Photographer's Note
A view of Market Hill in old Hythe, Kent.
Some information from Wikipedea:
Hythe is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the District of Shepway (derived from Sheep Way) on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place.
The town has medieval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon/Norman church on the hill and a seafront promenade. Hythe was once defended by two castles, Saltwood and Lympne. The town hall, a former guildhall, was built in 1794, its fireplace designed by the Adam brothers.
Hythe's market once took place in Market Square (now Red Lion Square) close to where there is now a Farmers' Market every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Hythe has gardening, horse riding, bowling, tennis, cricket, football, squash and sailing clubs. Lord Deedes was patron of Hythe Civic Society, and the hounds of The East Kent Hunt are kennelled in nearby Elham.
Hythe is one of the Cinque Ports, but although it is beside a broad bay on the English Channel, silting removed its harbour hundreds of years ago. Hythe was once the central Cinque Port, between Hastings and New Romney to the west and Dover and Sandwich to the east.
According to [Edward] Hasted, a French fleet approached Hythe in 1293 and landed 200 men, but "the townsmen came upon them and slew every one of them: upon which the rest of the fleet hoisted sail and made no further attempt".
In 1348 the black death afflicted Hythe, and in 1400 the plague further reduced the population.
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npecanhuk
(79329) 2009-03-24 2:50
Hi Stephen!
Another lovely and truly superb picture with nice and interesting architecture with its beauty enhanced by all those plants and flowers!
Excellent sharpness, very good exposure, natural and beautiful colors, excellent pov, simple but effective composition!
Very pleasant! I really like it!
TFS - Congratulations!
Neyvan
TopGeo
(38220) 2009-03-24 2:54
Hi Stephen! I like your this beautiful choices the characteristic traits architectural and the intelligent POV they give in the composition beauty and interest Good and beautiful idea frame and note.
Regards
Georgios
John_F_Kennedy
(43797) 2009-03-24 3:25
Excellent view! I like how you framed this composition very well. Nice colours and light. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim
Nicou
(193806) 2009-03-24 4:33
Hello,
Très belle facade de couleur ocre, ces brique sont superbes et toutes ces belles fleurs, ce décoration, superbe captage.
bravo et amitié
Nicou
saxo042
(38078) 2009-03-24 4:45
Hi Stephen,
A surprisingly steep hill! And I´m also surprised to see a wood-paneled house! But the good POV and colours do not surprise, nor does the excellent note. A very good picture!
Kind regards
Gunnar
meltemi
(0) 2009-03-24 5:22
Hello Stephen,
good architectural photo. The old houses are looking nice. The color combination at building part is very good. The flower plants are attractive. Pleasant perspective and the colours are refreshingly vivid.
All the best.
Stella
delpeoples
(60326) 2009-03-24 6:03
HI Stephen, what a beautiful old house. The shot is technically excellent. Composition, saturation and sharpness all superb. I have a lot to learn from you. TFS and havee a great week, Lisa
jlbrthnn
(76041) 2009-03-24 7:22
Bonjour Stephen,
Tu as bien choisi ton sujet, cette façade est remarquable par ses briques, les couleurs des ouvertures et la décoration florale. Le point de vue est intéressant, la vue en pente sur les escaliers est très agréable. Bonnes lumière et couleurs, netteté parfaite. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Cordialement
Joël
Fis2
(155487) 2009-03-24 10:29
Witaj Stephen!
Beautiful building.
Good frame and perspective.
I like the coloring, light and windows ;)
Good work.
Krzysztof
Gerrit
(59968) 2009-03-24 10:58
Hi Stepehn,
pittoresc typical brittish houses on a steep street, Well composed photo.
Regards. Gerrit
gracious
(20025) 2009-03-24 11:13
Hello Stephen,
I loved the size of this beautiful posting
in which we can enjoyed the fine details on the surrounding!
the beautiful sunlight makes this place gorgeous with beautiful colour and good details
the pov is excellent as well
many thanks
Tony
diomed
(13926) 2009-03-24 11:36
Hi Stephen,
very interesting architecture with great sharpness, amazing colours and nice perpective. Well done.
Nice evening
Antonio
trekks
(14348) 2009-03-24 11:59
hi Stephen
I think your gallery has shown a variety of how England is commonly seen with this kind of suburb houses that make up a nice mix of landscape as compared to countryside barns and houses. Good work paid to details of architecture.
tfs, bill
amaryllis
(37047) 2009-03-24 14:26
Bonjour Stephen
beautifull cottages in the hill, les couleurs de ces maisons sont superbes, de plus tres bien fleuries,avec ces petits escaliers jumeaux
une luminosité parfaite
excellente réalisation
juliette
batalay
(41261) 2009-03-24 18:34
Hello Stephen,
Your photograph is one of the finest small town scenes I've seen of England. The spirit of the town is captured with a simple but elegant composition. The colors and definition are so good that it is easy to spot the English bond in the brickwork. Thanks for the highly informative note.
Warm regard,
Bulent
gunbud
(34066) 2009-03-24 19:07
Hi Stephen,
Wonderful example of old time English homes with the freshly painted doors and lovely flower pots on windows and steps.
Everything is very clear in this fine light.
Regards, Tom
ChrisJ
(159918) 2009-03-24 20:24
Bonjour Stephen
Very good sharpness, with excellent shadow detail, despite the high contrast. The flowers add a pleasant splash of colour. Merci pour ce partage!
Royaldevon
(75252) 2009-03-25 4:39
Hello Stephen,
An interesting pov looking down the street, it allows us to see details, like the steps, which we wouldn't see from the opposite pov.
Your focus is pin-sharp and captures perfectly the details of the houses and their adornments.
The barrier is an interesting addition to the composition.
Kind regards,
Bev :-)
TGULUMSER
(13252) 2009-03-25 11:36
Hello Stephen,
Very nice, the details are superb. You captured with a very good POV,
Best regards,
Tulay
Graal
(103040) 2009-03-26 0:22
Hi Stephen,
nice place in Kent, interesting old architecture. Good composition and quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander
Cricri
(176) 2009-03-26 5:01
Bonjour Stephen
Des façades aux pierres rouges comme chez nous en Belgique, beaucoup de détails et un bon POV avec la route en pente, très belle lumière
Friendship
cricri
jafadabret
(56501) 2009-03-28 2:43
Bonjour Stephen.
Cette photo est superbe et la note des plus intéressantes sur le courage de la population. La façade en briques avec ses couleurs et son graphisme est bien mise en valeur.
Beau travail !
Jacques
mauro61
(53411) 2009-04-03 1:38
ciao Stephen,
bello scorcio di via con la casa in mattoni rossi.
Architettura semplice a cui i fiori conferiscono una piacevole bellezza, ben fatto
saluti
maurizio
cobbydale
(1958) 2009-04-05 6:18
Beautiful shot of Hythe Stephen, it's hard to imagine it's deathly past looking at this scene. Lovely colours and good notes as well.
cheers
Leon
Photo Information
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Copyright: Stephen Nunney (snunney)
(130967)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2003-08-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: CANON EOS 10 D, Canon 28-80 3,5-4,8 USM IV
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-03-24 1:26