The Palm House was built in 1844 to provide a home for the tropical plants that Victorian explorers brought back from their adventures in the tropics. No one had ever built a glasshouse on that scale before so the architects borrowed techniques from the ship building industry which may explain why the Palm House looks like the upturned hull of a ship.
Today the Palm House is one of Kew’s most recognisable buildings; an important surviving Victorian glass and iron structure. It also houses the world's oldest pot plant!
Took my port decanter bottle top with me, was really pleased that for a couple of shots it worked well. Taking photographs inside the Palm House on the other hand was quite hard, took the lens, and my glasses, ages to demist!!
@kali66 'cos I've learnt how to do a round crop and then overlay it onto the original and then turn it 180. First time took me over an hour, this took 3 minutes! @cutekitty thank you :) @365anne I love it, but a small stopper like this (5cmish) is hard as arms not long enough!! I'ts fun to do
Your port decanter has done an excellent job - you and it have produced a great result. I really like the way the decanter top produced an image which is still just slightly soft - it ties in with the big image, and I like the way both are upright. Did you do a little sneaky editing? :)
@wendyfrost I thought so @ludwigsdiana it's nearly a sphere and it's light @casablanca a beautiful building @shannejw available from most charity shops @lanikyea thank you!! @onewing oooh so I can!!! @grammyn I did think about enlarging the refracted shot, what do you think?! @randystreat it's not perfect but it does an ok job @maggiemae it's a huge building with y'all plants and trees @rjb71 yup, you will have a hangover if you drink too much port! @jacqbb I will return!! @robz a small orb is more difficult to use but lighter to hold. Swings and roundabouts I suppose
@cutekitty thank you :)
@365anne I love it, but a small stopper like this (5cmish) is hard as arms not long enough!! I'ts fun to do
@ludwigsdiana it's nearly a sphere and it's light
@casablanca a beautiful building
@shannejw available from most charity shops
@lanikyea thank you!!
@onewing oooh so I can!!!
@grammyn I did think about enlarging the refracted shot, what do you think?!
@randystreat it's not perfect but it does an ok job
@maggiemae it's a huge building with y'all plants and trees
@rjb71 yup, you will have a hangover if you drink too much port!
@jacqbb I will return!!
@robz a small orb is more difficult to use but lighter to hold. Swings and roundabouts I suppose
Thank you all so much, glad I uploaded it!!