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Bowood House
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We visited Bowood House estate in Wiltshire recently. The house is the ancestral home of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, who are still in residence. It is adjacent to the village of Derry Hill, halfway between Calne and Chippenham in Wiltshire, England. The greater part of the house was demolished in 1956. Another historical treasure lost due to irreparable damage caused by military occupation during WW2? But I digress - the estate grounds were designed by Capability Brown and in his inimitable fashion, has all the trademarks: a lake, waterfall, stream, exotic trees, rolling hills and dales, the required grecian temple and hundreds of acres of beautifully manicured lawns. I used my Nikon D610 and 24-85 f3.5-4.5 VR ED. Here are some of the images of the day:

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GrahamS
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You are so right, Graham, concerning the joys of Capability Brown design. My local delight, Trentham Estate, holds many of the features that you mention. There is even an image of part of the lake in this months comp.
Your images are, like Brown design, at the top of the league.
Regards,
Mike.

" Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst "
Henri Cartier - Bresson.
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Mike, you are too kind....

GrahamS
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Super, Picture Post cards, would sell, lovely series. Ed.

To each his own!
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Beautiful photographs made better with an interesting sky.

Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
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Glad you like them, Ed & John. I try to have something in the sky - those "white sky days" drive me to distraction.

GrahamS
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#7

Another top class set! Thanks for sharing.
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