Chateau de Verteuil
sitting on the Charente river in Verteuil is this amazing privately owned chateau, set in the Vienne Department Poitou Charente
This Medieval château, in a triangular shape, dominates the Charente River and the picturesque village of Verteuil. Belonging to the La Rochefoucauld family for over 1000 years, Verteuil is just as fascinating for its architectural riches as for the history of its famous owners. Their celebrated and illustrious guests included Emperor Charles V of Spain, King Henri II, Queen Catherine de Medici and Queen Margot, Louis XIII, Anne d’Autriche and Marie de Medici!
Taken on a very cloudy and drizzly saturday afternoon with very poor lighting, on my Pentax optio M50
Chateau de Verteuil belongs to the following groups:
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Irene Burdell
What a lovely place to live .
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you Irene – well I cope you know!! Seriously wouldn’t it be wonderful the views are something else as well!
hilarydougill
wonderful capture, glorious Chateau and what a place to live Beautiful. hugsxxx
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you Hilary, it’s one of the largest privately owned I have yet seen – would be wonderful to take a peek inside as well!
Karen Betts
it looks lovely the stone work is really nice, bet its stunning on a sunny day.
Pamela Jayne S... replied
I can assure you Karen that there will be a sunny day photo here one day – maybe not this year though :( but even so witout the blue skies it still has a wonderful feel to the town :)
Squealia
Oh to have the money to buy and keep this, what a glorious chateaux…...
Pamela Jayne S... replied
it is a beauty, I have tried to find out a little more history but it seems to be Frances’ best kept secret! Rumour has it that it has been funded by the French Government to keep it looking this good!
carlosramos
Wonderful place to be, excellent capture!
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you Carlos – a nicer sky might have showed it off a bit better imo :)
reflector
A really nice spot and very well captured too Pam ! Great place, great shot !
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you James for your comment and Fave :)) hopefully one day I will get it on a better day though!
reflector
I’ve become a lot more conscious of that over recent months. I know photography can’t always be done in perfect, sunny conditions. But when it can be, that’s the time to get active and out there. Great natural lighting really pays off.
But there are so many hes in your scene here that helped make it look very nice, even if it was gray and overcast.
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you James :) I suppose we all feel that a succesful photo is one full of colour, I do rather like it but it will be interesting to see the difference – without cheating!! Thank you for your considerate comments they are much appreciated :) AND I knew what you meant I read hues!!
reflector
not many hes !
many hues !
jayview
I love the subtle colours here actually. The grey light gives a gentle quality to the scene.
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you jayview that is a really lovely comment :)
AngelArtiste
This is breathtakingly lovely. I wish I had a camera, and the ability to go places, because it would be nice to make paintings out of photos like this!
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you Angel, for your comments, your faves and your time it is all much appreciated…..my Mum is the painter and I often pass on photos to her to copy, as sometimes an artists eye can portray such a different scene.
triciamary
I love this shot! Despite the lack of sun, you captured the beautiful colours in such soft tones. A truly picturesque village.
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you for your lovely comment :) the one good thing about this compact is the colours it captures! Still we will be going back on a sunnier day :))
cdcantrell
very pretty shot Pamela, I’m a Painter if you have time stop in for a look.
Pamela Jayne S... replied
Thank you kindly for your comments – I will come and have a look of course :)
Crystallographix
Wonderful image, Pamela. I could walk that path, turn that corner or take those steps down to the river. Thanks for taking me there!