Fairy tale..., a photo from Kent, England

Photographer's Note

Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1539–1540 as an artillery fortress to counter the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain.

At the centre of Walmer Castle is a circular keep, surrounded by an open courtyard and protected by a concentric wall, from which four, semi-circular bastions project.

Read more: http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/walmer-castle-and-gardens.htm#ixzz3DCkA7NB8

No_One, ikeharel, cornejo, papagolf21, photoray, jhm, COSTANTINO, swapankumarroy has marked this note useful

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No_One (4) 2014-09-13 8:14

Hi Agnes,
Wonderful pic, the idea to frame the castle with the arch is brilliant, and the castle itself does look quite fairy tale, I can imagine King Arthur inside there. The arches in front of the lake add a nice contrast to the stone castle. The box hedges remind me of the movie of Alice in wonderland for some reason. I'd never heard of this castle, thanks for sharing.
Best wishes
Noel

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-09-13 9:31

Hello Agnes!
Lovely, charming and pleasant-looking details!
Beautiful and attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, vertical format, chosen pov, dof and composition are photo qualities that really pleased me!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your week-end,
Neyvan

cornejo (61504) 2014-09-13 9:41

Hi Agnes, very good picture of this interesting composition marked by vegetation, interesting castle with beautiful garden, very well composed and captured this beautiful image with good sharpness, depth, good light, color and quality. Very good and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy Sunday.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Angel.

tchefi (1841) 2014-09-13 11:06

Bonsoir Agnes
J'aime beaucoup le cadrage du chateau par l'arcade en fer forgй,le chateau qui se dйtache du beau ciel bleu et le reflet dans le bassin. Dommage qu'il y ait le grillage au bas de la photo.
Amicalement
Joлlle

carlo62 (81265) 2014-09-13 13:36

Ciao Agnes
la foto и ben studiata, il pov и ottimo e hai incorniciato il castello nella struttura in ferro.
Probabilmente, nel fare questo, la parte del castello и leggermente sovra esposta, ma era inevitabile.
Buona domenica
Carlo

papagolf21 (152607) 2014-09-14 2:34

Bonjour, Agnиs,
Riche idйe que d'utiliser cet arceau pour cadrage et valoriser ainsi ce patrimoine architectural et ses jardins en avant-plan.
Merci de nous faire partager cette dйcouverte.
Trиs bonne journйe.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

photoray (13981) 2014-09-14 6:43

Howdy Agnes,

Beautiful garden projected through the arch frame, with pond reflecting temple like structure, then the ancient massive stone Walmer Castle, still in good shape after the centuries.

Looks like an excellent place to spend a morning, afternoon, or both.
thanks for sharing,
Cheers,
Ray

claudeD (47754) 2014-09-14 9:22

Hello Agnes,

Wow! Wonderful picture with an excellent composition, fine colors and clarity. Very good choice of pov, fine light managment and good clarity.I Like the shot very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

Gerrit (62042) 2014-09-15 4:57

Hello Agnes,
beautiful castle and very well presented in this 'natural' frame.
regards, Gerrit

jhm (211738) 2014-09-15 5:02

Hello Agnes,

You use the gate in foreground excellent as frame for these nice picture.
The lake in foreground cares for a nice reflection the fortress in background
Excellent architecture picture made in very high quality.
You chose a very nice angle this cares for depth and perspective.
Excellent composition, nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Royaldevon (86564) 2014-09-15 12:20

Hello Agnes,

I have never been to this part of England so it is interesting to see what I have been missing!
I just love how you have used the archway, in the f/g, as a very natural frame for the castle; it immediately peps up the interest. The light appears quite strong but you have coped with it very well to keep the colours strong without any oe.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
If you used you could make the link live for people to access.

berek (50518) 2014-09-15 21:34

Dear Agnes
I love the framing of the castle by the wrought iron arch, the castle that stands the beautiful blue sky and the reflection in the pond. Pity the fence at the bottom of the photo.
Enjoy your day.
Burak

Oceania (5202) 2014-09-22 6:10

Hi Agnes,

This picture was very smartly composed. The castle is in the arched frame. It's a very enjoyable picture. Job well done!

COSTANTINO (117940) 2014-09-22 23:40

Hello my dear friend
the title here is almost impressive desribing
the world of the fairy tales the idea of
creating this framing is the best adding
beauty this open courtyard adds freshness
and beauty welldone in an artistic way
regards
Costantino

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2014-09-25 10:23

Hi Agnes,
good simmetry, reflections. nice garden and castle.
regards
Alessandro

serp2000 (47063) 2014-09-26 3:51

Hi, Agnes,
I like your idea to use these gates as a frame for so interesting composition. It could be a cover of a book with fairy tale, and you also could write a title on the blue sky, for example ;) Well done, good presentation of the castle.
Best wishes from sunny Turkey!
Serghei

swapankumarroy (3769) 2014-09-26 22:52

Hello Agnes,

An unique composition with nice framing, very lovely garden through the arch, you have efficiently managed to shoot and captured it, I like its framing and clarity.

best wishes and have a nice weekend,

swapankumarroy

jmdias (116635) 2014-10-22 0:52

agnes

very beautiful angle using the frame of the arch and the beautiful reflections. we can enjoy each detail of the architecture and the garden. well done. TFS.

hugs

jorge

Hanssie (11022) 2014-10-26 3:05

Great framing you used, makes a nice photo !