Castle In The Sky
by Mel Steinhauer
Title
Castle In The Sky
Artist
Mel Steinhauer
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(Copyright Mel Steinhauer all rights reserved) Many things are not always what they seem to be. In 1900, George C. Boldt the famous owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, began construction of a full-size Rhineland castle. He chose Heart Island near Alexandria Bay on the St. Lawrence River to build a six-story, 120 room castle for his wife Louise. Sadly, she died suddenly during construction in 1904. George immediately stopped further work on the castle and never returned to Heart Island. For 73 years the castle remained empty and subjected to the ravages of weather and time. Then in 1977, the 1000 Islands Bridge Authority acquired the property, began restoration efforts and opened the castle to the public. This classic structure merely housed the diesel generators to produce electricity for the real thing, but to me it appeared to be a ... Castle In The Sky.
I created this black and white image from my original color photograph taken on location by adding digital enhancements, textures or other effects. These effects and image details will become more visible by clicking inside the green magnifier square as the cursor is placed over the image.
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July 15th, 2012
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