The-Monks-Pool-

The Pool in the foreground was used by the Monks of Valle Crucis

Abbey for stocking fish, 800 years ago fresh fish was not available, as a

journey to the coast would take days, so the Monks solved the problem

of fish on a Friday with their stock pond, this is the only surviving pool in

Wales. Your thoughts and comments are always appreciated.

Thank You.

Thank you for the information on this pool. It is so nice to read a little history about the location.

Your image is sharp and beautifully exposed. The reflections are wonderful as well.

 

Best Regards,

 

Debra

Beautiful. best regards.

Alf that is one fantastic image you got there. The composition is great and I lke the clarity and contrast on the image.

Beautiful work

Alex

I agree with Alex,this is ine stunning image.

Nicely composed shot Alf!

Lovely shot of the old Valle Crucis. I like the detail in the Abbey itself with the purple of the braken in the b/g. The pool's reflection, with the ripples comple an excellent composition.

 

Regards.....John

Alf,

 

Wow.....beautiful image with the history to go with it. I love the reflection in the water. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Patsy

Beautiful image and reflection!Regards

A wonderful image! Bravo!

Wonderful commentary, Alf. Beautifully composed image and I love the warm tones.

I like your composition. Very nice work.

So beautiful, I like the composition and lovely colors, beautiful done.

 

Alberto

Wonder full capture , well done ..................................... Best regards.

Very good landscape..However, looks like somone did'nt care much about fish..

Excellent composition Alf! Wonderful history lesson with this superb image to boot!

All the best,

Neil

Beautiful refection...lovely colors...

Well composed. Best regards, Antonio

DEBRA

 

Thank you for looking in, and for your very kind comments, I'm really pleased you liked it.

 

TONY

 

Cheers mate, much appreciated.

 

ALEX

 

I really appreciate your very kind words, thank you!

 

BIRTE

 

Thank You, Much Appreciated.

 

PEDRO

 

Thank you!

 

JOHN

 

Cheers mate, the thing I find hard to believe about this beautiful location, is that someone in thier infinite wisdom, granted planning permission for a caravan site right next door, the mind boggles eh, and yayayay! Yeah Everton did it!, the wife was very pleased (She's an Evertonian, we have interesting discussions as you can imagine) Thanks again Barrie.

 

PATSY

 

Lovely to hear from you as always, thank you for your very kind words, much appreciated.

 

GIUSEPPE

 

Thank you for your interest and kind words.

 

MAURIZIO

 

Good to hear from you my friend, thank you for your very kind comments.

 

LIZ

 

I'm really pleased you liked it Liz Thank you!

 

WILLIAM

 

I appreciate you looking in and commenting, thank you.

 

ALBERTO

 

Thank you so much, you are very kind!

 

VLADIMIR

 

Thank you for your very kind words, I don't think any fish have been stocked here for a very long time. it is just a pool of water these days.

 

FALAK

 

Thank you very much for your kind words.

 

NEIL

 

Thanks Neil, much appreciated. Thats the great thing about photography, you usually get to learn a little bit about what your shooting.

 

KALLOL

 

Thank you so much for your visit and kind comments.

 

ANTONIO

 

Much Appreciated, thank you.

 

 

Sincere Thanks and Kind Regards To All

 

Alf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very beautiful image. Am I correct in assuming that you used the HDR process to get this final shot? I'm just curious, as I've just recently started to experiment with HDR and this shot seems to be a great example of one. If it isn't, then you've got quite a talent for capturing light.

Beautiful image Alf. I like the serenity of the scene and the beautiful colors of the hill. The two trees on top of the hill seem to stand sentinelle to the ruin of the abey. The reflection is vivid and clear. I just love this kind of image. Well done - michel

MICHAEL

 

Thank you for your kind comments, but the answer is no, I didn't use HDR. I have been experimenting with HDR myself recently, HOOTON CHURCH on my portfolio is the last one I tried, but this is a single image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. Thanks again for looking in, much appreciated.

 

MICHEL

 

Thank you for your very kind comments and observations, I'm really pleased you like it.

 

Best Wishes To All

 

Alf

 

 

Great landscape and composition...Regards(Bobby).

I was lazing on the couch, watching the Olympics and trying to catch up on my rathings the other night, and I dozed off to sleep.........! not out of boredom believe me.......and when I awoke,, this image met my eyes..so lovley, great reflections, love that you included the history Alf.....this place would be perfect for a children's /adult fantasy story........it is a location that reminds me so much of this venue.

 

Lovely work Alf.....sincerely, Gail

This photo has a lot of viewer interest, in particular I like the way the colour of the hill in the background draws the viewers eye into and through the image. Very nicely done.

 

Jim