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The hall first appears in historical record in 1271, but the present building dates from the early 16th century. The north range is the earliest part, built between 1504 and 1508 for William Moreton. Various additions were made over the years. In about 1590 the long gallery was added to the south range above the gatehouse.
The first shot gives a general view of the hall with the south range at the front, facing the bridge over the moat, with an inner courtyard and north range behind.
DMC FZ200, AP, 1/1600 @ f/4 ISO 100, 51mm equivalent.
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The next is of the south range, with the long gallery above the gatehouse.
AP,1/2000 @ f/4 ISO 100, 68mm equivalent.
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That looks a very interesting place, Mike, and your nicely framed images encourage one to want to visit it.
As these are in the critique section, just a couple of observations, based on the conditions being mid-day sun and clear sky. The first is exposed to protect the highlights, but that has made the rest look a bit dark. Lifting the mid-tones would give a more realistic brightness and contrast to the scene. The second looks bright enough but could do with a bit more contrast, which could be done by applying a gentle S-shaped contrast curve.
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Bit different Mike, nothing like that here. Firstly, a bit more headroom would be my choice. And, a bit more punch, although subdued it has appeal. Cheers. Ed.
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Thanks for your comments and advice Philip and Ed. Much appreciated as usual.
If you google Little Moreton Hall you will get much more info about this National Trust property.
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Nicely captured, how does that thing stay standing, not a straight lien or wall in it LOL.
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Very true Craig. Even more alarming is that the foundations are less than 1 foot ( 30cms ) deep. Logically it should not be standing !.
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Nice capture, at first i thought the image is distorted then scrolled and saw that was the building. The only suggestion i would have is try to capture this place in the morning or at sunset, in the middle of the day light is too flat
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Thanks for that Robert. The estate is manned by volunteers and is only open to visitors between 1100 - 1700hrs, so time is somewhat limited.
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