Autumn Evening at Sampford Spiney, a photo from Devon, England

Photographer's Note

SAMPFORD SPINEY, in the hundred of Roborough and in the deanery of Tamerton, lies about 11 miles from Plymouth, under Dartmoor. Part of the village of Horrabridge is in this parish.

The manor belonged, in the reign of Henry III., and for some generations afterwards, to the family of Spinet, or De Spineto. In 1630 it was the property of Sir Francis Drake.
The church (St. Mary) was probably a 14th century cruciform building, enlarged to its present size in the early 16th century.
The alpacas are a more recent arrival that have happily settled into the location.

Sonata11, tyro, SnapRJW, siudzi, snunney has marked this note useful

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elkab (3780) 2011-11-05 12:39

Hi Leslie!
Very moody panoramic scene with amazing compo, depth and texture. Especialy I like super play of delicious sun reflections. Very moody vivid colors
Warm regards
eb

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-11-05 14:20

Hello Leslie,
a very interesting and beautiful composition of this wonderful place. Wonderful POV and DOF with great presentation of this field and animals. Perfectly well done. I like it a lot.
All the best and have a nice Sunday,
Barbara

tyro (30513) 2011-11-05 15:53

Hello Les,

What fabulous warm evening light illuminates this fine church and the lovely trees about it in their autumnal colours! The low angle of the light has also beautifully lit the field and its interesting animals.

Beautiful lighting and colours, perfect composition and exposure and, as usual, excellent sharpness and clarity.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. Being of an obsessive nature, I'm thinking is this rather "Sampford Spiney" and not Sandford Spiney?

brianmcc (6223) 2011-11-05 16:41

hi les,
this is a great composition. the elements are all well placed. the colours in the light are superb, i especially like the light on the church.
regards,
brian

dkmurphys (79209) 2011-11-06 1:07

Hi Leslie,
Very beautiful compostition in these wonderful colors. Great catch, enjoy a fine Sunday.

cargus (13954) 2011-11-06 1:30

Paysage magnifique, joué dans les plus belles couleurs, image claire et bien fait.!!
cordialement
Adrian

SnapRJW (31631) 2011-11-06 1:33

Are those llama I see in the field Leslie? or maybe alpaca? My how things have changed since this country church was built! A lovely countryside image with very fine detail and lovely low light. best regards Rosemary

siudzi (34141) 2011-11-06 1:44

Hi Les,

Wow! What an awesome shot of this incredibly beautiful place! Everything is on place presented with an unique afternoon atmosphere. Lovely work. Bravo!

Have a nice day!

Malgorzata

snunney (130967) 2011-11-06 2:10

Hello Les,
A very appealing landscape composition with lovely warm lighting. The image has a pleasant balance to it and benefits from lovely natural tones and good sharpness. The llamas make an interesting addition to the landscape and nicely counterbalance the church.

zanzi (13690) 2011-11-09 12:49

Bonsoir Leslie
What a light !
Regarding the composition, I would have gone with a bigger castle. It seems to be so pretty.
Bravo
Chris

Tigerlily (3381) 2012-09-27 8:58

Hi Les,
A beautifullly captured iamge, with wonderful light&colour, and amimals... I especially like the one who is watching you:-D