<table><tr><td><p>So, this is my second post to the <b>#AlphabetHunt</b> challenge of <b>Barbara @barbara-orenya</b> and her <a href="https://hive.blog/trending/hive-190931"><b>Feel Good Community</b></a>: <em>illustrate 6 words (or concepts) starting with the letter of the week</em>.</p><p>This weeks hunt goes for the <b>Letter "C"</b>.</em></p></td></tr></table>

<center><h2>Riding on the C ... searching for the C's<br /><sup>#AlphabetHunt Letter C</sup></h2></center>

<center><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/m9UNBKd3-2020-05-10-C-Thumbnail_1280x640.jpg" border="0" /></center>

<table><tr><td><p>I know the title sounds a bit confusing but today I simply want to show you some of the things I have seen yesterday, which surprisingly all somehow begin with the letter <b>C</b>, and the <b>C</b> I was riding on will be on one of the photos too, of course.</p></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#1 - Chair</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/k9RG3EzG-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6886.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/k9RG3EzG-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6886.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>Yes, you have read right, my first stop was at a chair, namely the <b>Herzogstuhl</b> / <b>Duke's Chair</b> near Maria Saal. This double seated Chair, which is mainly made of Gravestones has been very important at the enthronement ceremony of the Dukes of Carinthia.<br />Read more about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke%27s_Chair">Duke's Chair at Wikipedia</a>.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/tY3YGmt5-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6888.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/tY3YGmt5-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6888.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>Unfortunately the chair is under a glass dome - the photos I took from further away have turned out better.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/i56d83ke-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6892.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/i56d83ke-2020-05-09-Herzogstuhl_6892.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#2 - Church</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/9sS5gCel-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6893.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/9sS5gCel-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6893.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>The <b>Magdalensberg</b> is a mountain in the north of my hometown Klagenfurt. The church at the top is a place of pilgrimage. Also on the peak, as well as on the southern slope, there is a late Celtic–early Roman settlement.<br />Learn more about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalensberg">Magdalensberg on Wikipedia</a>.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/MBPJfaPl-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6904-Pano.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/MBPJfaPl-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6904-Pano.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/Scfoc15D-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6897.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/Scfoc15D-2020-05-09-Magdalensberg_6897.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#3 - City of Chlagenfurt</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/MVeQ4Vgv-2020-05-09-Klagenfurt_6903.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/MVeQ4Vgv-2020-05-09-Klagenfurt_6903.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>The city where I live or my hometown is called <b>Klagenfurt am Wörthersee</b>. In ancient times the name was <b>Chlagenfurt</b> and in Slovenian it is called <b>Celovec</b>. The population is a little over 100,000 and Klagenfurt is at an elevation of 446 m (1,463 ft) and has 120.12 km<sup>2</sup> (46.38 sq mi).</p><p>I have photographed this view of Klagenfurt from my second stop on the <b>Magdalensberg</b>. Unfortunately it was a bit too hazy and you can't see the city very well behind these mountains in the foreground.</p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klagenfurt">Klagenfurt at Wikipedia</a>.</p></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#4 - Castle</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/kq95xe5k-2020-05-09-Hochosterwitz_6913.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/kq95xe5k-2020-05-09-Hochosterwitz_6913.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>My third stop was at the <b>Hochosterwitz Castle</b>, which is also in the north of Klagenfurt. <b>Hochosterwitz Castle</b> is a landmark and sight of the Austrian state of Carinthia and a well visited tourist hot spot. I have already posted a couple of articles in the past about this beautiful castle.<br />Read more about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hochosterwitz_Castle">Castle Hochosterwitz at Wikipedia</a>.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/fH091Gyy-2020-05-09-Hochosterwitz_6921.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/fH091Gyy-2020-05-09-Hochosterwitz_6921.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#5 - Cow</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/cirT3Sh1-2020-05-09-Cows_6926.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/cirT3Sh1-2020-05-09-Cows_6926.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>I have to say thank you to <b>Jo @redheadpei</b> who gave me the idea of the <b>cows</b> - she photographed a calf and so my 5th C are cows. Well, there is also a calf sleeping behind the sleeping cow below, but this little one doesn't count ;)</p><p>These were the only cows I have seen on my ride which have been close and also photogenic enough to stop and take some photos.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/AUp1F2Ht-2020-05-09-Cows_6924.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/AUp1F2Ht-2020-05-09-Cows_6924.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>#6 - Cruiser</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><p>This C image was more an accident, because I thought at first that tree was a <b>cypress tree</b>, oh how little I know ;) The bike was just meant as a foreground addon at first.</p><p>Because I haven't been completely sure about the tree I asked my wife and she said it is a <b>poplar</b> tree.</p><p>"So what now?" I thought, but then I realized that I have been cruising around on my little Harley the whole afternoon long and voilà, my 6th image was right in front of me: <b>The Cruiser</b> - now you know what I meant with the title <b>Riding on the C</b> &#128521;</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><a href="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/VMQrQanp-2020-05-09-Harley_6931.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/VMQrQanp-2020-05-09-Harley_6931.jpg" border="0" /><br />&#10070; please click the image for fullsize view &#10070;</a></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3><b>Bonus - Dandelion Clocks</b></h3></center>

<table><tr><td><p>A few days ago I have made one more try to photograph dandelion clocks and these three images came out. I think they might work quite well as a triptych.</p></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><center><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/johannpiber/5kmkdvhj-2020-05-04-Dandelion_Triptych.jpg" border="0" /></center></td></tr></table>

<center><h3>Information</h3></center>

<table><tr><td>Location / Standort: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/K%C3%A4rnten/@46.7514631,13.5805978,142920m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47707498a689f517:0xd95ab93dad9ec93f!8m2!3d46.722203!4d14.1805882">Carinthia on Google Maps</a></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klagenfurt_am_W%C3%B6rthersee">Klagenfurt am Wörthersee</a></td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td><p>All photos were shot with the <b>Canon EOS R</b> and one of these lenses: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS II USM, Canon EF 16-35mm 1:4 L IS USM, Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 L STM, SIGMA 105mm 1:2,8 DG MACRO HSM, SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C.</p><p>I leave all EXIF and IPTC information stored in the pictures.</p></td></tr></table>

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