Nashville - Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
In May I was in Nashville Tenn. I flew in one day early so I could take in some of the surrounding history. These three pictures are at Andrew Jackson's home, or the western White House.
In the late 1820 slavery still existed. This house was home for two families that lived on the estate. They were well thought of because they were closer to the main home; you can see the other slave quarters in the distance.
Like many large estates the gardens, Filoli in SF, had lots of garden walkway that led to dead ends or little shacks.
Comments?
posted by Dolph Brust at 9:14 AM
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8 Comments:
I like your perspective in each of these shots DolphB. Each gives you a sense of place within the property.
Dan
Hi Dolph, I like the format of this post, it's a short photo essay with a very interesting narrative. For the pictures, it would help viewing if you sized them to a max of 800 pixels on the long side so that we can view the whole picture without scrolling. As it is, the thumbnails are too small to see the details, and the original is too large to see the whole picture at once.
I like the last picture. The style is something that Gail likes to shoot (Gail's Portals). Contrast and brightness seem a bit low on all shots, maybe try to boost a bit to see how it looks?
Nice symmetry in the 1st picture.
--WT
Posted for Dolph:
Group,
I need some suggestions. We are taking off on a 10 day cruise, leaving Boston and ending up in Montreal. We are then driving back from Montreal to Boston over 4 more days. What gear would you carry? Weight is a consideration.
Thanks,
Dolph
Dolph, do you have a wide-tele zoom? If weight is a consideration, many people usually take one zoom lens that covers most of the range that you're likely to shoot. The Nikkor 18-200 VR is a good one. I have the 24-135mm Tamron that covers most of what I shoot.
I would also take one fast prime lens like a 50mm f1.8 or 35mm f2, or similar.
I've gone on a few long trips with just the 24-135mm and the Sigma 15-30mm. It's important to get a wide enough angle because of the DX factor.
--WT
Posted for Dolph:
Thanks for the info. I'll check on my wide telephoto tonight. I completly forgot about my prime lense that I leave on the D70.
Thank!
I like the 3rd one best too, overall, though I really like the textures in the second one! You can Feel the course roof tiles and SLivers you'd catch from the wood if you walked by too close. And the grass is mowed in those loooong parallel lines... a few trees sprinkled in, highlighting some depth as well.... excellent! :)
Dolph, are you back from your cruise yet? Post some pics from your trip! :)
--WT
Posted for Dolph:
Still on the road. Look for pics on Saturday.
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