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Copyright: fabio nemi (fabio_ts) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1934 W: 36 N: 1400] (11782)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-01
Categories: Castles
Camera: Nikon D50, Nikkor 18-55 DX, 52mm UV
Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-08 2:36
Viewed: 771
Points: 95
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ciao TE friends,
I feel pleasantly nostalgic today, and so, watching my old shots from Ireland I've decided to post this one, nothing special, just a view from a nice place.

Note about the place:
Kylemore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine nunnery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland. The abbey was founded when Benedictine Nuns fled Belgium in World War I.
Originally called Kylemore Castle, it was built between 1863 and 1868 as a private home for the family of Mitchell Henry, a wealthy politician from Manchester, England who was also MP for Galway County from 1871 to 1885. After the death of his wife Margaret in 1875, Mitchell did not spend much time there. He and his wife are both buried in the small mausoleum near the church in the grounds of the abbey. Notable features of the abbey are the neo-Gothic church (built between 1877 and 1881), a miniature replica of Norwich Cathedral, made from local green Connemara marble, and the Victorian walled garden.
The abbey houses a secondary girls' boarding school, Kylemore Abbey International Girls' School. The house and gardens are open to the public.
The name Kylemore originates from the Irish words Coill Mór – meaning Great Wood.
FROM WIKIPEDIA.

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That has some quaint and soft setting in the way you have composed it and from the pov you have used. I feel like becoming a child again and playing there till my mom comes looking!!!

Hi Fabio,
That very fresh environment reminds of abandoned Asian palaces that are taken over by jungle. Very nice view, but there is sort of clash of eras. Boat and the cut lawn feel too modern, and I might consider excluding them from the composition.

Hello Fabio

Seems that I`m not the only one nostalgic today...:-D...maybe because of the season...:-D

"Nothing special"...hm...maybe for me,but for you a very special one.
Very pleasent view to see from a nice place,a picture very careful composed with an impression of calmness and quietness.
Very nice indeed.

My kind regards

Like nice postcard from Irish land. I propose diffrend colour for frame, very dark green and cophyright in black in the middle.

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  • Jeppo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 576 W: 2 N: 483] (4397)
  • [2008-05-08 3:11]

Ciao Fabio,

vedo la tua foto e mi sento molto molto ...quell'aggettivo che fa rima con orione!
sai...ho visitato anch'io l'Irlanda....e mi sono perso questa abbazia. d'altronde i miei compagni di viaggio volevano trascorrere più tempo a limerick! (intelligenti vero???)

cmq...ottimi toni di verde..e buon contrasto con il bianco dell'edificio
nota molto interessante

un saluto
Silvio

Ciao Fabio
Beautiful composition with excellent details. The architecture is wonderful. I also like how you framed it and the boats on right side
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

Pronto FAbio.

Excellent picture well composed. Nice grass, river and abbey.

Well done!

Slav Fabio,
Perspektîvek di cî de,bi alîkariya ronahî,zelalî û avahî û kelekan Dîmenek rind derxistiye holê.Pîroz dikim.TFS.
Dûrzan

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3275 W: 0 N: 6392] (22379)
  • [2008-05-08 3:48]

Hallo Fabio!
This one simply is beautiful! What a wonderful scenery! Your point of view couldn't be better and it creates a very good depth. A really gorgeous sight! Great note!
Greetings from summerly Germany!
Frank

Ciao Fabio.
This seems to be more than just another shot from Kylemore. The boats and the tree nicely close composition, exposure is fine and colours natural. I have a feeling that moving your camera upwards would result in even better frame(I mean, slightly more space above the building, bit less grass).
Still, I really like this shot, even if I don't like this white frame, too thick and why not other colour, ie black?
Best regards
Joanna

Many thanks for this reminder. About 15 years ago I was here durng August and the whole two weeks it was rainy. The picture I had taken from this castle is grey in grey.

I like the calm and peaceful atmosphere. Nice colours and use of light.
Best wishes,
Achim

Hi Fabio,
Very nice shot. The atmosphere is very romantic, with this beautiful abbey, this very nice lough and the small boats in the foreground.
Regards,
Olivier

Hello Fabio!
What a nice picture and lovely perspective!
Beautiful castle and excellent colours and light!
Very well done!
Best regards!
Lili

Ciao dear fabio
excellent nature and excellent white stately home.magnificent picture and colours.well done my friend.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Ciao Fabio.
Questo è un tipo di immagine che apprezzo molto. So che non è il tuo genere abituale, dunque devo complimentarmi anche per la tua versatilità. Belli i piani prospettici successivi (prato-vegetazione ripicola-lago-abbazia-bosco), le asimetrie della composizione e la macchia di colore delle due barche. Ciao, Bobo.

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  • Paolo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4701 W: 146 N: 9001] (39569)
  • [2008-05-08 8:16]

Bella foto Fabio, con una serie di verdi molto belli e molto Irlandesi!
ottima qualità, luce e POV.
ciao

"Nothing special" you say? It is a lovely image. You composed it well with the boats on one of the thirds, nicely balancing the castle. You have captured excellent detail in the castle, even from a distance. Well done
Kath

Hi Fabio!

Your excellent title describes perfectly well the feeling I get from this marvellous photo! Wonderful place, looks like its coming straight out of a fairy tale! great framing and composition, beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Ciao, Hercules

Ciao Fabio.
Lovely scene very well composed & captured, excellent colour & detail.
Thanks also for an interesting detailed note.
Saluti
Santo

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  • chpp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 511 W: 51 N: 539] (2645)
  • [2008-05-08 16:34]

Ciao Fabio
great shot! the view is amazing, great colous, depth and light. Here is raining / snowing, so it's a perfect day to be nostalgic :)
cheers
C

A fairy tale type of scene. It's like a hidden jewel within foliages. Those boats are inviting too, it seems getting ready for a ride to the castle. Have you?
Regards
Albert

Fabio - a love shot of this scene. I like the way youve framed the building in the top left amongst all the greenary. The boat is also an interesting addition.
Good work with it.
Dave

Ciao Fabio,
nostalgia di non essere li'? ci credo un posto fantastico molto ben ripreso con la tua maestria . che dire la foto e' perfetta
Giorgio

Ciao Fabio,
Bellissimmo!
It is a wonderful castle and the foreground perfectly managed to enhance the beauty of the place.
Regards,
Marianne

Ciao Fabio, composizione da sogno e castello-abazia da favola, belissima, ti auguro un buon week end, ciao Silvio

E ti credo che hai la nostalgia...
Bella abbazia immersa nella natura, e bella foto, complimenti Fabio.
Buona settimana
Ciao
Vinicio

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  • toto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2334 W: 107 N: 2446] (13158)
  • [2008-05-12 2:04]

Bonjour,
belle photo de ce superbe chateau de l' autre coté de l' eau, ces barques semblent nécessaire pour la traversée.
Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté du château et des arbres, des herbes rasses et hautes, des barques, de l' ensemble de la photo.

Amitiés Thomas

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 12311 W: 244 N: 16146] (64582)
  • [2008-05-12 4:26]

Hello Fabio,

What a nice place for a good strolls and nice point for look it to the castle.
Beautiful composition with excellent details.
You composed it well with the boats on one of the thirds, nicely balancing the castle.
Very well done, thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

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  • delkoo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3667 W: 226 N: 4708] (23219)
  • [2008-05-12 6:25]

hi fabio
A simple shot of a simple subject,but so effective.It`s an excellent exposure with fantastic sweet colors but it is the mood that really grabs me.


best regards
didier

Hi Fabio,
A beautiful place this, it's been captured a few imes on TE. I think you could improve on your shot by cutting out the lawn and strengthening the colour. I've done a workshop to show you what I mean. Hope you like it.
Regards,
Brian

Ciao Fabio,
Un luogo romantico e affascinante. Voglio essere lì ora.
Complimenti,
Zeynep

Hi Fabio ;

çok güzel bir kadrajda kayıklar ve mimarisi muhteşem bir şato elinize sağlık

Önder kahraman

Hola Fabio, to be honest I dont think you got the best colors out of the image, as it is it feels that everything is on one plane (dont get me wrong, it could also mean that I'm getting old, and I cant see certain tones... jajaja). I do think that your logo ROCKS! Even without the word 'fotografo', just by looking at the logo you can tell that you are a photographer.
Ciao,
Enrique

Ciao Fabio,
Hai fatto bene a postarla è veramente un gran scatto, ottima l'inquadratura i dettagli e i colori con una tonalità di fine estate, viene voglia di andarci.complimenti
ciao
andrea

"pleasantly nostalgic" and "definitely fantastic"!... beautiful composition fabio, what a combination of the charming castle on the left and the simple country life on the right... i would have loved to be there right now...

ciao

korkut

Hello Fabio. I like this landscape shot for many reasons. The green foreground with tall grass bordering with the lake is already stunning with the boats and the tall tree sitting right on the sweet spot. The castle across the water is just brilliant against the green backdrop. Super shot of top quality image. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

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  • Vames Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 517 W: 0 N: 331] (2705)
  • [2008-05-16 5:30]

ciao Fabio,molto bello castello e bellezi barce e verde colore !bravissimo!

Excellent composition - boats in the foreground, river and then the impressive abbey.

hi Fabio
may be the best image that you one could produce from that place, Killemore abbey..
perfect compo..lights, boat, building..
nothing to say

good job

loic

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  • Gerrit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3999 W: 82 N: 4817] (23617)
  • [2008-05-19 11:20]

Hi Fabio,
beautiful composition. Excellent landscape and the crop with only the green and the castle works very well.
Regards, Gerrit

hi
i like the colors and this building very much...this photo is kind of a time machine...even those beautiful boats are old fashioned...
TFS
N

Hi FABIO,
A fantastic photo like a fairy tale with
the princess inside.I feel like a small child
playing there.Youare not only you so nostalgic
everybody is,bravo fantastic ideaof this
composition and presentation
thanks for sharing my friend
Costantino

Bonsoir Fabio,
Je rêve d'un séjour en Irlande, à me gaver de verdure abondante et grasse, où l'eau est reine de Vie. Miam !
Extraordinaire paysage dont il est impossible de se lasser.
Excellent travail photographique.
Amitiés
JiBé

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  • kiks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 585 W: 113 N: 456] (3435)
  • [2008-05-26 14:08]

Hello Fabio, for someone leaving in such a crouwded and flat country as the Netherlands is this something special. Very nostalgic like you say but also very peacful. THe 2 boats at the fg make the nostalgie even stronger. Very well seen.
Best regards
KIks

Hello Fabio!
Very nice shot! I like your great chosen POV and the beautiful colors of this picture!
That´s a very nice work!
Have a nice day,
best regards Kris

Hi Fabio. Wonderful view. Well composed, strong FG and lovely backdrop. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Oh wow, Fabio!
what a lovely shot! The colors of the abbey contrast beautifully with the surrounding greenery. I love the way you have composed it with the abbey to the left and the small colorful boats in the bottom right corner. I like the way the water divides the FG from the structure and the soft light and color is superb. No wonder you grew nostalgic. It's wonderful! Many thanks and kindest wishes,
Shelly

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  • Cricri Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4185 W: 226 N: 5635] (27404)
  • [2008-07-02 11:22]

Ciao Fabio,
Une image qui me rappelle de beau souvenir et que tu présente si bien avec les barques dans le coin de l'image qui donne un côté charmant en plus du château, trés jolie
Best regard
cricri

Hi Fabio, Very fine composition with interest in the foreground and the background. Good ambiance flows from this phto. TFS. Murray.

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