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Challenge: Anachronism (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: stories
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: nj
Date: Mar 27, 2007
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2007

 In 1928, F. H. Bennett, inventor of Milk Bone Dog Biscuits and owner of Wheatsworths Mills, had a vision of creating a gingerbread castle with figures of fairy tale characters. He hired world renowned set designer and architect Joseph Urban to design the project. The Gingerbread Castle opened in 1930. It operated continuously for many years and became a tourist attraction for youngsters long before the establishment of today’s theme parks. Years ago, the Borough of Hamburg commemorated the Gingerbread Castle by establishing street signs shaped like the castle (many of which are still in existence today) and naming many of the streets after fairy tale characters. The police department also continues to wear a patch displaying an image of the Gingerbread Castle.

The Gingerbread Castle in Hamburg, NJ even 10 years ago, was in a state of disrepair. Jack and Jill had fallen down the hill and were showing their chicken wire guts. It was a glorious fall in NJ. There was a factory, albeit abandoned, but loved, with a beautiful tiled gated entryway and some thought given to preservation. But the economy obviously could not support it at the time. Some remember climbing up to the top of the turret to see the cauldron of bones the witch had stewed up.

more: //www.njherald.com/296188872967944.php

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Place: 78 out of 92
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Avg (commenters): 4.0000
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 04/09/2007 04:13:31 AM
I think this was a neat idea. I like the subtle colors in the gingerbread factory. I don't think you could have pulled this off without the colors. Sorry about the lousy score but you know what, I didn't see anything in this challenge that really wowed me. I'm glad I didn't enter it.
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04/07/2007 03:31:16 AM
The shot is good, I like the color tone but the tilting of the image doesn't appeal to me.
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 04/01/2007 08:15:27 PM
Not sure why you used the selective desat. Doesn't allow the juxtaposition of the two peoples to work because the eye is drawn to the building on the left.
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