nature's softening

Rinkydink

nature's softening

Haddon Hall, Bakewell Derbyshire
A fortified medieval manor house dating from the 12th Century, owned by the Manners family since the 16th century.
Haddon Hall was recently featured in the film Pride & Prejudie & BBC TV adaptation of jayne Eyre.

My thanks to the “just watercolours” group for choosing this image as the basis for their current challenge!

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nature's softening by Rinkydink
nature's softening by Rinkydink
  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    oh WOW!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!! What a stunning, stunning image!!!! i love the color theme … fabulous!!! And there’s almost a painterly quality to this one … well done!!!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Lois

  • Marjorie Wallace

    Marjorie Wallace

    This is just fabulous and I think it would work very well in our COTTAGE STYLE group. A stunning cottage from days of old…

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks marjorie – it has been added to the group :-)

  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

    This is absolutely GORGEOUS. Love the composition, color tones & texture. Instant fav!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks renee

  • Linda Sparks

    Linda Sparks

    Excellent effects. Looks very dreamy

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks arizonaspark

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Haddon Hall, the last time I visited here was in the swinging 60’s, ‘twas a junior school trip, I remember buying a leather cased compass with my spending money. On the case, etched in gold, was Pathfinder. Of course, being naive, I was convinced that this object would be able to seek and find a path, no matter where I was …..... what a sage …...... GPS and SAT-NAV …. ooooo if I’d only realised the potential …...........
    Well, I will have to pay another visit, if only to find out if the ‘Pathfinder’ is still there.
    Thanks for the nostalgia Cat …......... :))

  • Rinkydink replied

    lol thanks richie, that really IS a nostalgia trip. If only your pathfinder had lived up to it’s name eh?
    & thanks for making me feel like a youngster ;-)

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Well, I’m sure you’re less than 54, which means you must treat me with respect …........... :))

  • Rinkydink replied

    hmm allegedly

  • richiedean

    richiedean

    Lol …...... :))

  • Ann Garrett

    Ann Garrett

    Very beautiful

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Ann

  • Anita Art

    Anita Art

    amazing

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Anita

  • andrew j wrigley

    andrew j wrigley

    fabulous – looks enchanting!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Andrew

  • dimsim

    dimsim

    gee this is insanely good … captivating, like a dream :)

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you dimsim

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Great treatment, one of my favourite places….......

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Linda, it is a lovely place

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    amazing work, you’ve done a great job here! :))

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks jenny

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Gorgeous!!!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks raven

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    STUNNING….......can’t get over these amazing tones and colors!!! wow!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks jacqleen

  • Trudy Wilkerson

    Trudy Wilkerson

    Absolutely beautiful….and nice story with it as well.

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks trudy

  • igotmeacanon

    igotmeacanon

    lovely treatment

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks very much igot, I really wasnt sure about this pic when I uploaded it!

  • Leslie Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    I soooo love this! The colors, the softness…everything! :)

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks leslie

  • DanaMS

    DanaMS

    Gorgeous tones and light! Great subject! Wondeful work!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks dana

  • Birgit Ch. Heinz

    Birgit Ch. Heinz

    The colours are incredible!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Birgit

  • zolim

    zolim

    Fantastic!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Zolim

  • JustSaul

    JustSaul

    Great work, love the colors and the softness. Question, was that shot with infra-red?

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks saul, the colour change was all done in post production with levels

  • Marjorie Wallace

    Marjorie Wallace

  • Rinkydink replied

    Brilliant news – thank you so much!

  • Tessa Bishop

    Tessa Bishop

    How beautiful, great image!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks Tessa

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Congratulations on your feature! Beautiful! What a dreamy place!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you pamela :-)

  • i l d i l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Very nice work!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks very much ildiazar

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    The color tones and setting are just stunning! Beautiful image!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you Ideiter

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

  • Rinkydink replied

    brilliant news Sandra, thank you

  • bdazzled

    bdazzled

    Congratulations on your well deserved feature – I love everything about this picture (including Jane Eyre :)) – amazingly well done. I thought it was a painting untill I read the comments :)

  • Rinkydink replied

    thanks bdazzled – much appreciated ( I visited before they filmed JE there sadly…would have loved to catch some of the filming in action)

  • ANNETTE HAGGER

    ANNETTE HAGGER

    This is so beautfiul, love the softness of it and the colours…anna : )

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you so much Anna, appreciated :-)

  • betha

    betha

    This is truly a beautiful image, the colours are so lovely!

  • Suzanne Chouinard

    Suzanne Chouinard

    Very beautiful!

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Very nice,great treatment

  • Carolyn Bishop

    Carolyn Bishop

    Beautiful … beautiful! Wow!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you Carolyn

  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    I love the limited palette you’ve used in post production for this photo. It’s ideal for a basis to the painting in the watercolour challenge – which I intend to enter.

    An interesting old stone house – almost a thousand years old, and could be form a Tolkien novel, or Shakespeare, Chaucer, Dickens, etc etc…Gives a fine, painterly effect.

  • Rinkydink replied

    Thank you Colin, much appreciated feedback – good luck with the challenge!

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    wow..this is fabulous..so well done!

  • Rinkydink replied

    thank you Catherine

  • strewth

    strewth

    Lovely tones

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Beautiful work. I love how you manage to make this look so gorgeous and engaging while keeping your color range so narrow. Lovely composition too.

    I haven’t been back to your pf in a long time so it’s nice to re-discover what a wonderful artist you are.

  • Rinkydink replied

    Aww Billyboy – thank you

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