Attention to detail, a photo from Schleswig-Holstein, West

Photographer's Note

You may have seen this castle and the king抯 statue in my previous post from this Sand World festival in L黚eck-Travem黱de, taken in year 2005. Here I wanted to give you a chance to have a closer look at its details.
Each year the festival had a special theme:

2002: L黚eck's medieval history as Queen of the Hanseatic League
2003: Wonders of the world and wonder worlds
2004: Myth Olympia
2005: Fabulous & Fairy Tale Kingdom
2006: Free the arena!
2007: Time travel

Unfortunately, it seems both festivals I mentioned in my previous post 揝and World� and 揑ce World� are the thing of the past. It illustrates again what I mentioned here so many times, that we travel not only in space but also in time. That is one of the reasons why I believe TrekEarth gallery is so valuable even though there are plenty of maybe better photos available for free online. I found the following information on the German Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_World):

The Sand World was a sand sculpture festival in Germany. It took place for the first time from July 12th to September 1st 2002 in L黚eck-Travem黱de. On an area of around 10,000 square meters, 450,000 visitors viewed the sand sculptures on the Priwall beach. The sculptures were up to ten meters high. The team comprised around 75 sculptors. Various tools were used, from paintbrushes to trowels. The sand did not come from the Baltic Sea, as the grains are too round here, but from the Meuse River. Sand World 2007 was the last of its kind. The number of visitors - not least due to the rainy summer - fell well short of expectations at around 140,000. The sister project Ice World, in which sculptures were made from ice, also failed to reach the target number of visitors in 2006/2007 and has therefore not taken place since then.

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Fis2, ikeharel, Royaldevon, jhm, jean113, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, Energysavingelk, adramad has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (172083) 2021-02-15 0:37

Czesc Mariusz!
Zmieniles godziny nadawania, dzisiaj 1 minuta po mnie.
Znowu po sasiedzku :)
Szuflada otwarta ;)
Robia wrazenie te rzezby piaskowe.
Nie widzialem nigdy na zywo.
Widok napewnoe jest ekscytujacy.
Ladny kadr, i kolorki.
Udanego nowego tygodnia.
Krzysztof

ikeharel (114751) 2021-02-15 1:28

An amazing sand-sculptures, Mariusz, light and colors made this so attractive.
A gifted persons done this marvelous display.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

ChrisJ (172442) 2021-02-15 1:39

Witaj Mariusz

Must be a scene from the Emperor's new clothes, lol! A pity both the sand and ice festivals are no longer held. Nice warm cold color contrasts and the bg sandcastle looks like a mini Neuschwanstein! Tfs!

Silvio1953 (223103) 2021-02-15 2:58

Ciao Mariusz, great view of fantastic sand sculptures, fine details, wonderful colors, splendid light and excellent sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao

ricardomattos (17600) 2021-02-15 7:01

Witaj Mariusz

Muito bem feitas estas esculturas de areia e a sua foto � de excelente qualidade para nos mostr�-las. haha..Eu me lembro deste conto de fadas e o escultor n鉶 omitiu os detalhes hehe.. Belo trabalho !

Parab閚s

Ricardo

Royaldevon (86564) 2021-02-15 8:18

Hello Mariusz,

As regards the sculptures and your prowess at photographing them, they are extremely well done!

With regard to the subject, I think this has to be 'The King's New Clothes'. The artist has taken this to the extreme, to show exactly what would be on show! As I fairy story, I never imagined just what would be revealed by 'The New Clothes'! 😆

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jhm (211738) 2021-02-15 9:01

Hello Mariusz,

This are real artists to make with sand the wonderful images
The people are a nice addition to the scale
Excellent sharp and clear nice photo work.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

jean113 (28349) 2021-02-15 9:12

Hello Mariusz, a very sharp shot from 'Sand World'.
This must be the children's story of The Emperor's New Clothes.
A well composed shot with people in the background aiding our sense of scale.
I marvel at the artists who can create these pieces.
Interesting notes.
Thanks for sharing, kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (63574) 2021-02-15 9:38

Hello Mariusz,
Strange to hear that the sand used for these sculptures isn't coming from the sea but from the Meuse River.
This king here may have a nice Disney-like castle to live in, but he doesn't seem to have a well-stocked wardrobe :)
My first idea was whether your daughter appreciated this Disney visit, but maybe she wasn't there yet in 2005 ...
Best regards, Paul

lousat (140070) 2021-02-15 12:04

Hi Mariusz,it's interesting to know tha every year there is a different theme to follow for the sand artists. And the pic is wonderful,as the title, i don't know whic details you talk..ehehe...but maybe i understand...have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Tue (93592) 2021-02-15 12:21

Hello Mariusz,
Another great photo of this fairy-tale world in sand with the king (or Emperor, it looks like the one from the Emperor's New Clothes) in front of the large castle. Wonderful warm sunlight also. I would have really liked to see L黚eck's history in sand as well at the 2002 festival.
Lars

jmdias (116635) 2021-02-15 12:21

mariusz

the king is naked !!
excellent image with great quality. I presume such event has many photograph opportunities. excellent image. maybe only in germany an sculptor would have freedom to show the penis of the king..

take care

jorge

pajaran (117201) 2021-02-15 12:56

Pozdrav.
KJod mene se vratila zima sa velikom haldnocom preko noci.
Lepe skulpture od peska i dvorac u pozadini, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i dobrim tekstom.
lepa fotografija.
Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

ifege (49617) 2021-02-15 19:16

Hi Mariusz
This sand sculpture must surely be about that old story "The Emperors New Clothes". Another good one from Lubeck.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (117940) 2021-02-15 22:42

Hello dear friend and have a nice day
original version
impressive capture with useful notes
great view of these fantastic
sand sculptures
regards
Costantino

vjmite (6720) 2021-02-16 3:40

Hi Mariusz,
That sculpture illustrates a well known fairy tale in a graphic manner. What I like about sand sculptures is that they are usually much more interesting and imaginative than other contemporary sculptures, as well as requiring great skill. Good composition including the giant castle in the background.
Vince

Energysavingelk (7890) 2021-02-18 10:33

Hello Mariusz!

To be honest: why take the pains and import sand from the Meuse to the Baltic coast?
What about carrying owls to Athens instead?

BTW: This reminds me very much of a Hyde Park Corner speaker who preached us in 1970: "I tell you: the shorter the penis, the longer the bones!"
So far about details... :-)

We're watching not just squadrons, but full wings of cranes heading north
Sven

adramad (73498) 2021-03-01 11:35

Hello Mariusz.
Very interesting note, which introduces us to the vision of these spectacular creations with sand, it seems that it must be very difficult to get these ephemeral works of art, especially because of its large size, the castle is impressive with such a large number of towers.
Very good color that increases the attractiveness of the image.
Superb brightness and sharpness management, to enjoy the details.
Well seen and done. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.