Saturday, February 27, 2010

Lomo adventures, pt. 8 - Hearst Castle

We've been back from Los Angeles since Tuesday night but I've been on the verge of getting sick all week (and still am) so it's taken me a few days to get film developed... I finally got out of the house, so now I can share photos from our trip!

My favorite part of visiting Southern California was stopping at Hearst Castle... ahhhh - I want to go back right now! Actually, I want to move in!!!!!!!



We took Tour 2 - and I snapped about a zillion digital photos that I will definitely share - but in keeping with the Lomo adventure series, here all the film photos from the day!





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Celestial Suite

Celestial Suite

Celestial Suite

And by far, hands down - the very best room in the house - the Celestial Suite .... 360° of those glowing windows - no camera could possibly capture the amount of warmth and just plain old dreaminess of that room. I died. Really and truly.


Okay, more to come! Fore sure you'll be sick of Hearst Castle when I'm through with you!
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30 comments:

  1. Meaghan KellyFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:11 AM

    no way could we get sick of such pretty pictures and such a pretty place!
    keep em coming!

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  2. CrystalFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:12 AM

    Oh man. The want (let's be honest now...need) to live in a castle-like house has now returned. Where is a frog for me to kiss?

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  3. MelFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    WOW looks so lovely! Is that a swimming pool?!

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  4. *February 28, 2010 at 1:35 AM

    I've been to Hearst Castle! I was a teenager at the time, and looking through these picts was like turning back the clock.

    they are gorgeous.

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  5. AFebruary 28, 2010 at 2:41 AM

    What a beautiful place that is. These photos are fascinating.

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  6. beckaFebruary 28, 2010 at 2:48 AM

    Oh my goodness, it's fantastic!! I'm so jealous, I'd love to see this in real life. Although your photos do a pretty fantastic job! I recently listened to a couple Hearst themed podcasts, including one on the Hearst Castle. It's all so great!

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  7. KellieFebruary 28, 2010 at 3:17 AM

    Oh wow, you took some really beautiful pictures! :)
    I went to Hearst Castle when I was about six years old, so i can barely remember it, but I do specifically remember that suite! It was amazing! I need to go back to Hearst one day. :)

    http://playingdressupwithkellie.blogspot.com/

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  8. Iulia RomanaFebruary 28, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    Oh my god,what an amazing place ! I love "travelling" trough blog and this is such a great location. Thank's for sharing !

    PS: You are a great photographer !

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  9. Sophie-Nicole.February 28, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    love looking at your photography, its beautiful :)

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  10. PixieBelleFebruary 28, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    I don't think anyone who loves castles ould possibly get sick of those photos and the more to come. Looks like a beautiful place to visit. Was it terribly expensive to go in? I always loved visiting castles in the UK but the entrance costs got too much so a view from the outside was as much as we managed for a fair few.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    fantastic pictures. ck :) x

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  12. Karen/Small Earth VintageFebruary 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Oooooooo--thank you for this! I visited Hearst Castle when I was 12 and still remember it. That pool! Your photos in the bedroom with all the glowing light are unbelievable--just beautiful! I'll be watching for more.

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  13. KateFebruary 28, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    holy smokes. these photos are gorgeous!

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  14. tessFebruary 28, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    oh wow this is insane and gorgeous, love the lighting in these photos

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  15. SaraiFebruary 28, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Wow, these photos are gorgeous. I haven't been there since I was a teenager, but I really hope to go back someday. So amazing.

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  16. rebekkaFebruary 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    Those photos are so good. I went there about this time last year and haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

    My FAVORITE part was the way they had the table set, with the ancient bottles of catsup. And the theater room...watching the old "home"movies of all the guests frolicking around the castle...you could almost feel their ghosts...sigh...I'd love to go back!

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  17. Kelley AnneFebruary 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    These are amazing. I love the last three photos especially, but they're all wonderful. I would love to go there.

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  18. CassaundraFebruary 28, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    wow!! that is amazing! so inspiring and captivating!!

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  19. hannah, heart cityFebruary 28, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    wow how majestic! that swimming pool man, now thats living.

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  20. LaraFebruary 28, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    Hearst Castle is so cool! It is definitely impossible to truly capture on camera! I also loved your post on Golden Gate Park. My husband and I spent our honeymoon back in October in the SF Bay area. I really want to go back so bad!

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  21. RosieMarch 1, 2010 at 12:37 AM

    I need a lomo camera ASAP! You have such a knack for finding beatiful things to take pictures of. It couldn't have been hard in this place though! Wow, absolutely breathtaking!

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  22. Doris AnneMarch 1, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    Oh my word, those photos are to die for!!
    probably the prettiest thing I've ever seen in Southern California.
    Thank you for sharing!

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  23. carolynMarch 1, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    gorgeous!!! amazing pictures....I especially love the view of the green hills. I would love a lomo or diana camera now, but it'll have to wait...your trip looks amazing, hope you had fun!

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  24. Miss WoodyMarch 1, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    what a dream when i've seen that post !

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  25. Faux NaifMarch 1, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    every time you post a new sequence of your lomo shots i die a little.

    these are too wonderful.

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  26. reckless daughterMarch 1, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    It safe to say that the Hearst Castle is my favorite place in California. I have been wanting to go back for ages now - I just have to convince my boy ;)

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  27. r.martinMarch 1, 2010 at 10:17 PM

    These are fantastic photos of one of my favorite places!! Beautiful! Hearst Castle is such an enchanting place! I visited as a child and have been fascinated by it ever since.Can't wait to see the rest of your photos.

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  28. Scorpion DiscoMarch 1, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    Beautiful!!!!!!!! I dont know much about the place but either a.) no one lives there anymore or b.) you are friends with the right people. Either way, it looks breathtaking...

    cheers,
    renata

    scorpiondisco.blogspot.com

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  29. BreeMarch 2, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    beautiful!

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  30. Natalia HartantoMarch 9, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    i've been there 5 years ago and it was such a nice view. and i get pretty scared of the indoor pool...

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