Old coastal tea house..>

Arch · Nov 23, 2008

A few weekends ago me and my buddy (aka Davewrong on TPF

) went for a quick look at an old tea house coastal ruin, mananged a few shots before the weather got alot worse, was quite happy with this one so thought id share. :wink:

Thanks for lookin.

anubis404 · Nov 23, 2008

Wow. I love the colors and the composition.

keybq · Nov 23, 2008

I really like how the clouds create a crown effect around the building.

kundalini · Nov 23, 2008

The back wall as seen throught the doorway "almost" looks as if the hostess is waiting for the greeting. Shame about the fence posts that break the right side horizon.

Well spotted and well done.

Fox Paw · Nov 23, 2008

Very nice.

TwoRails · Nov 23, 2008

Nice shot. I like it all, including the grass in the foreground which almost seems like it's pointing to the structure.

Tangerini · Nov 23, 2008

Love the ominous clouds and how they highlight the ruin.

(and it's nice to see a pic from you!)

Antarctican · Nov 23, 2008

Love the way the clouds seem to emanate from the top of the structure. And the sharp focus of the bricks make the pic really pop

(And +1 re good to see a pic from you)

LaFoto · Nov 23, 2008

Very nicely composed. The way the grass grows and the trampled path (barely discernible) lead us right towards the ruins, and from there the clouds seem to "explode". Coolest!
And that once really was a tea house? As in "restaurant", sort of? When?

Mersad · Nov 24, 2008

I love how the grass looks in this one too. It has a very rich texture and seems very "fluffy"! The ruin itself is greatly composed into it. And last but not least - the almost silver looking sky. I love the little clouds in the distance as well as the previously mentioned "crown" effect around the ruin.

Good work!

SympL · Nov 24, 2008

Very nice simple composition.
The small glimpse out to sea adds wonderful depth to the image.
Well done, Arch.

Artograph · Nov 24, 2008

Love it!!

Arch · Nov 25, 2008

Thanks guys, yea the grass was looking quite long and wind swept which i though added to the composition... i have a few others from a different angle, where the grass is going off in all directions... i may add one of those soon.

LaFoto said:
Very nicely composed. The way the grass grows and the trampled path (barely discernible) lead us right towards the ruins, and from there the clouds seem to "explode". Coolest!
And that once really was a tea house? As in "restaurant", sort of? When?

Yes it was a Tea House.. apparently... i can only find a few bits of info on the net, one site says:

'The 'Tea House' was built by Edward Baring and was known as a 'pleasure house'. Mrs Baring is said to have used it to take tea and paint water colours.'

....and i found from wiki that Edward Baring was born 1828 and died 1897, so i guess its somewhere around 1860-ish?

I do like to find out a bit of info about what im shooting!... i think it makes it a bit more interesting to look at.