2010-05-23-099 V1-Blenheim Grand Bridge Lake Queen Pool & Island
The Grand Bridge at Blenheim, seen from the Queen Pool part of the lake, with the 'Queen Elizabeth Island' and the old boating winch which, I think, was put there in the 19th century for boating. This is seen from the remains of the causeway that used to cross this area before the creation of the lake in order to reach the Woodstock Manor in which the future Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned during part of the reign of her half sister Queen Mary.
I thought the light was absolutely exceptional, as you can see there were no clouds in the sky, and in addition the lake was very smooth too.
I don't very often go round by this part of the Park, however on this occasion there was an Aston Martin Rally at Blenheim; this meant that there were a lot of cars which were something of an intrusion into some of the Blenheim scenes (although the cars were pretty interesting!). Also at Blenheim on this day was one of the few remaining airworthy Spitfire aircraft, of which I have a photo on Flickr.
I have posted more photos from my visit to Blenheim on this day on my own site, see
martinjames.photium.com/portfolio99735.html
This photo is unedited apart from tidying up a few dust spots.
2010-05-23-099 V1-Blenheim Grand Bridge Lake Queen Pool & Island
The Grand Bridge at Blenheim, seen from the Queen Pool part of the lake, with the 'Queen Elizabeth Island' and the old boating winch which, I think, was put there in the 19th century for boating. This is seen from the remains of the causeway that used to cross this area before the creation of the lake in order to reach the Woodstock Manor in which the future Queen Elizabeth I was imprisoned during part of the reign of her half sister Queen Mary.
I thought the light was absolutely exceptional, as you can see there were no clouds in the sky, and in addition the lake was very smooth too.
I don't very often go round by this part of the Park, however on this occasion there was an Aston Martin Rally at Blenheim; this meant that there were a lot of cars which were something of an intrusion into some of the Blenheim scenes (although the cars were pretty interesting!). Also at Blenheim on this day was one of the few remaining airworthy Spitfire aircraft, of which I have a photo on Flickr.
I have posted more photos from my visit to Blenheim on this day on my own site, see
martinjames.photium.com/portfolio99735.html
This photo is unedited apart from tidying up a few dust spots.