Wallpaper

Do you have a widescreen monitor? Here are some 1600 x 900 lowres wallpapers you can save and use. You should be able to click on the image for a larger size, then right click and save the image in your pictures file. Open it using Windows then right click and set as wall paper.

Bingen, Germany

Bacharach, Germany

The view from Burg Klopp, Bingen, Germany

Nancy, France

Bacharach

A couple of panoramas from the town of Bacharach.

Bingen

Went to a town called Bingen on the Rhein. Climbed to the top of a castle and walked around a bit.

Burg Eltz

This is a nice little castle near the Mosel river. We have been there once before in the fall, this time it was open. We toured the inside and it was an enjoyable day.

The Castle on the Rhine

Taken near the town of Rudeshiem from a boat on the Rhine river. Single shot with clarity and curve adjustment, layered for highlights.

Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz is a castle in Germany that was built over 800 years ago. It is still owned by the Eltz family. It is located in Western Germany near the town of Münstermaifeld.

The castle is more of a fortified residence than a fortress. The castle construction was stretched out over a period of 500 years.

It is located in a valley and the river Eltz flows around it on three sides. You have to park at the top and you can see the castle below. It is a long walk down the mountain and each turn as you get closer the castle gets more beautiful. Of course the problem is you have to walk all the way back up, and it is a tough climb.

The castle was closed when we went in March., it is only open from April to November.

This is a three shot HDR, tonemapped to enhance the sky. Since the focal point is on the drawbridge, the castle itself has a softer focus. I wanted to emphasis the stone structure.