time.)
Today is both the birthday of Bram Stoker who wrote Dracula and Vlad “The Impaler” Tepes on whom Dracula was based on.
The novel is of course pure fiction, the real hero who defeated Count Dracula was a brave sheep called Abrashaun van Helsing. He traveled all the way to Transylvania with his loyal but slightly foolish assistant Mr Jonathan “Pip” Barker.
When they arrived at the castle during a full moon (there was lots of howling going on) the doors opened wide and there he was evil Count Dracula. His cape flattering in the evening breeze. “I bid you welcome Sheep, may you enjoy your stay at Castle Dracula”, this dubious words of welcome were followed by a manic laughter.
Van Helsing knew of course how to defeat a vampire-duck (every self-respecting sheep does) so he looked at his assistant and said “Quick Pip, the garlic”. You can imagine how surprised he was when Pip handed over a bottle of Cinnamon!
“Oh dear...”. Luckily Van Helsing wasn’t easily disturbed when things didn’t go according to plan (do they ever?).
He quickly got out his rolling pin and thwacked the Count over the Head.
Phew...
My brother said i shouldn't edit my pictures i should just take better ones.... but the truth is i LOVE over-editing.. like this picture... I'm trying to post more that are S.O.O.C *(Straight Out Of the Camera)
but I'm usually never 100% impressed until i sit there tweaking it for an hour
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This might not be an Airstream. It may be an old Avion or Silver Streak. It was rotting in Florida in some reeds behind Goofy Golf. The McDonald's sign in the old Castle Dracula wax museum location is barely visible on the left side, just above the plants.
I think anytime an Airstream is in a photo, its almost like instant art. I can't wait to find a 26-28 footer to gut and rebuild into a mobile lab of some sort. One of my dreams (which may be in more detail in my Fark bio--Easy Reader) is to start a kind of "gated trailer park community" where aesthetically-likeminded college and 20-somethings live in a cluster of very nicely restored travel trailers instead of dorms and apartments, while saving up to buy a real house. If anyone has any ideas, talk to me.
The photo was taken with an old Graflex Graphic View I 4x5 camera on Ilford film. The framing is not exactly how I wanted it because when I put in the film slide, the camera panned a little on the overloaded tripod head. But the picture is probably better than what I had in mind anyway. I've since gotten two new cameras (a Graphic View II and a Speed Graphic, as well as a beefier tripod head) so I don't have too many unsolicited movement issues anymore.
This was gone last time I was in PCB in September 2005
The remains of Mulgrave Castle, the inspiration for Castle Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel.
Dad's old Kodak 66 Mk III / Kodak Tri-X 400 @400 / X-Tol 1+1
Castle Dracula (or Dracula's Haunted Castle - depending on which sign you read). The 2nd haunted house we went in. This one allows you to pick your level of scare. We picked "extreme".
It wasn't bad, but had some moments of jumpiness.
Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls Canada - 9/11/10