Sunny respite by Mairéad

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08-NOV-2010

Sunny respite

A few hours of sunshine provided a welcome respite from the wind and rain which has
dominated our weather in recent days. Stopped on the way home at lunchtime to
take this pic of Mount Oliver, now a nursing home for nuns, it was once the home of
the acclaimed engineer John MacNeill.

Olympus E-P1
1/200s f/11.0 at 14.0mm iso200 full exif

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Colin Storey		09-Nov-2010 20:59
Nicely framed with the branches, nice light and shadows. v

Doug Cruden		09-Nov-2010 20:50
Nice use of the branches for framing the old house, and a lovely mix of sunny autumn colours...good shot Mairead!

Johnny JAG		09-Nov-2010 20:35
Very nice shot, the autumn leaves make a lovely frame.

Guest		09-Nov-2010 19:07
Excellent composition and beautiful colours

Blandine Mangin		09-Nov-2010 18:33
very beautiful compo ! v

globalgadabout		09-Nov-2010 16:25
the nuns can certainly see out their autumn years in peace here in this delightful place...lots of great colours in your fine composition...V

Walter Otto Koenig		09-Nov-2010 15:50
A beautiful view, very nicely composed. The nuns have a very nice home. "V"

Keith O'Brien		09-Nov-2010 13:29
Lovely autumn view excellent framing and lead-in line. V

Neal Nye		09-Nov-2010 12:22
So pleasingly composed with those foreground trees. You certainly made the most of your hours of sunshine.

Kevin Chester		09-Nov-2010 12:20
Great looking place

Stephanie		09-Nov-2010 11:15
Wonderful composition Mairead!!! :) This reminds me of Southfork Ranch, Dallas (well, actually Plano), Texas where the Ewing family lived during the filming of the TV series, Dallas.

Guest		09-Nov-2010 07:16
Beautiful scene.. love the framing. V

Inga Morozoff		09-Nov-2010 03:10
A lovely setting to retire in. Nicely framed shot.

Frank Brault		09-Nov-2010 01:43
A gorgeous photo with Mount Oliver in the distance. Beautifully framed.

Yvonne		09-Nov-2010 01:07
Beautifully framed and wonderful colour - & a great entrance to the distant building...

Nora van Beek		09-Nov-2010 00:48
Looks like quite the place! I love the way you have used the beaitiful fall leaves to frame your shot. ~V~

Jeff Real		09-Nov-2010 00:24
The light gives off a wonderful feeling here ~V~

laine		08-Nov-2010 22:17
A very lovely compo Mairead

Alan K		08-Nov-2010 22:14
It's a bit of an optical illusion, but I like the way the branches and leaves at the top seem to "sweep" into the frame. They work to frame the house. These "under tree, into the open" shots can be a bit of a bear because the shadows are quite pronounced under the canopy; a little less so in more gentle Irish light, certainly it's a big problem in the harsh Australian light. But in this case you wouldn't have wanted to expose any more to pick up that detail, or you'd lose the perfect exposure of the background. More dynamic range is of course only a matter of waiting for a few more models and shelling out a few thousand more on camera gear...

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