Robert Todd Linclon's Summer Home Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hildene
Robert Todd Lincoln built Hildene as a summer home at the turn of the 20th century. He was the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln to survive to maturity. Robert first visited Manchester as a young man in the summers of 1863 and 1864 when he came to the Equinox Hotel with his mother and his brother Tad. He was so taken by the beauty of Vermont that some forty years later he returned to purchase 500 acres of land to build what he would call his ancestral home.
The non-profit Friends of Hildene raised the money to purchase the estate in 1978 and began the long process of restoring the home and gardens. The formal gardens, designed as a birthday gift by Jesse Lincoln for her mother Mary, include many of the original plantings from 1907 and produce thousands of peony blooms each June.

The garden promontory, overlooking the Battenkill Valley, provides spectacular views of the mountains on either side and the Meadowlands 300 feet below. The Cutting and Kitchen Garden behind the Welcome Center was restored in the spring of 2003, and the original potting shed now houses exhibits and provides space for the volunteers who maintain the garden.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all you TEers. Note there is a bit of green in this photo.

snunney, danos, vmf-214, asajernigan, pauloog, Gerrit, ymrk, gracious, BWJ, cfreire, phwall, ChrisJ, fulvio52, Dyerco, denisn72, Charo, BelCan75, dareco has marked this note useful

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snunney (33952) 2009-03-17 5:12

Hello Tom,
A fine perspective along this very nice house. Good colour contrasts complemented by some interesting shadow play.

rodgerg (22923) 2009-03-17 5:24

Hello Tom,

A very good presentation of this famous house with a POV well selcetd and a good framing with the hill on the left. Superb blue sky too and nice play of shade.
Have a good day,
Roger

Greg1949 (8499) 2009-03-17 6:26

Nice one Tom, and as soon as I opened it I started to chuckle. This beautiful stone and stucco home, traditional in every way as almost what the building in southern Florida try to look like, and fail. I spent the day with my son and we talked endlessly at the faux class they try to build into everything down here. I love these real structures where every joint and board and stone has a story to tell. Great capture.

Greg

danos (31538) 2009-03-17 8:10

Hello Tom,
excellent perspective and POV of Lincoln's Summer home.I like the saturate colours as the superb sharpness and the clarity of the scene.The light is well managed,as the shadows of the branches of the tree add nice elements in the shot.Well done.

Regards,Danos

zmey (7242) 2009-03-17 8:44

hi Tom
an impeccable, straightforward presentation of this landmark. is it really already that warm in vermont? i imagined it being all in snow still...

best regards,
kristaps

vmf-214 (1620) 2009-03-17 9:37

Hi Tom,

Good POV you captured of Robert Todd Linclon's Summer Home. Beautiful color contrast nice and rich. Wonderful clarity and sharpness. Great note to go along with a excellent photo Tom.

Best regards
Jason.

pauloog (6278) 2009-03-17 9:37

Hello Tom,
Warm clear colours for this interesting view of American history and architecture.
Regards,
Paul

asajernigan (13859) 2009-03-17 9:37

Tom,
This is a well composed shot using a nice angle to show depth and direction in the scene. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail. The deep blue sky is great creating nice contrast for the shot.
TFS,
Asa

Gerrit (35393) 2009-03-17 10:11

Hi Tom/
a majestic mansion and beautiful tight and simple architecture.
Well taken in its setting.
Regards, Gerrit

carper (63877) 2009-03-17 10:14

it's a very nice house Tom.
you made a fine photo of it. good light fine contrast, good note, thanks for sharing. have a good day.
regard jaap

ymrk (8281) 2009-03-17 10:35

Tom,Merhaba,
the original graphic effect with beautiful shadow in here.
Take care of yourself,see youuuuuu!

Yağmur

gracious (20017) 2009-03-17 10:36

Hello Tom,
Great architecture shot with the best light from the CPL, well saturated and it's truly beautiful!
the image is real sharp with very fine details also the good colour
many thanks for the informative notes!
warmest regards
Tony

lucasgalodoido (16525) 2009-03-17 10:59

Hi Tom,
interesting the architecure of school, and detail capture and sharpen are excelent. I´d like of the mountain in BG too. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

berek (28750) 2009-03-17 11:30

Hi Tom,
its great architecture. I like atmosphere and your point of view. thank for note. greetings.
Burak

baba_flies (7913) 2009-03-17 11:36

Hello Tom! What a beautiful summer home, wonderfully presented by this exquisite photo. I like the shadow of the empty tree, still no signs of leaves which probably takes another amount of sunrays before they start to push. Great that they found volunteers to keep the garden going, something we still need to learn where I live, that it sometimes needs an effort to keep things running. Very nice work. Best regards, Barbara.

cfreire (11614) 2009-03-17 15:45

Hi Tom
Splendid shot well composed of this old house that has a beautiful architectural style. The definition is excellent and the blue sky is clear and beautiful. Good pov and framing. Well done. Regards, Consuelo

jplebrun (16496) 2009-03-17 16:24

Hi Tom
superbe cliché de cet édifice qui date d'un autre époque mais qui est admirablement bien conservé, tu as bien profité de la belle luminosité pour prendre ce beau cliché.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

gneufeld (14979) 2009-03-17 18:55

Hi tom,
Very nice. The angle and perspective is perfect to feature this historic place. And the deep blue sky serves as a wonderful canopy and backdrop. Well seen and TFS. Gerald

phwall (5402) 2009-03-17 19:06

Hi Tom,
Now that's a house, what a magnificent building. Your perspective is perfect, using the low cross light to pick out all the details has worked a treat.
Superb capture.
Cheers
Peter

ChrisJ (69396) 2009-03-17 21:15

Hi Tom

I like the angled pov on this imposing old building & the blue sky makes a superb backdrop. Good sharpness & contrast. Congratulations!

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-03-18 5:43

Hi, Tom.
Exceedingly well framed and straightforward, a shot permeated with the scent of those long gone days that comes in with a great complementary note. TFS! You guys have a wonderful day, see y'all later.
Fulvio.

Dyerco (8828) 2009-03-18 9:31

Hi Tom
Once again you have included some tree shadows that help lead the eye to the house. Good POV with ample DOF. The use of the polarizer really works well here.
Phil

Longroute (8815) 2009-03-18 15:04

This picture is so bright that it seems the facade of the house is reflecting the strong light. the whole image is vibrating with light. Strong saturated colours as in most of your pictures but here there is a peculiar 3D effects, so bright and clear is the image. An oustanding house and photo.
Best greetings,
Donato

denisn72 (6867) 2009-03-18 15:46

Hello Tom
That house is really huge! What a stunning style and architecture. I really like your point of view and the management of light. Excellent details and colours. Great work!
Best regards
Denis!

Charo (31651) 2009-03-20 5:59

Hello Tom,
The architecture of this summer house is beautiful, perhaps photographed for years in another era when the field is more active will provide greater charm.
Excellent prospect with great light and details.
Best regards,
Charo

BelCan75 (2416) 2009-03-24 21:26

Hello Tom,

Fantastic shot with amazing light, beautiful colours and details. I love the contrast as well. Excellent POV and well captured. Great work!

Greetings,
Ann

dareco (17024) 2009-03-31 22:36

A very interesting note, and a beautiful picture. WOW! What a place!! I'm so grateful to TE as I can see and learn about these places. I love the shadow of the tree! and the detail is great! TFS