"Picture Perfect Cottage" by Bradley Shawn Rabon
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Featured in “Old Things – 3 per Day”
We recently visited some dear friends who were living in Painswick, Gloucestershire, in England. Originally from America, they have lived in England for short periods of time (3 or 4 years) due to work. This was our last visit to their little cottage home in the lovely village, as they have now moved back to the states, but they are already planning to move back as soon as possible. We have enjoyed our frequent trips to visit them and this lovely old cottage. The cottage dates back almost 300 years (sometime in the 1700’s) and is a feature of the well known Tibbiwell Lane. It is as beautiful inside as it is outside. This door front scene was used as a magazine/catalogue cover for the company Scotts of Stow, and countless visitors to the village have taken photos of this beautiful and historic home. The property used to be two separate cottages but were combined at some unknown date. Please do click on the photo to view larger and please enjoy.
This is a HDR image combining 6 bracketed shots using Photomatix Pro for Macs. Slight adjustments in lighting and tone were done using the enhanced details tool.
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark ll
28-300mm IS zoom lens
f/9
1/250, 1/160/, 1/80, 1/40, 1/20, 1/10
ISO 400
Comments
this is really sweet..nicely done.. I can’t really find the words to discribe it..yhey wouldn’t do it justice..
Well I think that is a lovely description. Thank you so very much.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
I can see why this cottage is photographed!! Love the line of flowers that leads us straight to the door!!
Thank you greatly my friend. I love the flowers as well. A bit of a cheat…. the flowers in the foreground are next door’s. I just used the perspective to add interest in the foreground. The combination of colours works so well. I really appreciate the compliment.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous :-))
Thank you so wonderfully much Lyn. It is a lovely place indeed.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
All cobbles and stone with loads of character- supwerb capture!
What a beautiful compliment. I agree that it is the cobbles that gives the shot lots of texture. Thank you so much.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Brilliant HDR work!!!
Thank you greatly for the compliment. I appreciate it.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Beautiful work!!
Thanks for the lovely compliment Annie! It means a lot!
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
What a beautiful little cottage !!
It is very beautiful, both inside and out. Thank you for the fantastic compliment.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
OOoooh woooowwweeee !!!! Brilliant, brilliant Bradley !!! It looks way past perfect in HDR !!
Thank you greatly my friend. I was so pleased with the way it turned out. I had to shoot HDR cause it was a grey day and the daylight was fast disappearing. i appreciate the compliment.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
This is very nice…in the frame it looks like a painting:)
Thank you Rob! It is so nice to hear from you. I really appreciate the compliment. It is like a painting… you are right.
– Bradley Shawn Rabon
Absolutely gorgeous !!!!!
That is a lovely compliment. Thank you so much!
– Bradley Shawn Rabon