Out with my Tuesday afternoon walking group this afternoon, we passed by the Manoir du Tertre which was built in the middle of the 17th C in the high forest above the village of Paimpont. The Manoir's claim to fame is that it was the home of one Geneviève Zaepffel who, in the 1940s and 1950s, was the most famous medium in France. There is a full length painting of her on the first landing of the impressive staircase which dominates the ground-floor. The deeds of the house state that this painting must remain with the manoir because the painting contains her spirit and at certain times she has been seen to step down from the painting and stand some distance from it.
The manoir is a guest-house today and it's spooky legend attracts visitors as it is situated in the heart of Brocéliande which is known as the 'Land of Myths and Legends' - the prime reason for visiting the area for many.
More spooky viewed on black...
This image is SOOC and is part of my ongoing OCOLOY project - you can read more about it in my profile.
This is certainly an odd spot that on our watch has endured/enjoyed various guises and complementary owners/tenants. Whilst I've never felt any sense of malevolence here, it's been neither hearth nor home to anyone for long enough to be the house and home it could and should be. It commands a wonderful view from one of the highest spots in the forest. A telling capture.
Your narratives are really pull me in. Thank you so much! Someday I will make it to France and I will feel as if I have been there with your image and words. Thank you for that.
What a beautiful home this could be! Presently, it has a very eerie quality that wouldn't be pleasing if spending the night there. I do like this photo.
This has a wonderful vintage feel with great mid gray tones. Nice light and shadow; the lower right and lower left corners shadows make one feel that an old classic lens with vignetting was used, adds to classic nature of this photo. What in camera settings are you using on most of your ocoloy shots Richard?
@tosee I was standing in the garden (and got shouted at by the owner who was standing by the open 3rd floor window) beneath two large trees which account for the shadows in the foreground of this image. In-camera settings: Br; H tone +1; S tone +2; Sharp +1; NR -1; DR Auto.
That's a spooktacular story. Mrs S is quite the story teller as well. It does look rundown and unloved, do you think the owner does it for effect? Wonderful capture, love the history as well.
This project of yours is truly inspiring. One should try an OCOLOSomething (for the time being I'm more on the one-day side, actually!) I would fav almost all the pictures, they tell a lot, not only on technique. Chapeau!
j'adore cet endroit, j'ai habité tout prêt il y a quelques années. j'ai beaucoup de souvenirs là-bas. Ta photo met en évidence l'ampleur des travaux à réaliser! je l'aime bien.
March 14th, 2016
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