A step back in time ... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Good Morning Everyone,

Today, I have returned to my local village to share with you some of the interesting buildings.

These old cottages have a wonderful 'yesteryear' charm. The random stone walls, stone slab roofs and tiny windows give the houses character.

Although the houses look as if they have been unchanged for centuries, inside they have been modernised to fit in with modern living.

Interesting old houses are 'listed' which means they cannot be altered externally without special permission. In this way, such buildings are preserved for the enjoyment of later generations.

Many thanks for your interest.
I hope you enjoyed the shot.
Please feel free to offer feeddback on any aspect of the photograph. Bev :-)

mikolaj_kawa, robertosalguero, snunney, saxo042, ChrisJ, azaf1, Clementi, gunbud, Kielia, elitsa, dareco, cunejo200, fanni, pablominto, macondo has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (29406) 2009-05-14 0:33

Hello Beverley! Very interesting old stone houses. Interesting architecture. Nice light and bright, very nice colours. Good contrast and sharpness. Good luck!

robertosalguero (2759) 2009-05-14 0:37

Hello Beverley,

This is the type of architecture I wish we have more of in my place. Unfortunately everything is newer here. This is an excellent composition. The light and colours stand out very well. Your angle is also effective to show us depth. Nice work. Thanks Beverley :-)

Roberto

snunney (34186) 2009-05-14 0:52

Hello Bev,
You benefited from a very nice light to capture these lovely old cottages. The tones and detail in the old stones are very well rendered. The topping and tailing from sky and grass make for some interesting toanl contrasts.

Nicou (43977) 2009-05-14 1:30

Hello,

manggique pâté d emaaons, de très belles bvielle pierres, un endroit charmant avec le beau vert du prés, superbe image.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

saxo042 (15188) 2009-05-14 1:45

Hi Bev,
Very fine colours here and a very attractive view. These houses look very typically British to me (just as red wooden houses in Sweden). Together with your note this is really a fine TE contribution!
Kind regards
Gunnar

trekks (14262) 2009-05-14 1:58

hi Bev

Never judge a character from appearance?

I am sure the house can be a luxury home. The external look is wonderful, with the block stones and pleasant earth color tone. Very nice setting of garden green with blue sky in this capture. Good presentation of depth at f/16

Nice work.

tfs, bill

Buin (36988) 2009-05-14 2:26

Good morning, Beverley!
This one simply is beautiful! These houses seem to be built for eternity. The give the impression of solidity and reliability. A somehow cosy place, caught in a very favourable light.
Greetings from sunny and warm Westphlia!
Frank

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-05-14 4:10

Nice one Bev, the colors are wonderfully rich and saturated and the detail in the stone work stands right out because of the crisp focus and f-stop.

Greg

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-05-14 5:23

Hi Beverley

Good textural detail on the stone walls of the old house, with excellent sharpness, & a marvellous blue sky. I like the horizontal layering into approximate thirds. Tfs!

azaf1 (15541) 2009-05-14 6:10

Hi Bev

Do I like those oldies that keep the chararcter of the countryside unchanged. My weekend house is also a circa 1870 one fully redocated but keeping the beauty of the traditional architecture. It's funny because we also use schistolithic slabs for the roofs the difference being that they are grey. Nice capture indeed and thanks for sharing

kind regards
Argiris

Clementi (43023) 2009-05-14 7:38

Ciao Beverly,
a pleasant step back in the time, with this photo where it seems to be in the'900. delicate colors, believe that such a blue sky can hardly be seen in the Lancashire.
good job
Giorgio

rodgerg (23207) 2009-05-14 10:23

Hello Beverley,

A beautiful view full of serenity with a POV very well selected, an excellent framing and nice colours well satured. Good photowork.
Have a good evening,
Roger

Silvio1953 (40933) 2009-05-14 13:15

Ciao Bev, beautiful view of lovely village, good perspective, splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

hay_kes (28554) 2009-05-14 16:51

Hi Bev,
A wonderful architecture vith great POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

lousat (15034) 2009-05-15 4:30

Hi Bev,how i like this tipical english buildings.The wall of big stones,the architechture..are fantastics! Remember me my scottish trip many years ago and the houses of Edimburgh,excellents details and colors and the best point of view for a best result as possible.My best compliments,have a nice day,LUCIANO

sam_wald (708) 2009-05-15 6:25

Hi Beverley,
Nice colors and perspective!
This house does look well preserved from outside.
Regards, Sam

gunbud (27585) 2009-05-15 17:57

Hi Bev,
Beautiful look at this charming English architecture with the rugged details of the masonery work so well seen in this special light that brings out lovely ture colors that all pop against the cloudless blue sky backdrop.
Regards, Tom

Kielia (8201) 2009-05-16 10:02

Hi Beverley,
the morning light illuminated very nicely this old house. Your POV is excellent, showing many interesting details of the wonderful architecture. Reading your note was a pleasure too! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

elitsa (458) 2009-05-16 12:49

Hi Bev,
Beautiful image of a beautiful place! I love such old style villages :) This is an excellent composition and your point of view is very effective. Compliments!
elitsa

dareco (17024) 2009-05-17 5:16

A VERY interesting building!! Nice pov and good lighting and detail. You are surrounded by so much beauty! TFS

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-05-17 11:34

Hello Bev,
This is a well framed village scene. Good details and sharpness on stone walls and roofs. I can see dandelions on the lawn. Interesting to know the definition of 'listed' - a good way of preserving historical integrity.
Regards,
Danilo

batalay (20712) 2009-05-17 22:21

Hello Bev,

There is indeed historical charm in this shot of Trawden. The material and design of these buildings convey the idea that they were built for permanence. Your note informs the photograph, a veritable postcard, effectively. The colors and textures of the stone are palpable in the image.

Warm regards,

Bulent

foozi (4589) 2009-05-18 6:19

Hi Bevrey,
indeed such a beautiful capture of the houses. The texture is very lively and classical. i would say that England really able to preseve the culture very well.
Nice exploitation of the lighting, making this shot veey mpressive. Well composed in clarity and presented in splendid view.

Regards,
Foozi

fanni (8717) 2009-05-24 3:18

Hello Beverley,
this is a very good composition, and a really interesting cottage. The day and time of the day for taking this photo was chosen perfectly well, I think.
I like the old cottage shining in the sun :) and the colours, of course!
I don't know if I will ever go to England, but so far I accumulate the info which I see on the pages of TE :)

By the way, in Russia there are such old "traditional" houses, too. They are "listed" and cannot be altered without special permission which is very difficult to get from the local authorities and the government.
Have a nice Sunday!
Best regards,
Elena
PS. what a mess with the new version of TE now! :(( Fortunately, we still have the old version.

dumbo (4306) 2009-05-27 8:55

Hi Beverley,

Lovely and so typical english house. I like the texture of those walls and thew good colors of this photo.

Regards,
Eino

cobbydale (1924) 2009-05-30 16:27

Hi Bev, this is a very nice shot, you've captured the essence of Trawden and places like it in this area perfectly in this simple but really effective composition.
cheers
Leon

pablominto (40056) 2009-06-09 10:16

Hello Beverley,

Again a most picturesque rural scene, where the aging stone houses stands so well in the middle of all greenery!
Interesting architectural details, and the white window frames add a good feeling...
I can almost hear the bumblebees and smell the freshly mowed grass..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

macondo (12991) 2009-06-17 5:05

Hi Bev.
I'm back on your side of the globe again!
Just read your new intro (bit late in doing so!).
Glad to see you have left the chalk-face; I have vowed never to darken the door of a classroom ever again. You've made a similar journey from Lumix through the Nikons as I have via Pentaxes.

Anyway, back to the picture, which was taken over a month ago (long gap for you!).

Superb detail and sharpness, and terrific exposure. Good angle of view, too. I have seen many examples of the modernisation that goes on inside these old cottages and it always amazes me. Once again, I have to express how envious I am of your village.

Regards,
Andrew