Reviews from

A Northumbrian View

A broken gate, a dirt road, a tree and a view

13 total reviews 
Comment from Chaxl


I just had to. Something about this photo caught me right away, and landscapes are one of my popular subjects to shoot. Everything about this shot represents how good you are. Recognize and Best All Time wouldn't be enough!

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Wow thank you so very much for your a wonderful review and rating! I really appreciate both!
    Charlotte
Comment from JirinaInspire


Awesome photograph that looks like a painting from an old book when people traveled by wagons on these rugged roads.

Beautiful, natural colors and dramatic sky framing the old tree. Thank you for sharing!

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Thank you very much, I?m pleased you like it.
Comment from willie


This is getting to be a rare scene. I love old roads like this. It makes you want to go down and see what most do not. I love exploring places like this.
It is a pretty landscape and I wish you well in the contest!

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Thank you so much Willie, Northumberland is still very rural which is great! I?m like you, I always have to investigate - boringly it just went into a field! Lol
Comment from Susan F. M. T.


Charlotte,
A beautiful & atmospheric Northumbrian landscape with the farm track leading the eye into the heart of the picture & the bare branched tree in the centre under a ceiling of grey rain clouds, the sun shining down through a gap in the clouds lights up the foreground. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 26-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Oh Susan, I always love your poetic descriptions of what you see, you describe things so well! Thank you for your lovely review.
    Charlotte
Comment from liseworks


An old farm path. I love it, now I am waiting for the sheep to come around with a Border Collie rounding them up. lol, you can tell I have been watching some utube videos of dogs learning how to herd sheep. Looks like its cold here lol

 Comment Written 26-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Ha ha but you are absolutely right, we are deep in sheep country here! I have beautiful views from every window of my house, and each one you look out at, contains sheep!
    Actually I once trained a collie I had to work the sheep, but the trouble was we could no longer use the words Away, Come or By in any conversations because he so loved doing it that the minute he heard any one of those words he went completely leery, rushing around in circles, barking and jumping up at everybody - never helpful in a small kitchen! Lol
reply by liseworks on 27-Apr-2023
    oh, that is too funny> I see videos with whistles which I could never do. lol, I am learning the lingo, I have an Australian Shepperd and would really like her to see sheep, I think she would be so good at it.
reply by the author on 27-Apr-2023
    Oh yes those whistles are impossible! You need a friendly farmer who?ll lend you a small group of sheep, then put them into a small pen (I used very low electric netting). Then you stand a little way away from the pen and let the dog loose - whichever direction the dog runs, you call out that command, Come by for clockwise or Away for counter clockwise. Gradually, with regular practice, he?ll learn which call means which direction, it?s that simple!
    So off you go and make friends with a local farmer! That could be the hardest part though! Lol
reply by liseworks on 28-Apr-2023
    lol, yeah, the closest place for me to do it for fun is 6 hours away. Here we have mostly cow farmers.
reply by the author on 28-Apr-2023
    Ah yes that would be a problem!
Comment from cakemp55


I love this moody looking scene of the clouds and countryside. It looks like a painting. Beautifully composed with the dirt road in the middle becoming narrower as the eye looks ahead. I love that winter looking tree and the greenery along the sides, plus the old fence. Even though the weather might be cold and wintery it makes for a wonderful photo! All the best in the contest, Charlotte.

 Comment Written 26-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Thank you so much Chris, for your lovely review. You?ve rather proved my point on the weather, this is summertime! Lol Yeah ok, the dead tree is a bit misleading, but wild flowers are out in the foreground.
Comment from Brooklynn20


This photo is so beautiful. You captured it beautifully. Everything about it is more then simple it's unique take. I'm sure you'll do an amazing job on other projects. I hope you make it a profession and you're happy.

 Comment Written 25-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Thank you so much for your lovely review! I am very happy thank you, and I love taking photos, but unfortunately I?m at the other end of my professional career!
Comment from Zilyram


This is a beautiful image of that area of England. We were there in 2006 summer with temperatures up in the 30's and drought in Lakes District.
The colors are very natural and the composition is good.
The grey stormy clouds give atmosphere to the scene against the dry dirt path.
Good focus and dof. Good luck in contest.

 Comment Written 25-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Thank you so much Mary. Ha ha you were very lucky then - this year England had one of the hottest summers ever. . . We remained mostly between 16 and 20! Heatwave? What heatwave? Lol It?s a very lovely area of England though, I?m so pleased you?ve visited it.
Comment from Glena Jessee-King


I like the way you include most everything in your title. The dirt road is nice, nostalgic. The sky appears to have overcast or dark clouds like it will soon rain. The foliage, brush and one tree that stands out are all lovely. I can't see the broken gate well but it adds to the scene. Best wishes in the contest.

 Comment Written 25-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Thank you so much Glena, yes it rained shortly after, as is so often the case here - but it makes great skies in photos! Lol
    Ha ha yes, with this scene I didn?t know what to put for that sentence, so I just wrote what I saw. Lol
reply by Glena Jessee-King on 01-May-2023
    Welcome. Well, you did very well with the narrative sentence, fine scene, artist friend.
Comment from Sean T Phelan


Hi Charlotte!
So you're currently up near where my Pictish ancestors once hung out,eh?
Cool! ( 'cool' on several levels,right? )
That's an Outstanding landscape photo,my friend!
It has 'Atmosphere' and I really like it!
~Sean

 Comment Written 25-Apr-2023


reply by the author on 26-Apr-2023
    Yes! And we have castles everywhere from when you kept attacking us! Lol
    Thank you so much Sean, for your great review and lovely six stars!
reply by Sean T Phelan on 26-Apr-2023
    You're very welcome,Charlotte! : D