I'm going out of my 'Comfort Zone'. I said often enough that I am not keen on B&W. so I am going to try for 'Old Building/Date stones' around where I live, in B&W.
This is 'The Weavers Cottage' from the 1700's. It is now a heritage site. The 1st and 2nd floor windows are extra wide to allow in more light so they could weave for longer.
In those days the only extra light they had was from candles or oil lamps (if they could afford oil). Two families lived here on the ground floor and the handlooms were on the 1st and 2nd floor. All the family, including the children, would work on the weaving, there would be no schooling for the children for another 100 years.
I look forward to a month of seeing these wonderful old and story-filled buildings. Great textures - totally unlike anything around where I live.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful way to start your month. What a fabulous place, and to call it a cottage seems a little understated, although it sounds like in its day it wasn't really a grand residence,but it IS large.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the B&W could do with being a bit more contrasty to bring out more depth and pop, but it's a lovely shot!
Seems like such a wonderful building. Living in a town that is only 75 years old, we have nothing like this close-by. I would love to see more contrast in the image to bring out all that great texture.
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Black and white seem perfect for your theme. It will be fun to ride around daily to find another building with a story to share. I love all the detail you show in both.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you still have some filters from the analogue days so you could experiment with those as well to conquer the skies that will probably cause you a headache or two this month.
I'm fascinated with old buildings so I'm sure to be looking forward to your daily shots. Great shot of the cottage with all those windows that must have let in a lot valuable sunlight during its heyday. Thanks also for the backstory, very interesting!
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DeleteTake a look at the web page above, it will give you a liitle taste of this cottage.
Hmm, I was sure I'd already commented on this. I love the story behind it, would like to see it at a different time of day, perhaps a long exposure at night?
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