On the Trail of Morse, a photo from Oxfordshire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

This is Christ Church in Oxford, a most beautiful building.

Christ Church was founded nearly five hundred years ago, part of Renaissance movement to improve education and train young men for an active life in the church or the state. The first steps were taken in 1524 by Cardinal Wolsey, then Henry VIII抯 chief advisor; he planned to build a new, Cardinal抯 College 慺or the increase of good letters and vertue�. The money for it was to come from closing some monasteries, including the St Frideswide priory in Oxford, whose site was to provide the nucleus for the new college. - Internet

I spent the time exploring Oxford with my husband Len and our two friends Viviane and her husband Chris. WE were following a trail which took us to the locations of the sites where episodes of Morse had been filmed. It was a great way to explore the city and took us to a few out-of-the-way places.
Of course, this wasn't such a place, it is famous and well visited but a spectacular location for filming.

I will add a second view of the building as a workshop. I was hesitant as to which to use as my main post but I think the f/g shrubs just gave this the edge.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

holmertz, maloutim, ikeharel, ikeharel, Fis2, papagolf21, jhm, jean113, jean113, pierrefonds, jimmyjimmy, jimmyjimmy, sacimar, PiotrF, ChrisJ, PaulVDV, PaulVDV, cornejo has marked this note useful

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holmertz (102846) 2019-07-29 3:40

Hello Bev,
In the WS we see a bit more of the building, but I agree that the yellow plants in the foreground give this photo an advantage. Bright colours and eye-catching foregrounds mean so much for a photo. I must admit that to me Morse represents the ta-ta-ta taa-ta-ta communications system, rather than a TV detective. I think Inspector Morse has been popular here too, but I watch very little TV.
Kind regards,
Gert

dta (98848) 2019-07-29 6:16

Hello Bev ,
You've chosen a beautiful POV to present us this superb old church . The composition with the luminous bushes and the green grass in the Fg is excellent .
Regards

ikeharel (113501) 2019-07-29 6:46

Beautifully composed picture, Beverley, from the yellow flowers and green plants to the abbey complex of buildings.
Depth, fine clarity and good contrast of colors - all wonderfully culminate here.
The WS is no-less beautiful diff. POV.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Fis2 (170945) 2019-07-29 7:02

Witaj Bev!
Wonderful view, I like church and old house.
Curious garden add flavor to this picture.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152607) 2019-07-29 7:06

Bonjour, ch鑢e Bev,
Je vous rassure tout de suite, les deux prises de vue sont ravissantes (peut-阾re un petit plus pour celle montr閑 en atelier, mais difficile � d閜artager). C'est l抙istoire de la cravate rouge et la cravate verte, laquelle pr閒鑢es-tu, choix corn閘ien pour ne pas d閏evoir le donneur... ;o)
Tr鑣 bonne journ閑.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

Tue (92548) 2019-07-29 7:37

Hello Beverley,
Such a lovely view from Oxford with the church on the other side of the gardens. Good vertical composition, which includes the gardens so well in the foreground. The light was really pleasant and gentle.
Lars

jhm (211736) 2019-07-29 9:14

Hello Bev,

Technical a very good picture.
Foreground nice with the different green vegetation.
Middle flowers and entrance.
Above a wonderful architectural church building, with blue sky above.
Pleasant composition and splendid presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards from Flemish Belgium,
John

jean113 (27899) 2019-07-29 10:12

Hello Beverley, perfect light conditions which shows all the colours, textures and details at their best.
The plants in the foreground direct our eyes towards the architecture.
(I wonder how different our world would be if Henry VIII hadn't been so determined in his actions?)
Thanks for the extra shot.
Regards Jean.

Nicou (193806) 2019-07-29 10:50

Hello

Avec ce parc en premier plan ces fleurs quelle vue quelle cath閐rale en fond quelle architecture une touffe d'arbuste bleue dans ce d閏or ce cadrage allong� donne tout la hauteur sur les diff閞ents plans
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

emka (158204) 2019-07-29 14:05

Hello Bev, So this was this meeting with Viabiane and her husband in Oxford. Wonderful lawn, beautifully green and well kept, as in England. :). Wonderful composition.

Kind regards Malgo

lousat (139362) 2019-07-29 15:45

Hi Bev,2 beautiful pics showing this architechtural gem in a wonderful way with a watch on the gardens so well preserved too,i like the place,another surprise from Oxford taken in the usual top quality! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

pierrefonds (114608) 2019-07-29 17:31

Hi Beverley,

The garden is framing well the building. The point of view is showing the details of the Christ Church of Oxford. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

gervaso (28177) 2019-07-29 17:49

Hello, Bev!

The garden in the foreground really makes the difference here, making this main photo even more beautiful than the workshop, and it also helps giving very good depth to the view! Wonderful capture of the church, everything was captured with excellent light, colors and sharpness! Very nice job!

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2019-07-29 22:42

Hello Bev

A classic POV here with the foreground. Colorful with just the right opening to attract my attention. Awesome

Jimmy

deffra (651) 2019-07-29 23:37

beautiful view, beautiful framing including flowers in the foreground

Lovely colors and composition

Ciao Deffra

ifege (48253) 2019-07-30 0:13

Hi Bev
This is more the Oxford that I remember classic buildings and garden.
Good DOF, well composed.
cheers
Ian

maloutim (13617) 2019-07-30 0:36

Hi Beverley,
Two nice views of the back of Christchurch college ! The composition in both is absolutely perfect. Perhaps, just a little preference for the vertical photo, with the lovely lawn in the foreground, surrounded by colourful bushes.
Thanks for sharing and kindest regards.
Marie-Louise.

sacimar (38173) 2019-07-30 9:45

Hello Bev,

good image of Oxford, I like the point of view showing the plants in the foreground, the building in the back is a plus, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

PiotrF (54882) 2019-07-30 11:34

Hello Beverley,
An interesting capture of Christ Church in Oxford.
I like beautiful composition with nice flowers in foreground.
I like nice colours and good quality.
Thank you for informative notes.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

jemaflor (147300) 2019-07-30 23:36

Hi Bev,
Nice composition and depth effect for your photo with this green FG, interesting architecture, tfs.

ChrisJ (171888) 2019-07-31 6:17

Hello Bev,

The yellow green fg shrubs contrast well with the blue sky and also add depth and layering, and the gap funnels the eye towards the bg church. Tfs!

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-08-02 2:07

Beverley, impressive five hundred years old church seen from its garden. Only a side of the monument is visible on the picture as well as some annexes. The garden is well maintained, good light. Interesting photo note explaining the building history.

Hanssie (11022) 2019-08-02 2:34

Well created with the foreground :-))

PaulVDV (63024) 2019-08-11 9:56

Hello Beverley,
Morse was one of my favourite series. But I often felt a bit sorry for his assistant.
The hedge in front ensures a good composition.
Attractive natural colours.
The beautiful church towers nicely above the other buildings.
Best regards, Paul

jmdias (115342) 2019-08-16 10:28

bev

I liked this view with the mix of typical english gardens and the typical buildings of that age. nice quality of image. in fact I enjoyed more cambridge I explored by myself than oxford.

take care

jorge

cornejo (61504) 2019-09-10 4:39

Hi Bev, very nice photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the interesting building, very well captured in this beautiful image with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy week.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Angel.