Lonely Cottage Photo

Photographer’s Note

The painted door on this lonely cottage near West Burton caught my eye. There are many abandoned stone cottages in the dales of the Yorkshires. Many of these dwellings were inhabited by shepherds, while some small cottages in this vicinity were used by men involved in quarrying stone.

Since posting the above, Ben4321 has corrected me as to the fact that this is likely a barn, though as he points out, some of these have been converted to havens for walkers. Having said that, the lonely shepherd's life often involved sleeping in structures that served as both barns and human shelters.

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xavshot (63137) 2006-08-09 10:04

Bonjour John
très belle vue et très belle lumière. Cet endroti est magnifique. J'aime beaucoup la forme de cet arbre. C'est une très belle photo
amicalement
Xavier

hello_ishan (1571) 2006-08-09 10:08

Hi Jhon,
You have captured the scene nicely along with the cottage. Very well done.

Srinivasan

pasternak (13698) 2006-08-09 10:09

Hi John, wonderful composition here, nice diagonal division of the frame, and this cottage is very well placed in the corner. Lovely light on the tree (and on everything else actually:) A very good landscape photograph indeed.

Cheers
Alexander

fallan (1860) 2006-08-09 10:13 [Comment]

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chrisnet (20376) 2006-08-09 10:26

Hello John,
Very nice shot captured here,I like the cottage and the tree very nicely,excellent composition.
Regards
Christian

ChrisJ (70443) 2006-08-09 10:29

Hi John

Wonderful texture & lighting, with a pleasant green monochromatic colour throughout. Good sharpness, color, & lighting. Tfs!

feather (50230) 2006-08-09 11:15

The Dales are going to be my next series. It's not my part of Yorkshire but we spent 2 days there earlier this year and walked to West Burton from Aysgarth, so this is a nice surprise.
This is an excellent view of one of these stone dwellings that are scattered all over the Dales. In May everything was still beautifully green as you have captured here. The light is lovely here as it illuminates the foreground tree in particular.
Kath

marjan (6093) 2006-08-09 11:18

Hi John, nice shot with interesting motive and good details. Good explanation and composition.
Marjan

markstaples (15670) 2006-08-09 11:34

Hi John
Another beautiful countryside shot with powerful green tones under a wonderfully cloudy sky. Excellent composition as always. A great shot, John.
Best wishes
Mark

veve (4149) 2006-08-09 11:35

Hello John!
Excellent cmposition!The colors are wonderful!
Very interesting shot!Good light and sharpness!
Best regards,
Veronica

jhm (83446) 2006-08-09 11:39

Hi John,

A spring picture with the first green vegetation of the year, maybe are this house small, but I find this wonderful for a holiday middle of the nature together with herdsman and his sheeps, far of the populated environment. Lovely nature picture!
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice evening,
John

luisafonso (858) 2006-08-09 11:51

This is just wonderful John. I love your composition and what you have build with those deep greens. The tree is so beautiful and so well placed in the frame. The blue cloudy sky covering the upper third is perfect. Love the light and shadows you captured. Really great.

PS. That thin line and its holding post break the peaceful/magic mood a bit. Perhaps you can clone it - if you want - using the "clone tool" in PS. Just a thought.

cherryripe (19187) 2006-08-09 11:52

Hi John
Charming cottage with it's blue door taken in a pretty light. The rolling hill makes for a pretty backdrop. As the powerline cuts through the field, a little pp to rub it out would have been nice.
Regards
Nikki

siolaw (25838) 2006-08-09 12:26

Hi John,
A well composed shot with good POV and framing, strong sharpness and fine colors
Well done
TFS
Laurent

carper (65768) 2006-08-09 12:43

he is nice John,
a fantastic quality shot, well taken composition, good balance and fantastic contrast with the sky, marvelous job.
gr. jaap

Fis2 (46465) 2006-08-09 12:51

Witaj John!
Wonderful place, curious obiekt. I like the composition and colors. Super sky. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

ben4321 (9809) 2006-08-09 13:00

The Yorkshire Dales is one of my favourite areas of the country and your shot sums up its appeal eloquently.
Your composition is excellent, with the tree and barn placed at the perfect point in the frame.
What really ensures this shot's success though, is that beautiful warm light. Stunning.
As far as your note is concerned, I hope you won't be offended if I correct you slightly. What we are looking at here is a barn, not an abandoned cottage. I imagine that the majority of the stone cottages that you noticed on your visit were in fact barns as well. They were often constructed in the corners of fields to provide shelter for the livestock in winter, and to store fodder in. The lack of windows and the large animal sized doorway are a bit of a giveaway. Even people in Yorkshire like to have windows in their houses!
Many of these barns are no longer used as larger farms have swallowed up the many smaller farms that would have occupied the same area in the past, and motorised transport obviates the need to store fodder in close proximity to the livestock. Many of them have been converted into bunk-barns to provide accommodation for walkers.
Cheers,
Ben

Ann75 (0) 2006-08-09 13:15

Hello John,

Another amazing shot from your England series. I love the lush green landscape here. The little cottage is a great addition to this photo and it blends in so beautiful with the scenery. Great composition with amazing details and beautiful lines and curves!

Greetings,
Ann

Nottinghill (1085) 2006-08-09 13:25

Oh well, no green could compare with English green. At least for me, I love English countryside. Thanks for reminding me this feeling.

ndb1958 (9249) 2006-08-09 13:30

Hi John,
a very beautiful landscape with beautiful vivid colours. A beautiful old cottage with a nice position on your photo. The same for that tree. Beautiful composition.
Nino

Albrecht (11229) 2006-08-09 13:35

Hi John
I love these kind of views on your country;beautiful, warm and interesting.
greetings Albrecht

dkeus31 (26399) 2006-08-09 14:05

Hello John,
Nice light and good composition aroungd the building and the tree.
I would prefer that ther were not just in front and the tree before the sky, but it is not so important.
Regards,
Didier

peter1892 (3201) 2006-08-09 14:34

John, it's another excellent shot from your trip. I've nothing original to add to the comments, I'll merely say that the composition & colours are excellent.

lasscor (7637) 2006-08-09 15:51

Hi John,
Very nice cottage.
Great landscape, pov, colors, light and sharpness.
Great peaceful atmosphere.
TFS,
Corinne

riclopes (33135) 2006-08-09 15:55

Hi John,
What a beautiful image. It seems like a painting. I don't know if it's the strong colors or the lighting that makes a tone range of greens all over the image, the ondulating field that goes up the hill to the pine forest, or just the simple scene of the tree and cottage, but this landscape really attracts me. The sharpness is just great and the cloudy sky enhance it. A superb work!
Ricardo

elmec (12194) 2006-08-09 16:02

Hello John!
Yhis is next amazing Yours composition!
Perfect tree, house and waving field in the back!
Congratulations!
Best regards!

sleon (9352) 2006-08-09 16:28

Hi John
What a beautifully lit scene! The tree in the foreground is such a pleasing shape and we can see every detail in this lovely light. A very attractive and green shot from England with a really special atmosphere. Wonderful celebration of the English countryside which is close to my heart.
Regards, Susanna

anesugur (17018) 2006-08-09 17:14

Hi John,
Excellent shot of this pretty landscape.
Very good POV and nice warm colors.
Good job.Best regards. Uğur

alvaraalto (5303) 2006-08-09 17:32

Hi John,
I think this is a landscape that could inspire the great impressionistic painters to a master peace. I almost can imagine how Cezanne this landscape could handle and how van Gogh should have attacked it.
The landscape looks so simple but is full of surprises.
Groet Rob

danyy (69539) 2006-08-09 17:33

Hello John,
j'apprécie vraiment ce genre de photo où les couleurs sautent aux yeux, tellement elles sont fortes mais sans quitter le naturel.
Un ciel sublime et une netteté dans les détails insolente.
Superbes lumières bien dosées, une scène cadrée avec soin.
A very good job.
Regards.
Daniel.

Muse (31059) 2006-08-09 17:43

Hello John
Une ambiance très spéciale. Un ciel et des couleurs superbes.
C'est très net. Excellent POV.
J'aime beaucoup
Merci pour ce partage
Denise

izmirli (3287) 2006-08-09 18:07

merhaba john
beautiful landscape and nature.beautiful trees.very nice blue and green colours.
well done.best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2006-08-09 18:12

Hello John
Lovely picture. Very nice and sweet colours. The door looks like a gate to another world ;).
Regards

singuanti (15240) 2006-08-09 23:03

Wow John this is fantastic! You had the perfect light to accompany that superb composition. I would have thought it was a cottage myself. I love the colors. Very nicely done John!!

jwmunro (6257) 2006-08-09 23:42

Good evening John -

Isn't this country just a photographers dream? The sky, the evening light, and the composition just make a simple rock shed into a work of art. It's just too bad there is a power line right in the way. The strong elementa thoughout minimize the intrusion of the line.

As usual well done! Thanks for sharing

John Munro

danielswalsh (13330) 2006-08-10 0:59

Great shot John!

The composition of the cottage (where are the windows???) and tree against the rolling hills of Yorkshire are great. Noticing your recent images are void of any noise what so ever- how'd you fix the problem John? New Camera?

Nice work!
- Dan (127 days to go)

InasiaJones (20705) 2006-08-10 1:10

Hello John,

English countryside is always pleasant to look at, but this image is particularly fascinating. Brilliant composition with amazing colours and shades. I like the way the barn doors create an echo of sky’s blue.

Excellent point of view, details and light.

Best regards,

André

Graal (58828) 2006-08-10 2:42

Hi John,
beautiful landscape, good composition, nicely colours. Friends all told You. I like this work, too.
Rgs, Aleksander

rosaline (0) 2006-08-10 3:59

Hi John
this is a great shot to add to your landscape stables. The lush green is wonderful, the light is nice and soft, and the off center composition balances the overall scene very well. What I particularly like is the soft light, it has given a nice luminousity to the scene. Nice work.
Aubrey

papagolf21 (56811) 2006-08-10 4:08

Bonsoir John,
Merveilleuse prise de vue qui s'apparente à une très belle peinture.
Paysage bucolique à souhait. Les couleurs et le rendu sont d'une grande douceur.
Une très belle image.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Gerrit (36325) 2006-08-10 4:10

Hi John,
curious two dimensional building in a wonderful landscape with amazing light and colours.
Great work.
Regards, Gerrit

fabio_ts (13674) 2006-08-10 4:37

A wonderful green tone for a wonderful picture John, great contrast with the lovely blue sky and, once again, you have composed it in a superbe way.. A+++

ciao,
Fabio.

jemaflor (39759) 2006-08-10 5:53

Hi John,
A lovely landscape, well seen with this house and its blue door. Very beautiful effect of this light on the green hills, welle taken.

pablominto (41458) 2006-08-10 6:02

Hello John,
Interesting lighting giving some fine colours here!
Subject(s) are awesome as I'm tending to include that fine old tree too...
Well composed image with lovely lines, all topped by a most admirable blue sky!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Dragonheart (8393) 2006-08-10 8:17

Hi John,
What a shot!!! WOW! I am amazed with the quality, its crystal clear, how it will look in full format, just thinking :-) Well saturated colours and sharpness.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Vivek

Tue (25608) 2006-08-10 11:53

Hej John,
Good capture of this landscape and the cottage, that is placed well in the photo. The slopes have fine shapes and I like a lot the lighting here. A good shot, thanks for sharing!
Hilsen,
Lars

richtersl (3544) 2006-08-10 12:12

The lighting is incredible! Bravo!!!!

leo61 (43830) 2006-08-10 12:41

Hi John!
Beautiful composition, and fantastic colors.
You had good light and a verry good eye to compose this shot.The green/brown field and the diagional wall are a good background for the foreground scenery.Again,perfect quality.
Regards,Leo

jafadabret (40387) 2006-08-10 12:50

John bonsoir !
Ce paysage est magnifique et ta photo le rend très bien. J'aime cet arbre juste devant la porte bleue, la maison et les champs qui dessinent de belles courbes avec des couleurs superbes. Quant au ciel il est excellent.
Jacques

cjmm (4019) 2006-08-10 13:42

Hi John,

The exposure (light and colors) and the sharpness are simply amazing... and the composition, wow!

This is the kind of photo that one wants to keep on looking at.

Well done!

Kind regards, saludos,
Carlos

kermit350 (8988) 2006-08-10 15:41

Hello John, it is a splendid place for a framing which is not it less, the quite natural colors are chatoyantes, this dormitory for tourist is based in the decorations and forms with it is tree superb a foreground, the luminosity is like always perfect, pretty blow of?il, sincerely

plimrn (19754) 2006-08-10 20:03

Hi John,
Your light management and focus are perfect giving lovely color and detail. The many shades of green with the accents of blue in the door and sky are most attractive. I also like the framing with the detail of the stonework under the old trees and the waves of manicured land under the sky strewn with fluffy clouds. Well done!!
Regards, Pat

bantonbuju (48796) 2006-08-11 1:28

hi john,tell me please how you achieve these colours? have you used grey filter or polarizer?
the "lonely cottage" seems to be a perfect fit in terms of surrounding colours;
best wishes, j.

PixelTerror (86957) 2006-08-11 4:10

Hi John,
A beautiful piece of english landscape under an interesting sky, I like the background curvy descending field and would have loved to see its bottom left part, other than this a nicely composed and exposed photo.
Have a nice week end,
Jean-Yves

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-08-11 4:12

So you have made a good realisation for the blue door, I agree this is a great point in the whole landscape. Its position in the frame makes the choice we have to consider the only construction and tree or the whole beautiful landscape under the light.
I like it
Jean Michel

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-08-11 4:26

Beautiful postcard John...very green and peaceful atmosphere:))

Have a good day, A.

gebala (0) 2006-08-11 5:11

helloooooooooooooo:)

beauty landscape:)
I love vivid colours and great point of view
nice poetic photo:)
great romantic beginning of my lonley evening:)))

rgs

bertolucci (12014) 2006-08-11 6:16

Hi John, a very elegant and sophisticated compo you offer us here. The trees, alone, in a loose pattern or in the form of the forest bring a lovely continuity in the form language of this capture, together with the gentle slopes of the landcape. The blue doored barn breaks this pattern in a fine way.
The colours and the light are superb. Great!
Have a nice weekend,
Bert

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-08-11 9:46

Hi John,
Looking at your series of landscapes I have come to believe that you live in a different world :)) It is better than any picture postcard, tell you what ...these can be good tourism publicity material.
Thanks for sharing
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

capthaddock (28640) 2006-08-11 11:07

Hi John - the soft diagonal separating the blue and green halves makes an effective composition, the twisted branches of the tree makes a good top for the cottage.

cessy (13647) 2006-08-11 15:42

it's very you John :)
calm place, green and nice blue sky
I like the lighting fell over the beautiful tree there, very nice

cam (8880) 2006-08-11 19:49

Hi John
A pastoral view well balanced John,by the tree and the house on the left with the "open" area on the left.
The colors are sharp,without any noise removing trace on this one,I am glad you fixed your noise problem.
I like it that the tree stay shorter then the mountain in the background and is well detached from it.
Have a good WE
Charles

Cricri (43822) 2006-08-12 7:28

Bonjour John,
Belle prise de vue, j'aime la différence de vert dans ce beau paysage et sa douce lumiére
un ciel superbe, compliment
cricri

Jeppe (18623) 2006-08-14 16:18

Hi John
A fine and different landscape you present here - I like the way building and hills almost mealts together - thanks for sharing.

Clairedelune (4885) 2006-08-16 22:20

Dear John,
The problem with your photos, and me being slow, is that I just can't read the critiques, as I usually do, and try not to repeat what has been already said. You have so many deserved critiques that I could pass one hour just to read them! So, sorry if I repeat what others have said, but I prefer using my time in looking at your excellent photo! ;)
What a beauty this one is. When I see a photo like that, I just want to pack my bags and buy a ticket for England! The colors, the rich and warm tones, are really impressive. I always have been fascinated by some trees with their intricate shapes. This one is no exception. That blue door is the icing on the cake! Very enjoyable photo!
Claire

guillaumejm (32) 2006-08-21 16:39

Hello John,
What a lovely country picture. The light you've captured is perfect. Colours are very good too with all theses variations on green upto brown.
Best regards
JMarc

mumek (17510) 2006-09-25 8:17

Good morning John!
Great landscape, very well composed. Lovely different tones of green colours, beautiful light.Super shot.Thanks for sharing and thanks for the note
best regards
ziggy