Stowe Garden Follies, a photo from Buckinghamshire, England

Photographer's Note

One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family once so powerful they were richer than the king. The scale, grandeur and beauty of Stowe has inspired writers, philosophers, artists, politicians and members of the public from the 18th century to the present day. Since the National Trust acquired the gardens, an ambitious programme of restoration has ensured that over 40 temples and monuments remain, gracing an inspiring backdrop of lakes and valleys with an endless variety of walks and trails, a delight to explore at any time of year.

This is the Palladium Bridge- built in 1757 - It remains a beautiful piece of architecture

snunney, jjcordier, Sonata11, baddori, RhodieIke has marked this note useful

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lousat (139170) 2011-09-11 3:55

A magnificent and very interesting architechture and a beautiful work in pp,it seems a light HDR,i like the pastel colors,the excellent sharpness and the great light balance.Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

snunney (130967) 2011-09-11 4:29

Hello Rich,
A fine composition of this elegant bridge. I like the oblique point of view and the detail to be observed in the golden stones. Have a pleasant Sunday.

jjcordier (79299) 2011-09-11 4:44

Richard
Voil� un pont � l'architecture bien originale et qui ne peut pas passer inaper蓰e!Le ciel est un peu blanc mais les couleurs de la pierre se marient bien avec celles de la v嶲彋ation automnale.
Amicalement
JJ

sacimar (38173) 2011-09-11 5:07

Hello Rich,

this is a beautiful bridge, the design is interesting, good point of view, details and composition are very good,

Best regards,

Sergio

faletiz (10113) 2011-09-11 6:11

Hello Rich
a beautiful composition with this bridge, of great architectural elegance, photographed from a great POV. The shade of color so soft and almost uniform creates a very harmonious picture. Perfect sharpness.
Have a nice Sunday
Letizia

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-09-11 8:12

Hello Richard,
what a fantastic architecture of this bridge. Wonderful place so relaxing and romantic. Beautiful composition and frame, great POV. I like it the balance of colors and light. Perfectly well done. Lovely picture.
All the best and have a nice Sunday,
Barbara

TopGeo (38220) 2011-09-11 9:47

Hello Richard! a masterpiece of architecture Me impressed the style and the designing art! A impressive opinion! Best ragards
Georgios

Fis2 (170639) 2011-09-11 13:13

Witaj Richard!
A very curious building.
Good frame and interesting colors.
Well done.
Have a nice week
Krzysztof

baddori (20341) 2011-09-11 13:17

Richard
Essere ricchi , avere un enorme parco ..e costruire 40 edifici ,,,,� quasi unico.
Forse Ludwig con i castelli in Baviera.
La foto raggiunge la perfezione grafica e pittorica ...
Il nome "palladiana" per se stesso e segno di perfezione.
Ottima condivisione .
GF

emka (158030) 2011-09-11 15:01

Hi Rich,
it is a pity I had no time to visit Stowe. It looks fantastic. unusual covered bridge. Superb composition, good crop, excellent use of unsharp mask, nice colours. It looks like a drawing from old book. Good work. Elegant image. But why there are no friends on this bridge?

Warm regrads

Malgo

danyy (0) 2011-09-11 23:42

Bonjour Richard,
un peu surexpos嶪 en g幯廨al, mais on ne rate aucun d彋ail de ces magnifiques pierres bien conserv嶪s. Un ciel un peu laiteux et de la fraicheur au niveau des verts.
Le cadrage et le POV sont parfaits.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

RhodieIke (11752) 2011-09-11 23:49

Morning Rich, I did not see you sitting next to the Braai, with your easel painting this super picture,Well done, ahhh the table!Cheers Iain.

annjackman (23019) 2011-09-12 0:56

Hello Rich,
It brings back great memories of that day - we did so much. This bridge was one of my favourite 'follies' there and you have captured the colour and texture of the stonework very well indeed. You chose a good position to take this from - nicely framed by the leaves. Great work.
Best wishes, Ann