For Sale

A derelict cottage in a backwater of the Essex countryside still with

its water pump in the front garden and also a phone connection. All

comments welcome!

Nice shot, I would PS out the 2 wires at the top.

Obviously your money goes to camera gear -- and not paint ....... (-;

Thanks jason, I liked having the wires in and the water pump as a comment on priorities.

 

Ken, thanks, the wide-angle took precedence over the repairs to the roof and I chose the telephoto instead of painting the walls. The camera was instead of a decent water supply. :-) I was quite surprised to find such a basic house in this part of the world - but there it is.

Yes, along with you I share an appreciation for *vintage* things - this is no exception. I especially like the angle and that you captured the front end of your Saab in the frame ......... smile.

I like the great lighting and texture of items in the photo. Nice work.

Very nice colors, textures, lighting, and perspective. You do really nice work with that wide angle. This image makes me want to give mine more attention. Nice work!

Mr. Colin, how much? is the price includs a refit?....lol. I like the house with the pump. good light and composition.

 

What is the big brown ellement in the right hs. ? Pnina

That's the hood of his Saab Pnina - needs paint too ........ (-;

Genial!!!

I LOVE this photo. I almost thought it was a super wide angle. Surprised to see it is the 10-22.(not that 16 isn't wide enough) I am on the hunt and have almost for sure narrowed it to this lens. Are you happy with it? Its a shame it doesn't fit the 10D for all of those who BARELY missed the 20. BEAUTIFUL picture.

Thanks everyone!

 

Ken, well done identifying my car from just the hood. It has a few wrinkles and rust but is otherwise in great shape. (bit like its owner then!)

 

Pnina, thanks! for you the price will be very reasonable but you will need to do some decorating. The bathroom is not very far away down the garden so you will need a pair of Ken's furry slippers too.

 

The rusty brown thing on the right is a shed made of corrugated iron. (OK Ken - the front of my Saab!)

 

Heather, thanks for your comment. I like the canon 10-22 lens very much. When I first had the dRebel 300D I missed being able to take ultra-wide shots and bought the 10-22 as soon as it came out.

Colin,I love the color and the feeling You put in. Nice, something like this still remains. In this case I like the wire in, it explains.Good rusty colors,on the right, is it the mailbox? I buy it.

love the idea and scene and renderings. you are master of the class in tones. magnificent, powerful, yet with a warmth and gentleness that i imagine is unique to you. i do not like the mailbox on the right. i don't think you need it, it is confusing and not particularly attractive int he foreground to me. i would suggest making the water pump on the left more prominent, perhaps by getting lower to the ground and taking a couple of steps to the right? change the angle so the pump is higher, but not in directly in front of the house, and the anlge of the house would not hurt, might help. but then you may have been forced into this composition by circumstances. . . .

Thanks Alex, I'm glad you and Pnina both want to buy it. As the bathroom is conveniently close in the garden you only need a pair of slippers to keep your feet warm.

 

Thanks Ben! My reply to Alex crossed with your comment. I tried a few angles as you see but liked this one best. I quite like the old rusty shed but I can see it might not be everyone's cup of tea. regards - Colin

well, i don't really know what i am talking about, so with that said, i will continue talking!

 

for me, as a former, similarly mediocre poet (wrote an unpublished novel with a photographer in it, researched photography and the rest is a second mortgage as we say in my house), i learned that i sometimes had to let go of beautiful phrases that were not to the meat of the poem, or the meat was diluted or obscured a little more. i may stick to much to this point myelf, but that's my reaction to the shed. i say this just to explain and not to belabor, i hope you do not mind. i still get a kick writing to you from 5,000 miles away, just to do it!

"well, i don't really know what i am talking about, so with that said, i will continue talking!" ...

 

Thought I stumbled into a *Bush* rally there for a minute - whewww ...

 

Ben have you considered a career in politics .. ?!

 

sol

Excellent, I wouldn't buy it though. Great tones.

I think the wires work, but only because of the perspective created by the corrugated iron. The iron leads in towards the house, the wires follow the roof slope, down onto the rust of the shed roof and then to the pump, giving the the eye a complete circuit of the frame.

 

Oh, and great colours, too.

Thanks for the explanation. now I need furry slipers, and an umbrella as well..( England...)

and tools for ski,and ski lessons( as I don't know how to do it...)... for the snow... It is already too expensive Mr. Colin, I leave it for Alix....lol Pnina

Colin,maybe I backout too, Your photograph is much more valuable and I can steel from Your folder.Alix

Really inviting Colin! Especially the "bathroom on the right". :) I'm a little suprised there's no satelite dish???? :)

 

Now for the image. Love the really wide angle and the clarity through out the image. Super exposure! I'm still trying to get the hang of the 10-22mm. I love the moss on the siding, adds a lot!

Ben, a novel with a photographer in it?

 

Ken, not many Bush rallies in UK.

 

Michael, thanks, I don't blame you!

 

Stephen, I agree about the telephone wires.

 

Pnina, OK but I'm sure you would look good on skis, in slippers and holding an umbrella!

 

Alix, OK too, very wise!

 

Jayme, thanks, no satellite dish here. Lenses : I think most people (i.e. me!) have a natural way of seeing that leads to them using one lens more than the others.

knock yourself out. the photog shows up about the fifth chapter, major character, name of lemuel.

Love the light. Looks like my student accometations sorted for uni in exeter then!