Thursday 9 April 2009

Viennese Escapes: Innviertel
Schloss Aurolzmünster in Upper Austria

In the Country
I took this picture from a hill near Aurolzmünster,
located about 250 km west of Vienna
and 40 km south of the city of Passau.
The mountains in the background are part of the
"Niedere Tauern" range
of the Central Eastern Alps.

Schloß Aurolzmünster
Innviertel
Inn River Region
Upper Austria


Clouds
Clouds reflected
in the castle's moat.


Photographed und first published
by Merisi under the title
"Painted Skies"
in March 2008

22 comments:

  1. Terrific shots! Love the reflections and such beautiful clouds! Thanks for sharing! Happy SWF! and Happy Easter!

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  2. just lovely and the last one almost abstract, stunning

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  3. Beautiful. Reflectons are great.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Mary ElizabethBlog.

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  4. Those are definitely skies worth painting!

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  5. oh my goodness I love the clouds!

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  6. All are excellent shots, but the 3rd one of the reflection is definately my favourite. Great shot!

    Have a great weekend
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  7. Merisi
    Beautiful!
    Lovely shots with reflection...
    Thank you
    Marina

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  8. Those watery reflections are beautiful. Dramatic skies!

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  9. Beautiful clouds. We have seen some identical clouds around here the past two days.

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  10. Oh, what beautiful pictures of cumulus clouds. Text-book quality!

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  11. Because of all the water we have here we have some truly stupendous cloud formations. I love watching them.

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  12. I like the last photo - looks like a painting:)

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  13. Wonderful captures of an amazing sky. So beautiful.
    Maureen

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  14. Nice pics. The clouds are in such turmoil in the first shot- then you show the opposit in the peacefulness of the still water and reflections int he last.
    Thanks for sharing your Vienna!
    Caprice

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  15. Cloud reflections in water I find very soothing.

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  16. Dear Merisi: I am a retired retina surgeon, now a painter, who follows your blogs faithfully. I was stunned today by the beauty of your shots of PAINTED SKYS and humbly ask if I may use your last two photos as models in my work ?
    Better than any nude model, although I am an admirer of the human as a physician. Please continue your fantastic contribution to the peace,joy and sanity of all of us living in this troubled world. Happy Easter. Ron

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  17. I love these watercolors!

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  18. My fav is #3, it's like a painting. A good painting with light in this case. Happy SWF!

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  19. Don't ask me to choose a favourite I can't. Painted skies is the perfect title especially for the last one for it's light and texture.

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  20. Merisi, these are lovely, I paeticularly love the Innviertel shot. The reflections are wonderful.
    Frohe Ostern!

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