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BOBBY

 

Thank you so much for your very kind comments. much appreciated!

 

GAIL

 

Thank you for your thoughtful observations and comments, you have go tme thinkingnow, as I have already written a couple of stories for my grandchildren, this could be the sequel "The Veil of Valle Crucis" .....ahhh if only I had more time, I love writing, but alas...I love taking photographs even more. great idea though Gail.

 

JIM

 

People do seem to like this one Jim, and I'm really pleased that you do too, Thank you so much for your comments.

 

Sincere Thanks To All

 

Alf

Sorry being late in commenting. Anyway this is a wonderful composed image with so much atmosphere and beauty. Excellent reflections and your post treatment has really brought out the best in colors, details and textures. Great work!!! Take good care my dear friend and all the best from Jannica

No need to apologise, you are a very busy woman and very much in demand! I am honoured that you take time to comment on my work and I thank you most sincerely.

Your very good friend in the UK

 

Alf

This is a great photo. Living where you do I don't think you could ever run out of things to take photos of. How lucky you are.

You are right of course, there are endless photographic opportunities here, but I still am in awe of some of the wonderful landscapes your country has to offer..

Thanks for stopping by Diane, much appreciated.

 

Regards

 

Alf

Brilliant, love it! Thanks for the comment on one of my photo's.

Regards, Gavin.

Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comments. much appreciated.

Regards

Alf

So crystal clear ! 

I love the reflections, the surround to the pool and the tree on the right.  But most of all the stonework.  The stonework makes me wonder what the original structure must have been like.  Hopefully, someone has, or will, do a virtual reconstruction.  They do this with skulls, so it must be possible with buildings.

My wife often looks at your photos, Alf.  She says that this one "speaks to her". I must ask her later more fully what she means ?  However, as some insight - she did comment most favourably on the reflections and the architecture.

Thanks for the background info.  I really look forward to reading your stories as they lend extra interest and substance to the image.

Have rambled on enough. 

Best wishes

Jim

Sincere Thanks for your visit and very kind words Jim.  I tried to find a virtual reconstruction of the Abbey, but failed miserabley. The best I could come up with from the internet was a kind of errrm Lego like structure measuring some 17" high, that looked exactly what it was ....Plastic! I'm really honoured that your wife is interested in the image too, and I think I know what she means, when she says it speaks to her, as the place has a quiet presence that makes contact with the imagination and stirs thoughts of the kind of life that the residents lived so many years ago.  Days of silent devotion, hardship, reflective contemplation and learning. There again, it might just be the architecture she likes : - ) I'm really pleased you both found it of interest though. There is another shot I took of part of this abbey called "The Chapter Room" I think it's in the buildings and architecture section of my portfolio. It's one of the first HDR images I tried and so looks a bit surreal, not to everyones taste, but I still quite like it.  Thank you both again for your interest. Now it's my turn to stop rambling on!

Kind Regards

Alf

beautiful photo of a ruin - I think it is British tradition

thank you for sharing

Great ruins, nicely captured. The reflection is an added bonus. i think there are several other shots in this by playing with the cropping. I would be tempted to crop the table on the right out and possibly the bridge on the left making this more of a vertical shot. The tree is okay but doesn't add a lot to the shot. These are simply my musings and not intended to say this isn't a good shot, because it is. All the best. - Charles

MARIA

Humble apologies for a this belated repply, this one must have got laost somewhere.  Many Thanks for your interest and feedback.

Best Regards

Alf

CHARLES

Your "musings" are very welcome, I like to read about peoples idea's and opinions, and your feedback is invaluable, good or bad I like to read it.

I agree with you about the tree, I didn''t particularly like it and still don't, but thought it looked a bit flat wihtout the rest of the abbey in the background. To the right of the tree, you'll ge horrified to learn that there is a caravan site, (how the owners got planning persmission for this in such an area of outsanding natural beauty and right next to a national treasure is beyod me)  this prevents any different composition from that angle. But I do see where you are coming from with the vertical shot suggestion, and I do think it has some potential.

Many thanks for your interest and feedback Charles, much appreciated.

Best Regards

Alf