My back yard ;-) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Today I tought to show you a picture of my backyard.

I wish... ;-)

Actually, this is the Castle Hill Inn.

"It was built as a summerhouse, in 1874, for the renowned scientist and explorer, Alexander Agassiz. From personal knowledge of the Atlantic coast, Agassiz had reached the conclusion that no place offered better facilities for summer study of marine animals than Newport.
In the great hurricane of 1938 the waters of Castle Hill beach and cove became one, cutting the peninsula off from the mainland. Mrs. Maximillian Agassiz, daughter-in-law of Alexander, became so frightened that she never wanted to stay in the house again. The property was sold to J. T. O'Connell, a local businessman whose heirs are the property's current owners."

lucbus, ChrisJ, Fixfocus, elihesamian, jmdaoudal, weswang, nwoehnl, chinchini, papagolf21, Motrem, PixelTerror has marked this note useful

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lucbus (11) 2005-09-24 9:46

That's a very beautiful place to be. I like your composition with the grey rocks infront being at the level of water. The sharpness is excellent and the deep blue sky make this a nice end of summer picture. TFS
Luc

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-09-24 11:01

Hi Paul,
Interesting story behind this impressive castle.The composition is excellent,beautiful light and colors,the people on the lawn add life and context,good use of the polarizer.
Have a nice weekend,
hermann

elihesamian (26091) 2005-09-24 11:17

What a nice place you show us,Paul!
With a pleasance sunlight that seems the poeple are enjoying there,
a very good note you wrote,nice informative work,too,
I like the way you composed the view,with notice to layers from bottom to top,
About sharpness,I read your reply to Chris,do you use USM in photoshop?I think that could be good and ofcourse you know it,but,sometimes I think it's better to use USM on original size(without sky) and controll it and then do resize for TE,I'm not sure this is a fine way,myebe Chris and someone can help better,
at all I like the shot here and this is a fine work,Paul,
Best to You
M

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-09-24 11:41

C'est ta cour !
Un bon Pobv pour un sujet qui dépasse la beauté de cette cote et de ce petit chateau. Un phénomène social, j'ai même pensé un moment que tu avais Paparazzité la maison des Kennedy....
Beau temps, belles couleurs et aussi un très bon cadrage.
Jean Michel

nwoehnl (120) 2005-09-24 13:06

Haha, yeah you wish .. Very nice and richly detailed photo of this impressive piece of real estate, where the folks enjoying the afternoon sun outside the impressive old building make for a delightful compo. Also very good that you were on a boat and able to include some of the waterside setting as a foreground. It looks indeed a bit soft but nothing to be too worried about. Nice one.

Schultzy (5428) 2005-09-24 13:06

Bonsoir Paul,
Je dirais que la composition me semble parfaite. L'endroit est réelement magnifique !
Le point de vue choisi permet une vue d'ensemble assez évocatrice du charme de l'endroit.
Superbe cliché !

chinchini (27805) 2005-09-24 13:53

Salut Paul,
Tes photos sont également magnifiques. Mais les EU sont beaucoup trop grands à visiter, beaucoup plus grands que la Corse ;-)).
Un endroit bien agréable, dans une image bien cadrée avec un avant-plan qui le situe bien.
Bien vu !
Mes amitiés/Pierre

Graal (58720) 2005-09-24 14:09

Hi Paul, very nice place. I like the composition with the coast lines and building in background. Interesting architecture, good colours and sharpness. Good note, too. Well done.
Rgs,Aleksander

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-09-25 3:34

Hi Paul

I would just sharpen this slightly. Color & composition are superb. A very good pov. Were you on a boat or pier?

weswang (18223) 2005-09-25 12:18

Hi Paul, I envy your backyard, I am jealous of it :D.
This is a beautiful scene. You have made an impressive contrast and sharpness out of the shot. Nice clarity and depth. Well done.

naxius (16679) 2005-09-25 13:41

Salut Paul,
Sympa comme petit jardin! Moi ca me conviendrait parfaitement..
Une belle vue!
Alex

papagolf21 (56737) 2005-09-26 4:09

Bonjour Paul,
Vous avez un bien joli jardin avec une "maisonnette" qui ferait des envieux ! ;o)
L'endroit semble très sympathique ! C'est une véritable invitation à s'installer avec les personnages confortablement installés dans des transatlantiques.
Très bonne prise de vue avec une belle lumière.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Motrem (2392) 2005-09-26 10:52

J'aime beaucoup la composition avec les plans mer, terre, gens, château, ciel. Je vois un léger trouble sur l'image mais peut-être était-ce à cause du mouvement du bateau? L'ensemble des couleurs sont très bien saturées, les personnages nous invitent à la détente. C'est fameux.

sarju (5308) 2005-09-29 10:25

Hi Paul
I don't know what to feel about this photo ... there are so many elements in this photo, the backyard that looks like a desert, beautiful castle .... and than water as if it is what is keeping unwanted elements away from the castle ..... very good tension in this photo and at the same time very impressive capture of the settings ... congrats .... sarju

PixelTerror (86839) 2005-10-01 5:29

Bonjour Paul,
Je crois que je pourrais aussi me satisfaire de ce joli petit cottage, mais faudrait d'abord enlever tous ces gens la, moi j'aime pas trop la foule ;-)
Tres belle architecture en bois, ils font de jolies choses dans ce coin des states que je n'ai jamais visite, jolie vue qui pourrait eventuellement beneficier d'un poil denettete supplementaire.
Bon week end,
Jean-Yves

bazal (7898) 2005-10-13 3:24

Bonjour, Paul.
Belle vue sur cette magnifique demeure aux environs spectaculaires. Belle gestion de la lumière et bonne composition équilibrée. la profondeur est bien réglée et donne du relief à lensemble. Merci du partage !

HNIK (1104) 2005-10-25 4:49

Hi Paul!!
WOW! It's your backyard??What a nice place with nice view and peace mood.
Well composed with the building ,rocks and the water.
I like the blue sky in this shot and i would
be there :)
very nice and you worked well
Best Wishes

peco85 (919) 2006-05-16 4:59

Lovely composition.. The house makes an incredible view. Fancy living there - oh yes!

Great time of the day for perfect light and shadows condition. Thanks for sharing!