port Meadow #1 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Port Meadow is not really a garden at all, but an area of common land stretching alonside the east bank of the River Thames at Jericho. The pastureland was given to the Freemen of Oxford by King Alfred in return for fighting Danish invaders in the 10th century and these rights are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1066. To this day, members of the organisation The Freemen of Oxford exercise their ancient rights to graze cattle and horses on the land and to fish in the river. Access to the meadow is via Walton Well Road or Aristotle Lane (both off Walton Street) or you could walk northwards along the Thames towpath from the bridge on Botley Road.
(http://www.oxford-info.com/Oxford_Gardens.htm)

well it was beautiful to walk there even boats sailing on the river, but this will come later

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phi75 (0) 2005-10-27 12:56

he Emanuella ,what a big garden !!
I thik you should cropp or the , or the sky, there's something too much in your photo.
a nice compo anyway.
buona serata;
philippe

jcandeli (40) 2005-10-27 13:29

Hi Emanuela. This would make a very nice painting. :D
The colors are great and it is a nice simple composition. I like the clouds, the thing strip of trees and the yellow/green grass. I feel like there should be something more predominant in the foreground but as a painting or watercolor I think this would be beatiful. I still like it. Very nice job. JP

sam224 (5851) 2005-10-28 3:37

Bella composizione Emanuela. Il verde rilassante del prato si amalgama molto bene con il cielo azzuro punteggiato di nuvole dalle forme più diverse. E poi quel cagnolino (vedo bene?) che corre sulla sinistra aggiunge dinamismo ed un tocco di vita all'insieme.
Brava: complimenti!
Buona giornata

tontonjc (6617) 2005-10-28 6:48

Hello,J'aime bien cette immensitée de vert bien dominante. Le ciel est joli mais j'aurais mis un polarisant pour faire ressortir les nuages.

Bravo

rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-10-29 1:10

Hi Emanuela,
A simple but beautiful composition. This plain field looks wonderful, with very good colors and sharpness. Personally I think you should crop the sky a bit, instead of split the shot on the middle. I have made a workshop for you. I hope you like.
Best Regards,
Ricardo

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