Courtyard Gates In Old St.Augustine

black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
edited December 19, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
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I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.

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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2010
    I love old gates! And the colors in that first one are lovely. Good eye, Tom!
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    redleash wrote: »
    I love old gates! And the colors in that first one are lovely. Good eye, Tom!

    Hi Lauren,

    As a gate lover, you'd be in heaven in St.Augustine. The historic district has more courtyards and gates than you can imagine. Everything is so compressed, though, it's sometimes difficult to get the shot you really want. The streets are so narrow ( always one-way or walk-only ) you can't get the perspective you're after.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • NewEnglandMomentsNewEnglandMoments Registered Users Posts: 92 Big grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    Really like #1, Beautiful Comp going on here , Love the Lines and appreciate the straight Verticals! Very Colorful, just a really nice shot of season and structure!
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    Howdy Tom,

    Another wonderful Florida image, I'll bet they're a little chilly

    this last week or so.

    I just can't get over how so very realistic all of your

    landscape shots are, the colors and details are so

    accurate and crisp.

    Looks like a beautiful place to get in the Christmas Season.
    Take care,

    Craig

    Burleson, Texas
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    I like both of them.....Good job Tom........:Dgary
  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    I like them both, but the second one shows what I call the 'tears of time'.
    Mary
    www.Dogdotsphotography.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    NewEnglandMoments wrote: »
    Really like #1, Beautiful Comp going on here , Love the Lines and appreciate the straight Verticals! Very Colorful, just a really nice shot of season and structure!

    Hey Tom,

    Thanks for the kind words. This is one of my favorite gates in the town.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Panther wrote: »
    Howdy Tom,

    Another wonderful Florida image, I'll bet they're a little chilly

    this last week or so.

    I just can't get over how so very realistic all of your

    landscape shots are, the colors and details are so

    accurate and crisp.

    Looks like a beautiful place to get in the Christmas Season.

    Yo Craig,

    Chilly for sure....several nights in a row below freezing.

    As you know, the colors and details result from what I call " Tokina Magic ".

    St. Augustine has a yearly ritual called the " Night of Lights ". From just after Thanksgiving to January 2, most of the historic area is all aglow at night from the light of approximately 1 and 1/2 million small white lights. They're strung from buildings, fences, tress....anything they can hang them on, even boats in the harbor. It's surreal to walk through the old town at night.

    Take care my friend,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    I am also a "gate and doorway" fan. I like the first one because the gate itself seems more stylish and is shown in context with its environment. I've been to many places in Florida but never St. Augustine. It looks like a neat town.

    regards,
    Werner
    http://wernerg.smugmug.com/
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 16, 2010
    Excellent processing on this scene, Tom. You captured the details beautifully. thumb.gif
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Azzaro wrote: »
    I like both of them.....Good job Tom........:Dgary

    Thanks, Gary. Glad you liked them.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 16, 2010
    Dogdots wrote: »
    I like them both, but the second one shows what I call the 'tears of time'.

    Hi Mary,

    " tears of time ". I like that phrase. It's very appropriate in this case. Much of the stone structure in this particular courtyard wall is over 300 years old. The wooden gate is certainly not that old but it does look like it's giving the stone a real run for the money.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    WernerG wrote: »
    I am also a "gate and doorway" fan. I like the first one because the gate itself seems more stylish and is shown in context with its environment. I've been to many places in Florida but never St. Augustine. It looks like a neat town.

    regards,

    Hi Werner,

    I hope the next time you get to Florida you can make it to St.Augustine. The photo ops are endless. Thanks for looking in.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    kdog wrote: »
    Excellent processing on this scene, Tom. You captured the details beautifully. thumb.gif

    Many thanks, Joel, for the kind words.

    Happy holidays,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Tom, I would like to make St Augustine one day--I'm sure it is filled with photo ops, not to mention just lots of interesting things to see in the oldest city.
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    redleash wrote: »
    Tom, I would like to make St Augustine one day--I'm sure it is filled with photo ops, not to mention just lots of interesting things to see in the oldest city.

    Hey Lauren,

    I, too, hope you can make it to St. Augustine one day. It's truly a fascinating place and a photographers heaven. I'm down there a lot. Darlene is a native of the city....in fact she's a descendant of one of the 9 founding families that first settled there centuries ago.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    Maybe ya'll can take me on a tour.
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

    Lauren Blackwell
    www.redleashphoto.com
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    Nice captures Tom,

    I'd like to get back there again for some shooting!
    Randy
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    rwells wrote: »
    Nice captures Tom,

    I'd like to get back there again for some shooting!

    Thanks, Randy. The doors over here are open to you any time you can make it. Talk about shooting and eating.....LORDY.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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