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An outing to Elvaston Castle in Derbyshire today. These are the Golden Gates. The curvature is from the panorama. Using this photo for my 116 Pictures in 2016 Project, No. 115 Gates and also for my April Picture a Day Challenge.
Information from Derbyshire County Council web page:
It was the third Earl of Harrington who introduced these magnificent carriage gates to England to enhance the approach to his then remodelled Elvaston Castle.
They were reputed to have been removed as spoils of war by Napoleon from a Royal Palace in Madrid and taken by him to Versailles for display. It was after Napoleons defeat in 1819 that the third Earl had them shipped to England.
William Barron's account in the publication 'Head Gardener' stated that the gates were once "placed in front of the castle, within 106 yards of it" and probably marked the entrance to a sweeping gravel drive to the south front.
What is clear however, is that they were moved by Barron to their present position in 1834 and were re-erected, flanked by 15 foot high cast iron railings made especially for them in the West Midland
They have been recently restored and after a detailed paint analysis was carried out, repainted in their original colours.The Harrington coat of arms sits atop of the main central gate 'A DEO ET REGE' (For God and King). The entire structure is 115 feet long and 20 feet high and supported at either end by stone pillars faced with Chellaston alabaster and topped with eighteenth century statues depicting Jason and the Golden Fleece and Hercules and the Nemean Lion.
Week 10 – Story - Perspective
Sun Block Frog
The brief for this week was as follows;
Story - Perspective: Perspective for the purpose of this challenge is the relationship of objects in the scene. If you really want to a challenge, this is a good chance to use forced perspective.
For this challenge I used a little bit of forced perspective and the illusion created by the clouds.
Whilst clouds can be interpreted in many ways, in this image I have let my mind imagine that I am holding a frog up to block out the rays of the afternoon sun.
Unfortunately I had to shoot with what I had at the time which was my phone, so the image quality is average but I guess you get the idea of what I was trying to do.......and if you don't...then I guess one of us is crazy.....haha.
This large owlet moth was captured on my mobile phone in my room.
Fazenda São Nicolau, Cotriguaçu, Mato Grosso, Brazil