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Photographer’s Note

I passed by this old courthouse when leaving the small town of Inverness and thought is was worth taking a photo. I had to use my wife's point and shoot but I think it turned out OK.
The yellow-brick 1912 Citrus County Courthouse, which replaced the original 1892 wood structure, recently underwent restoration under supervision of the Citrus County Historical Society. After peeling off layer upon layer added over the years, workers uncovered terrazzo floors and marble wainscoting. Transom windows that had been painted over and nailed shut were refinished and re-hinged. Old photographs of the courthouse gave clues to what the hidden walls, floors, and ceilings looked like. Society members and architects even watched old reels of the 1961 Elvis Presley movie Follow That Dream, in which the closing courthouse scene took place in the second floor courtroom.

pierrefonds, saxo042, Buin, ChrisJ, mikolaj_kawa, danos, PixelTerror, snunney, Ola_Kwiatek, gunbud, Budapestman, swiatopelk777, jlbrthnn, Muse, Cricri, JCG has marked this note useful

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pierrefonds (26367) 2009-10-05 15:49

Hi Asa,

The palm trees are framing well the building. The point of view is allowing us to see the de tails and colors of the architecture of the court house. The cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jplebrun (17058) 2009-10-05 17:17

Bonsoir Asa
très bel édifice qui sert de cours, les palmiers rehaussent la beauté de l'ensemble.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

jurek1951 (26002) 2009-10-05 21:16

Hi Asa,
Very interesting architecture. Original POV and composition. Very good shot. Well done

bracasha75 (22145) 2009-10-05 21:38

Hello Asa
Very intresthing biulding and intresthing style of architecture.This is just made it for a court
TFS
Cheers,Braca

saxo042 (15790) 2009-10-05 22:59

Hi Asa,
A very impressive and quite typical architecture where many different styles seems to be represented. The impressive palms outside can also tell that this not an "old world" building.
Kind regards
Gunnar

Buin (37782) 2009-10-05 23:40

Hallo Asa!
That's what I call a multifaceted architecture. I like all these numerous details one can detect here. You have had a favourable light when taking this photo. Light and shadow make it nearly 3D. An impressive building!
Greetings from autumnal wet and grey Germany!
Frank

ChrisJ (70299) 2009-10-06 0:26

Hi Asa

Good sharpness, color, framing & graphism. The red brick & cyan contrast well. Tfs!

mikolaj_kawa (30337) 2009-10-06 0:51

Hello Asa! Very interesting building, interesting architecture. Nice scenery. Very nice lightness, superb colours. Perfect contrast. Well done!

danos (32618) 2009-10-06 1:10

Hi Asa,
very nice presentation of this old courthouse with the dome to outlined against the blue sky.I like the architectural style of the building as its yellow-brick walls.Well done.

Regards,Danos

PixelTerror (86234) 2009-10-06 4:06

Hi Asa
I nearly got a shock discovering the picture and its location... OK this is Inverness Florida, not Scotland ;-)
A definite tropical style and environment for this descriptive picture, and no trace of Nessie !
Have a nice day JY

snunney (34998) 2009-10-06 4:17

Hello Asa,
The splendid court building stands out well in this fine composition. The surrounding palm trees add to the mood and the lawn makes an interesting and contrasting frame. Good colours and clarity.

Ola_Kwiatek (2640) 2009-10-06 6:12

Wonderful light and colors, very interesting architecture. Good point of view and very fine take.
Cheers

emka (21662) 2009-10-06 15:11

Hi Asa, interesting architecture of this building. It is quite similar to the one in Silverton, Colorado. Of course, teh surrounding and vegetation is quite different. Nice palms.

Regards

Malgorzata

gunbud (27951) 2009-10-06 20:18

Hi Asa,
Another striking bit of Florida architecture.
Love the yellow brick against the soft pastel sky.
the watch tower also looks special with the yellow brick.
Love the foreground palms.
Regards, Tom

TopGeo (21877) 2009-10-06 22:47

Hi Asa Interesting picture from a characteristic point of reception Beautiful place and prospective that gives in the church intense dynamic and the good management of lighting beautiful colours
Regards
Georgios

Budapestman (42084) 2009-10-07 4:04

Hi Asa,
splendid shot of this architecture, the composition is attractive, the colours and lights are very nice, the mood of the photo is cosy, the environment is beautiful, I like it. Have a nice day!
George

swiatopelk777 (8620) 2009-10-07 4:57

Hi Asa!
Wonderful clock-tower. Good sharpness. Very fine colors. Nice take.
Greetings from Warszawa!

jlbrthnn (38133) 2009-10-08 6:01

Hello Asa,
I hope that the clock of this old law courts gives the hour right. The light is excellent and the point of view is good. Clear and pleasant realization. Cheer.
Have a nice day.
Cordially.
Joël

Graal (58103) 2009-10-09 3:02

Hi Asa,
an interesting architecture of old courthouse. Good note (about Elvis, too) and well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

Muse (31013) 2009-10-09 8:15

HI Asa,
Très jolie architecture et superbe environnement.
De très jolies couleurs et un cadrage parfait.
Best regards
Denise

anokutan (7711) 2009-10-09 8:21

Hello Asa,
Very intresthing biulding and intresthing style of architecture.Good sharpness, color, framing graphism.

Cricri (43178) 2009-10-09 8:45

Hi Asa
Yes le bon POV, une architecture intéressante ave c l'horloge un peu d'un style différent du reste du bâtiments , de même que pour les couleurs, très belle présentation et note
Friendship
cricri

JCG (25409) 2009-10-11 7:08

Hello Asa,

Two palm trees which bring a pretty key of exoticism to this beautiful photograph on this beautiful architecture which is integrated well in the landscape. This coloured building gives much contrast with its environment. Beautiful and interesting photograph, thank you for your note Asa.

With all my friendships and very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles