Roche Abbey II by croxie
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Another one from Roche Abbey.
This time it's both of the big pieces that are still left of it. I liked the effect that the pattern in the lawn made in the foreground from this angle.
The size of this place is a bit difficult to explain, but when I took this shot I was standing pretty much in the middle of it all.
I read a bit about this place before we headed out there and the garden was created by someone by the name Capability Brown. The name kinda cracked me up, but used to be very common around here in the old days.
Anyways....there were munks living at Roche Abbey for nearly 400 years, and by the time for the Dissolution ib 1538, there were only 14 of them left. It took 25 years to build and what you see on this photo is about 800 years old.
And thanks for the comments on my last piccie of this place :)
Comments (21)
Blutak
Is it about to rain or did you burn the sky like that? Excellent picture also.
Zacko
OH MY GOD!!! ANOTHER ONE!!! AND THIS ONE IS EVEN COOLER THAN THE LAST ONE!!! SEE....YOU EVEN GOT ME SHOUTING WITH IT, LOL. Amazing work Christa, simply outstanding!!!! Have a great monday...as great as they can be i mean..sigh. #:O)
croxie
Blutak...it was raining on and off, and we had a neat storm shortly after. It just held it's breath for a while.
MaydaMason
incredible mood!!! love the sunlight over this ancient ruin and the coming stormy!
drace68
You are absolutely right about the mow pattern in the grass being a key. It leads the eye to the ruin. As an experiment, I "straightened up" the abbey walls in photo-edit. The result was the grass pattern looks flat and no longer leads - the straightened photo becomes more of a document rather than an engaging image. Well done.
glennn23
Nice, I love these kinds of pictures! Let's the imagination run free...
Mayliah
The mood of this photo is really excellent, so somber, majestic, yet beautiful.
soulofharmony
really beautiful.. love the play of light and moodiness creating a magical atmosphere.. sublime :)..:)
wildgoha
extremely beauty shot
weesel
Another winning shot. Seems to be a bit of a list to starboard though. Other than that: Poifect.
thesymphonyofthelife
An excellent architecture and photography i like the sky. have a good day
donvino
Impressive architecture....!!! Excellent photo of a historic place....and the lighting is increible!!!
ana-maria
Looks outstanding. Very impressive ruins and fantastic light and colors. The mood is magnificent. Excellent image!!!
ovag
Wonderful light on the stones and stunning sky. Great job
jcv2
Incredibly old architecture if which these witnesses show still the remains!
Saurav
Excellent mood and colours.
morin3000
Splendid Landscape and abbey! ((Sublime))
WiserAngel
top notch photo....splendid work
CDBrugg
the leaning ruins of Roche Abbey?
sazzyazzca
beautiful and moody! love it!
GiMi53
The whole Roche Abbey is fantastic, but this is probably my preferred picture : the sky is awesome ! :~)