billy's Photoblog
The Old Mill House at St.Fagans
Posted by bronzebilly u.k. (Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom) on 3 November 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.
This is an image of an old mill house taken at the Museum of Welsh Life which is only 15 mins.from my place..
We took a ride there yesterday as it was unusually warm weather for Autumn....
The museum covers a huge area of forestry,and within this area are about 50 buildings which have been transported brick by brick from all parts of Wales,and rebuilt.The oldest building is from the 12th century.
This is the first shot of a small series...billy
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
'Tis lovely!! Love the tones you used to give that vintage look... and that kind-of burned edge effect. Gorgeous billyantique!!!! Can't wait for the rest.. as you know, I love old things (inside joke) ... hee hee.. giggle, snort , chuckle
4 Nov 2007 2:09am
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
"Uncle Billy" - thanks for the words that you left on my pblog. Please continue to excuse the haphazard revisits to your pblogs...I'm continuing to miss you guys. This is one marvelous work! Hope to see you soon! B-)
4 Nov 2007 2:37am
nalen from Alliston, Canada
*OC* that's in Otawa, Canada :)
uhmmn I really love to see places like this because it's very nostalgic.
4 Nov 2007 5:44am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
i love this shot,i always found brick houses very attractive and the sepia tone just made this pic MATCHLESS!I am looking forward to the rest of the series,this is the first time i heard of a museum covering huge area of forestry!
4 Nov 2007 8:58am
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Dear billy-full-of-wonders, this is truly superlative work. I am awed and speechless looking at this. Really, really amazing tones and treatment. Exceptional character, beauty and history. LOVE this one very much.
4 Nov 2007 6:30pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Wow! Billy. Just Wow! The depth of history is surely engraved on each and every stone. Your processing does this site great honor.
4 Nov 2007 7:41pm
e. from Washington DC, United States
Beautiful image! I really like the sepia that you used in the shot. It makes the place feel really old.
4 Nov 2007 9:04pm
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
Lovely lighting and that golden color quality just adds such a great richness.
5 Nov 2007 1:45pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Fantastic BillyB, your wonderful pp adds a special touch to this lovely old building. It sounds a great place to visit. even more so as it is in a forest, I could imagine that you could visit here at different seasons and it would look different with each visit.
Wonderful work :)
5 Nov 2007 4:40pm
Inés from Namur, Belgium
I really love the PP, a touch of old time that tell past stories !
6 Nov 2007 7:41am
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
Hey there Billy!!!
I am back and tomorrow I post again...yeah, the PC dude was nice enough to not take too long and left all my lovely files intact! Great shot here Billy...love the antique feel. Missed ya! (thanks for the poem too!)
7 Nov 2007 2:24am
Shrig from New Jersey, United States
Hey billy!
Sorry it's been ages, work caught up with me a bit.
I read your comment from the beach photo I posted 2 October and looked at yours from the 1st. It is very possible we on the other end of the beach taking photos. Kind of a cool theory. :)
Great photo you have of the mill posted today. Old and modern at the same time! Talk to you soon.
8 Nov 2007 4:55am
Mandy from South Africa
Wow - Billy AWESOME - can't wait to see the rest of the series. What a lot of history that place has.... must be quite a place to see!
8 Nov 2007 10:46am
Anne from White Rock, Canada
This is a really lovely effect - the toning and the frame go so well with the feel of the old mill building. Sorry it's been a while since I posted! The one before this with your grandson is just great work! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the Museum Series - nice when you have somewhere so close to home worth photographing like this! I kinda missed posting to you - and your hilarious comments on my blog - but I can't post every day now because I have so many other things I have to do! So don't give me hell because your are not my top priority!! ;-)
8 Nov 2007 7:29pm
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
This sorta looks like one of the Led Zepplin album covers. I think it was Led Zepplin, either way I love the mysterious feel to this. I thought you were going to tell us it was haunted.
13 Nov 2007 10:42pm
