Ye Olde Bell
This is an old school bell at a rural school. It is still being used to signal the change of lessons.
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Adela Hriscu
Is this in Africa? Looks indeed old… splendid photo, really special!
Torfinn Johann...
Wonderful! Excellent colours, composition, and lightning.
Bobbie
Wonderful…just wonderful.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Adela, Torfinn and Bobbie.
your appreciation is most appreciated!
:)
Yes it is in Africa. Near to a town called Butterworth in South Africa
thickblackoutline
i adore all the textures, and the green of the leaves. truely rustic, and a great shot deon! :)
Deon de Waal
Thanks TBO.
Antoine Dagobert
Wonderful colors and details…Great shot!
Lisa Kenny
This is fantastic – the lighting is perfect, and what a great location !
Deon de Waal
Thanks Antoine and Lisa.
Catalin Soare
Beautiful light, very good work
Susan Zohn
Beautiful shot and gorgeous lighting on the bell. Lovely.
Sorin Reck
Fantastic captured
Deon de Waal
Tanks you Catalin, Susan and Sorin.
Kind comments
lightsmith
beautiful tones here. and i love the tiny green leaves on the bell. fantastic.
Deon de Waal
Thanks LS
anthonytsteel
Fantastic Mate!!!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Anthony
velveteagle
This one catches the eye.. such a nice capture Deon
Paul Vanzella
wonderful light and composition!
Mel Brackstone
OMG…...they still have bells for the end of lessons? What a great find!
Nicole Pearce
Wonderful lighting.
Deon de Waal
Thanks velvet,Paul, mel And Nicole.
Your comments are most appreciated..
And Yes Mel,they do.
i might post some shots of some of the schools there…....WOuld make your hair stand on end.
hugo
lovely photo Deon, old world feel!!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Hugo
John Douglas
agree with everyone else – lovely work deon!
Sean Farragher
great picture,deon
Deon de Waal
thanks john and sean
Antanas
Perfect composition!
Cinthia Creel
Great lighting, love what you did with the background, it enhances the bell wonderfully
Deon de Waal
Thanks Antanas
Deon de Waal
Thanks Cinthia
Most appreciated
Michele Roohani
I love it because it combines time, and music , which are two of my favorite themes.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Michelle
Christina Martin
Amazing shot -love the colors textures everything supurb work
Deon de Waal
Thanks you very much Christina
Rich Gale
super work I like all detail the leaves on the bell it has unused feel about it.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Rich.
It is very much used tho’..
They rang it while I was there
Dan Cahill
I love the rural antiquity to the shot. Rings:) back to a past life. Wonderful capture
Deon de Waal
Thanks DannyC
Your kind comments are most appreciated
Angelina Sidarta
just love it
yabloko4
Agree with everybody! Great Photo!
Luci Mahon
There’s something extremely appealing about this image to me. Good work Deon. : )
Deon de Waal
Glad you like it Luci
Deon de Waal
Thanks Angie
Thanks yabloko
Rita H. Ireland
That is just Awesome!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Rita
tonilouise
This is just wonderful Deon. A a real sense of loneliness to it. Just love it
Robert Hardy
Excellent composition!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Toni and Rob.
Your comments are appreciated
Lucindawind
this is beautiful !
Deon de Waal
thanks lucinda
Christopher E...
the lighting on this is Perfect!! excellent composition
Deon de Waal
Thanks Christopher
Paul Vanzella
great exposure and feel – love how the sky just glows behind the bell!
Deon de Waal
THanks for those comments Paul, most appreciated
StacyLee
Fantastic image!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks StacyLee
Deri Dority
This is a really outstanding photo. Great job!!
Deon de Waal
Thanks derid
cdwork
Great shot!
Deon de Waal
thanks cd
Andy73
Wow, this is beautiful. Awesome job!
Deon de Waal
Thanks andy
DawsonImages
Nice light on said old bell, well seen!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Dawson
Kind comment
Pam Mullins
Awesome shot..nice light and natural colors!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Bluetiger
ozczecho
Great colours and composition…
Deon de Waal
Thanks Oz
Crokus Label
How historically great… :) Love the shot… :)
Deon de Waal
Thanks Crokus
wolfllink
Wonderfuly Captured!
Deon de Waal
thanks wolf
Jelynn
great shot
Deon de Waal
THanks jelynn
Sharon Bishop
Wonderful treatment of the bell.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Sharon
studiofascino
great light!
Deon de Waal
Thanks Studio
Globalphotos
Gorgeous shot, lovely composition
Deon de Waal
thanks global
Michelle Hitt
Great lighting & framing. Keep up the good work!
:-)
Deon de Waal
THanks Michelle
BySilent
Lovely eye. Excellent
Michael J Armijo
This rings a bell with me…LOL. Simply excellent!
Deon de Waal
thanks Michael
diffusion
outstanding shot, i love how the light hits the bell
Deon de Waal
Thanks Diffusion
Lisa Carse
Love the colors and the focus…beautiful!
Zigga
Lovely colours, lighting & composition.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Lisa and Samantha
Julie Langford
Beautiful Deon – great work here – A brilliant addition to Happy Haven
Deon de Waal
THanks Julie
Scott Ruhs
Wonderful shot!
elisab
Great shot. The bell and limb really stand out.
Holly Werner
Nicely done!
funkyfacestudio
Excellent shot, great find…love that old bell.
peterhoenderdos
its like once upon the time in the west
Deon de Waal
Thanks all of you.
Wanda Lechene
wow amazing capture i love it
Gideon Swart
this photo drew me from the thumbnail wich is always good.well,i came in a bit late.need i say more.all is said.ja deon.this is a great lesson in composition.well done man!
Leah Highland
I sometimes wish it were still like this in suburban life.
Very nice image.
Deon de Waal
THanks Guys
Michelle Boyer
Great work
Wendy Slee
beautiful light on an old subject (pardon the pun!)
midzing
beautiful shot,, love the lighting, well done
Holly Werner
Beautiful image. Great light.
Craig Hender
Excellent composition.
bobbymcleod
nicely done!
HelenBanham
Super shot!!!!
Deon de Waal
THanks for the great comments guys
H M Bascom
This is one of those works that has the WOW factor. Fantastic tones, very interesting textures, great shadows and the light behind the bell works wonderfully.
Deon de Waal
Thanks Helen
Jonicool
Fantastic image!!
Colin Tobin
Beautiful lighting and framing!
Deon de Waal
THanks guys
William Hallatt
Kicks ass Deon, cracking shot!
Deon de Waal
THanks WIlliam
Kaylene B
very nice image. good job.
Deon de Waal replied
thanks k
Debbie Black
just beautiful! love the rusty tones throughout!
Deon de Waal replied
thanks debbie
Basia McAuley
Brilliant composition, clarity and light.
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Basia
aroha
great light and tones in this image
betha
Great shot, so sharp and the colour is perfect, love the subtle work on the background, really works well
Deon de Waal replied
thansk bertha, kind comments indeed
suefel48
Beautiful image Deon, it has an old world feel to it…..... :-)
Deon de Waal replied
Its probably a pretty old bell…hehehehehehee
SueAnne
Wow, great photograph… It reminds me of something you would see back in the 1800’s
Deon de Waal replied
I wasn’t around in 1800’s so can’t comment…...bwahahahaahahaha….sorry SueAnne,couldn’t resist…hehehehehe
Thanks for the approval tho…was one of my first attempts at photoshop…..
:)
LindaR
excellent in every way ~ has a feeling of timelessness xx
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Linda
Joanne Bradley
Exceptional image! The lighting and composition are superb!
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Joanne…...
SkyFox
Stunning tones and lighting!
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Sky
Marcia Luly
Lovely shot…beautiful warm tones.
Deon de Waal replied
thanks Lulybelle
Susan van Zyl
Love it, Love it!
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Susan
SharonD
Lovely capture and lighting.
Deon de Waal replied
Thanks Sharon
Wildwings
A perfect shot with perfect balance and light. This goes immediately into my collection of favorites. Wonderful work. I hope that you enjoy my portfolio as much as I enjoyed yours. This goes immediately into my collection of favorites. Wonderful work. I hope that you enjoy my portfolio as much as I enjoyed yours.
Mindy McGregor
Beautiful work!
Deon de Waal replied
THanks M