tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post4359492294740565263..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 283 : 13 June 2015 Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-71911464165164729142015-06-21T07:28:21.893+10:002015-06-21T07:28:21.893+10:00Dear Ticklebear - Little Nell was quite right I th...Dear Ticklebear - Little Nell was quite right I think...it's more likely Wells Cathedral but I agree - it looks very dramatic - positively reeks of history - yes?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84349417276175438262015-06-21T07:27:13.917+10:002015-06-21T07:27:13.917+10:00Thanks Diane. The hunt is always exciting ;)Thanks Diane. The hunt is always exciting ;)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-57531522285594247962015-06-21T07:26:52.636+10:002015-06-21T07:26:52.636+10:00Dear Brett - I have a ghastly confession to make....Dear Brett - I have a ghastly confession to make. I cropped the original. It had me in it and it "didn't add value" - as seems to be the popular phrase these days. I was very overexposed and difficult to see...I thought this was better. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-53397522812163396362015-06-21T07:25:33.327+10:002015-06-21T07:25:33.327+10:00Dear Nancy - I live in a place pretty much like yo...Dear Nancy - I live in a place pretty much like you I'm afraid - all very sad. Out with the old, in with the new. Mind you, sometimes the old, which is not so very old at all, was pretty hideous to begin with.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-30725376796572767212015-06-21T07:24:41.955+10:002015-06-21T07:24:41.955+10:00Bless you Little Nell. I think you are correct. ...Bless you Little Nell. I think you are correct. I have looked back at the little notes in Dad's folder and we did go off and visit Wells while we were staying in Bath so I am going to adjust accordingly. Hoorah for those in the know :) My memory is not so fab given that it was nearly 50 years ago.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-52651113852224856532015-06-21T07:21:37.339+10:002015-06-21T07:21:37.339+10:00Thanks Wendy. I was delighted to find a date on a...Thanks Wendy. I was delighted to find a date on a building I must say. I was beginning to get a bit desperate ;)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-69880914887674205922015-06-21T07:20:59.649+10:002015-06-21T07:20:59.649+10:00Thanks Sue. I do believe our paths must have cros...Thanks Sue. I do believe our paths must have crossed at some time :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-67145798822049291472015-06-21T07:20:34.460+10:002015-06-21T07:20:34.460+10:00Thanks Mike. We've had some great takes on th...Thanks Mike. We've had some great takes on the theme this week.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-37655401136936760132015-06-21T07:20:08.139+10:002015-06-21T07:20:08.139+10:00I know what you mean...it is very inviting isn'...I know what you mean...it is very inviting isn't it?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-32080861539563977412015-06-21T07:19:33.064+10:002015-06-21T07:19:33.064+10:00Hah ! I think that's a very cokney expression...Hah ! I think that's a very cokney expression - probably picked up from some movie or tv show. But now that I've googled it, it's origins are interesting aren't they?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-68900365606498009082015-06-21T07:16:59.356+10:002015-06-21T07:16:59.356+10:00Thanks Jo - I felt that I was really struggling th...Thanks Jo - I felt that I was really struggling this week...photo albums all over the couch and much sucking of teeth!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-62904062865009898812015-06-20T20:21:50.088+10:002015-06-20T20:21:50.088+10:00I do like your picture of Bath Abbey (c. 1971).
I...I do like your picture of Bath Abbey (c. 1971). <br />It's got a great cinematic feeling. <br />:)Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-13547100622904281942015-06-15T17:53:13.715+10:002015-06-15T17:53:13.715+10:00You did well as always to find old shots to fit th...You did well as always to find old shots to fit the theme.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-3835669930473055412015-06-15T08:37:42.214+10:002015-06-15T08:37:42.214+10:00That first photo has a great composition.That first photo has a great composition.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-50023295365444952542015-06-15T07:51:17.627+10:002015-06-15T07:51:17.627+10:00What beautiful arches! The one of you walking up ...What beautiful arches! The one of you walking up the steps -- those steps are amazing. They look liked they've been there and used for a thousand years. (In America, I fear, they would have been torn out and new put in -- a complete destruction of history.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-63850999014941452322015-06-15T05:28:37.628+10:002015-06-15T05:28:37.628+10:00The first two are particularly wonderful. Could th...The first two are particularly wonderful. Could that be Wells Cathedal steps? - They are quite famous. If you google Wells Cathedral you will get lots of shots that fit your image. Not so with with Bath Abbey, but I could be wrong.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-81110115846005977492015-06-14T22:39:14.035+10:002015-06-14T22:39:14.035+10:00The arches look tunnel-like even if they're no...The arches look tunnel-like even if they're not. And the date on the building puts you right on target. I like all these photos -- they seem very artsy and could serve as prompts in their own right.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-35478917984223164352015-06-14T21:10:40.903+10:002015-06-14T21:10:40.903+10:00An intriguing take on the theme - I was attracted ...An intriguing take on the theme - I was attracted by your mother being near the Waters of Leith. My husband's mariner ancestors came from Leith and our daughter worked there (at the police station) for some years. <br /><br /><a href="http://scotsue-familyhistoryfun.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Family History Fun </a> ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-49091113218351652142015-06-14T11:52:25.480+10:002015-06-14T11:52:25.480+10:00Great mix and on the mark for this theme. I think ...Great mix and on the mark for this theme. I think tunnels have always inspired (and challenged) photographers.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-81916431787603553892015-06-14T03:47:19.168+10:002015-06-14T03:47:19.168+10:00They're all neat pictures & appropriate fo...They're all neat pictures & appropriate for the theme, but there's something about that first picture that really drew my eye - I think perhaps because it looks like a place I'd like to take a walk. And there's just something about your mother's stance and expression, too . . . ? :) La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40423166874710014502015-06-13T23:37:22.718+10:002015-06-13T23:37:22.718+10:00Some more words new to me: "cor blimey!"...Some more words new to me: "cor blimey!"Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-17762592405248675962015-06-13T21:44:02.223+10:002015-06-13T21:44:02.223+10:00Lovely atmospheric photographs here, even the rece...Lovely atmospheric photographs here, even the recent two that you've sepiarised.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.com