Chimneys like antennae., a photo from Lancashire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning My Friends,

My posting, today, is of a very imposing house on the edge of the village. I particularly like the tall chimneys which appear like tall antennae! The naked tree in the garden adds a little softness to the straight, Victorian lines.

The early spring sunshine allowed it to be shown off to advantage, highlighting its orange ridge tiles and chimney pots, so characteristic of this type of building.

It's elevated position gives it wonderful views across the moors in one direction and across the village in the other.

Many thanks for your visit which I hoped you enjoyed.
Please feel free to feedback on any aspect of the photograph. Bev :-)

Hand held.
pp sharpened, adj light and contrast, cloned out a road sign, added borders and signed.

Budapestman, snunney, asajernigan, feather, Buin, gracious, ChrisJ, Kielia, macondo, gunbud, Clementi, dareco, ikeharel, PaulVDV has marked this note useful

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ccameraguy (383) 2009-03-19 1:38

Fine framing of the house by the village from the trees gardens and the roadway.

Fine colour acroos moor and sky.

Bill

rodgerg (55767) 2009-03-19 1:39

Hello Beverley,

An another very nice landscape, here with the house which give an interesting element of life. An image full of serenity, of pecafull unedr a beautiful sky. I like too the harmony of colours and the composition with the wall in the Fg which give an interesting diagonal. Good and nice photowork.
Have a good day,
Roger

Jonathan_Tree (0) 2009-03-19 1:43

Hi Bev!
Nice colors. Good contrast. Original view. Wonderful capture.
Cordially!

Budapestman (82620) 2009-03-19 1:48

Hi Beverley,
We got a photo with a superb mood from you again. The composition is superb, the long wall our glance leads it away until the house and bare tree. The building, the landscape, the sunny distance all give calmness and peacefulness to the photo. The colours are beautiful likewise. Splendid photo.
Have a nice day!
George

snunney (130967) 2009-03-19 2:31

Hello Bev,
Looks a very imposing property. The point of view with the stone wall leading us into the scene and the house nicely positioned in the frame. I like the soft light and colours. Thanks for sharing.

asajernigan (21427) 2009-03-19 2:33

Beverly,
Nice composition here using the stone wall to lead the eye into the shot. The house is well framed by the trees. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

feather (51130) 2009-03-19 4:16

Again I am forceably struck by how like our area yours is. It is an imposing looking house and seems quite isolated, but is lucky to have close proximity with the village. I like the effect on the perspective of the wall from the slight rise in the field. There is an optical illusion of much stronger perspective lines than in actual fact. Good shot.
Have you solved your colour profile problem?
Kath

BlueRaven (37) 2009-03-19 4:53

Hi Bev,

Beautiful light on this one! Great composition, too, with the triangular shadow leading the eye into the picture. Fantastic DOF that lets the eye wander along those hills in the distance.
Superb shot, thanks for sharing!

Best,
Claudia

Buin (42580) 2009-03-19 4:59

Hallo Beverley!
Here like especially this wonderful light and this springlike atmosphere - and this skillful composition with the diagonal wall. These chimneys here are rather uncommon and they are truly eyecatching. I also like this open and wide landscape...
Greetings from sunny but cool Germany!
Frank

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-03-19 5:17

Bev, antennae are a lot uglier than chimneys and there is nothing ugly about this capture of yours, you do live in some beautiful country. Great detail as always.

Greg

pablominto (53746) 2009-03-19 8:51

Hello Beverley,

This is an appealing rural scene, a beautiful house in an interesting design!
A fine composition with a good lead-in diagonal in the stone fence...
The good light renders great colours and details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

gracious (20025) 2009-03-19 10:27

Hello Bev,
The pov is superb with the moors view at the far distance as well! the clouds formation adds a great impact in this beautiful composition!
the shadows on the fence and the architecture also makes a nice light contrast as well!
very cheerful country scene indeed!
many thanks for the sharing
have a wonderful evening, my dear friend!
Tony

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-03-19 10:32

Hi Beverley!
Photo poetry... that's how I describe your photo style and this one is a perfect sample of it! Soft colors - specially light green and brown! Soft light, with good balance between brightness and shadows! Well elaborated compositions with all the elements so well placed in the frame! Adequate sharpness, creating a romantic atmosphere, usually painting-like images!
Yes, this picture has won my heart!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

Nicou (193806) 2009-03-19 23:37

Hello,

superbe cadrage, ce long mur de vielle pierre avec sont ombre qui diminue plus on va vers la bâtisse, une belle image de saison, superbe.

Braov et amitié

Nicou

ChrisJ (171392) 2009-03-20 3:31

Hi Beverley

The old stone retaining wall adds superb lead in lines towards the rustic old cottage. Good colour, sharpness & composition. Tfs!

Kielia (24077) 2009-03-20 10:00

Hi Beverley,
a wonderful composition with this bulky house in the surrounding landscape. Excellent perspective and management of the light. I also like these moody colors at the beginning of spring. The chimneys are remarkable indeed but I think that they are a kind of landmark in UK. TFS and have a nice weekend!
Warm regards
Harriet

jonathan_hart (21276) 2009-03-20 10:21

even more off centered would work even better. the POV is nice and the light well managed
jc

macondo (20449) 2009-03-21 1:46

Stop it, you're making me jealous.
Are there any dreary, unpleasant, dirty places in your village? Everything looks so idyllic 19th century, one half expects to see women in crinolines and men in top hats and the odd horse-drawn carriage dawdling past.
Anyway, it's a nice picture, with the bare trees framing the house well, and the shadowy wall making a pleasing triangle to enhance the perspective. A real postcard beauty, and I don't mean that deprecatingly.
I suppose the fields will be full of daffodils soon; here, we're still having the usual Indian Summer and wishing it would go cold.
Regards,
Andrew

Silvio1953 (220775) 2009-03-21 2:38

Ciao Bev, my today neighour, lovely building with fantastic chimneys, great perspective on wonderful architecture, very well done, have a good week end, buona Primavera da Spoleto, ciao Silvio

gunbud (34066) 2009-03-22 8:34

Hi Bev,
The old stone fence in the shadows draws a lovely line between the spring time green lawn and the beautiful old English style brick home with its distinct triple chimneys.
The light blue sky against the green hillside fields makes the ideal backdrop for this wonderful look at the English countryside.
Regards, Tom

yuha (276) 2009-03-22 16:44

Hi Beverley,
Wonderful landscape and beautiful point of view!
Nice colors, light and clarity!
Excellent done!
Best wishes, yuha.

Clementi (52514) 2009-03-23 3:34

Ciao Beverly,
a village where the calm and the contact it ruling with the nature, a good place whether to relax, beautiful in the landscape and in the colors.
good job
Giorgio

dareco (17136) 2009-04-09 14:22

Is it for sale??? A love this house, and the landscape around it is lovely!! Very nice pov and detail. So nice to see green :) TFS

ikeharel (112565) 2017-05-23 0:54

Hi Beverley, and first let mo say that our thoughts are with you all, people of the greater Manchester area after last night terror attack.
The sight here is so contrasting to what said above, calm and serene, and so green. Wonderful photo with superb DOF out to the far side hilly terrain.
Wish you a better day now, sincerely.
Ike

PaulVDV (62810) 2021-11-23 16:13

Hello Beverley,
Wonderful landscape, so suitable for the better postcard!
I like the composition and framing very much and especially the dark triangle of the shadow side of the long wall in a sun-drenched green winter landscape.
Best regards, Paul