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9-Jun-2015 T.A.LeRoy

Natural Slate Tiled House

Doerrscheid, Germany

most older houses along the upper Rhine River Valley
are built with natural slate tiles on roofs and walls.

1/160s f/5.6 at 17.8mm iso125 full exif

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)03-Dec-2015 07:39
Superb photography.V
Paolo
Karen Moen06-Nov-2015 09:27
Beautifully captured architecture. It is always nice to see historic styles preserved. Voted.
LynnH27-Oct-2015 19:00
Growing up, many of the older homes had slate roofs and some of our sidewalks were slate too. That was in Pennsylvania. In Texas, slate roofs were outlawed after the 1900 hurricane, when the slate tiles became razor sharp projectiles in the storm. V
Carol Rollins27-Oct-2015 12:54
An excellent shot of this beautiful house. Great clarity, details, and textures.
Graeme27-Aug-2015 21:22
A superb capture of these beautiful houses.V
Range View 20-Aug-2015 12:19
Marvelous image of this wonderful old home Tom. V.
David.
hamery19-Aug-2015 12:45
The light is marvelous with your dynamic capture of these houses in a lovely pov, Tom. V+
Bill Miller19-Aug-2015 06:05
That is a beautiful building and nicely situated in the landscape.
Gill Kopy19-Aug-2015 05:21
Beautiful shot and house - I bet the slate tiles insulate well V
Ursula Miller19-Aug-2015 05:11
Beautiful house and setting, Tom. I like those buildings with charme and character. Good composition. V
Dennis Hoyne19-Aug-2015 04:14
What a beauty! A superb image, Tom. I love the gray slate and the yellow color.
larose forest photos19-Aug-2015 02:28
I adore these old houses! What a marvelous composition and image. V
Jean D19-Aug-2015 00:23
Very captivating home in this slate construction. Would love to see the inside. ~V
bill friedlander18-Aug-2015 23:30
Wonderful old house. The materials and textures are full of character. V
Hank Vander Velde18-Aug-2015 21:17
Beautiful old home, well captured Tom.
laine18-Aug-2015 20:59
I could be happy there...a beautiful place.
Ceya18-Aug-2015 20:09
The old houses have such a fascinating atmosphere! A well composed shot of this slate tiled house, Tom! Even the old vines and trees add to the nostalgic mood. V!
Colin Storey18-Aug-2015 18:28
Great image of these traditional houses. v
Pepe Lugash18-Aug-2015 17:35
Leave it to Germany. The house is framed beautifully...in your photo and in reality. BV
joseantonio18-Aug-2015 16:48
A beautiful old house in a lovely setting.V.
marie-jose wolff18-Aug-2015 16:18
this house is very pretty with its slate scales! V
Martin Lamoon18-Aug-2015 16:10
Wonderful old houses, like the timber framed one
V
Walter Otto Koenig18-Aug-2015 15:54
Built to last the slate on top of the half timbered framing. Perfect for the wet weather. Very well photographed Tom. "V"
Tom Munson18-Aug-2015 15:19
It makes for a beautiful home. Nice work, Tom.
Dave Petersen Photography18-Aug-2015 15:00
The house looks old but very inviting. I like the variety of the designs of the exterior and the different materials used in the construction. Wonderful clarity and colors in this very well shot image Tom. Voted
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal18-Aug-2015 14:59
Fantastic image of these old buildings, beautiful Tom. V
globalgadabout18-Aug-2015 14:26
a solid house built with durable materials...interesting how the ground floor has been coated in warmer colours...fine photo..
Jim Coffman18-Aug-2015 14:12
This is most interesting! I didn't know they used slate on the walls..Very nice capture,Tom!
Stephanie18-Aug-2015 13:52
What a beautiful old house! Marvelous capture Tom! V
Neil Marcus18-Aug-2015 12:11
Walls...this new to me. What excellent workmanship and attention to detail. A pretty image. "V"
Irene Wehrli18-Aug-2015 11:56
Such a beautiful house. Love the mix with slate and brick - the color is beautiful too. It looks so cosy…
Irene
Mairéad18-Aug-2015 11:39
Certainly most unusual and quaint and I see they have 21st century technology!
Yvonne18-Aug-2015 11:12
Such a pretty setting for this beautiful home.. I can see they enjoy their garden. v
Marcia Colelli18-Aug-2015 11:11
Gorgeous house. Love all the different textures of the exterior. V
Gerard Koehl18-Aug-2015 10:17
Très belle maison. V
Chris Morton18-Aug-2015 09:19
nice old buildings, love the curves in the roof lines
David Lewins18-Aug-2015 08:31
Wonderful composition and lighting
Helen Betts18-Aug-2015 08:26
What an attractive house, and a well composed capture of it. I have heard of slate roofs, but not walls. V.
Patrick Goossens18-Aug-2015 08:08
I love these houses. In Belgium we have a region where such houses are still around.
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