flooded fields at Broughton Castle by jantan

flooded fields at Broughton Castle

looks better viewed large on black (click the magnifying glass icon at the top of the page) if you have time please

For the past few days I have had intentions of going out to take photos towards the end of the day, but I have either left it too late or it has started to rain, so this morning I made the decision that I would go out as soon as the children went off to school and I had fed the animals. The flooding round here is terrible, but not as bad as many parts of the country where people have lost their homes or livelihoods. The worst that I have to worry about is being knee deep in mud when I go to feed the animals, and the likelihood of my tulip bulbs rotting in the ground. Tulips like a well drained soil, and there is no such thing around here at the moment.

These fields are on the edge of a village called Broughton. They form part of the estate of Broughton Castle which dates from the Medieval period and is the home of the Fiennes family AKA the baron of Saye and Seale. It has been used as the location for filming lots of period films and TV dramas. I have taken a few photos here over the past couple of years, and must go and visit the castle itself some time this year.
Wow, stunning image viewed large!! Brilliant processing too fave for me!
January 10th, 2014  
I really love this! The line of trees works so well and I like how you have framed in with the fence and gate in the foreground. Great sky too.
January 10th, 2014  
Stunning shot & processing....Fav :)
January 10th, 2014  
A wonderful scene - love the reflections in the floodwater and the ominous clouds. Fav
January 10th, 2014  
This is stunning jan and b&w just perfect. Fav
January 10th, 2014  
Gorgeous shot - wonderful b&w! I'm seeing so many crazy pics about the flooding in the news. Over the last week - we were the opposite - totally frozen with historic low temps (winchill -40C) and now we're soaring all the way up to 8C! I think by the end of the weekend we're going to look like that as well (and everyone is worried)!
January 10th, 2014  
I love ever thin about this Jan, the B&W conversion, lines, reflections the lot, it's fabulous :)
January 10th, 2014  
*everything*
January 10th, 2014  
Great shot but I feel for all those who have been flooded. Have a friend who is measuring his good luck in "inches" and is waiting for the river to go down.
January 10th, 2014  
Yes, I looked at the gate to the pasture and thought "this is not supposd to be a lake". A gorgeous capture, with the birds topping it off. Mother Nature has certainly been having some nasty moods in the last few years. I feel so bad for everyone this affects.
January 10th, 2014  
A stunning b/w Jan...this looks so beautiful despite the flooding...love that row of trees & their reflection.
January 10th, 2014  
fab b&w - fav - you must tag technique18
January 10th, 2014  
@gozoinklings Thanks Catherine, I will do that.
January 10th, 2014  
Wonderful reflections, love this capture, but were is all this flooding going to end??:(
January 10th, 2014  
Fantastic capture, perfect B&W and awesome reflections
January 10th, 2014  
Beautiful reflections in this capture of the flooding. Nice one Jan.
January 10th, 2014  
Great capture and reflections. Lovely b&w.
January 10th, 2014  
Oh my, beautiful photo. Love the reflections and the b&w
January 10th, 2014  
I though we were looking at a lake until I read the first line of your text! We don't suffer much with floods up here so it's very easy for me to forget how things are further south. This is a beautiful scene, the line of trees and the reflection are brilliant and I like the gate in the foreground. It looks great in black and white too.
January 10th, 2014  
You're right - brilliant large. As in Ranulph Feinnes?
January 10th, 2014  
@judithg I think he is a nephew Judith
January 10th, 2014  
This is great Jan, love the comp and processing. I also thought this was a lake, so beautiful. Fav.
January 10th, 2014  
Very nice shot. Love the stillness and reflection in it.
January 10th, 2014  
Not a funny situation, but the photo and processing are fabulous!
January 10th, 2014  
Beautiful capture and reflections...nice and calm. Hope it dries out soon enough for your bulbs.
January 10th, 2014  
Beautiful with that line of trees, hoping waters starting to recede.
January 11th, 2014  
Jo
Awful to see the land so flooded, but I have to say it makes a very beautiful shot very well captured. fav
January 11th, 2014  
Gorgeous shot - looks so serene. Nice use of B+W!
January 11th, 2014  
I know Broughton Castle well - it's one of my favourite places - and had been wondering how it looked in this weather. The Castle reopens at Easter, but as it's down a steep slope it probably looks a lot like this too at the moment.
January 11th, 2014  
This is just beautiful
January 11th, 2014  
Absolutely sublime. Tranquil and beautifully composed.
January 11th, 2014  
Stunning Jan. It's unfortunate that the awful weather contributes to such beautiful scenes. Fav and stay safe with all that mud xx
January 11th, 2014  
Beautiful. Fav
January 11th, 2014  
What a dramatic shot - it works well in b&w!
January 11th, 2014  
Looks fantastic viewed large
January 11th, 2014  
I love the composition of this and the sky is wonderful too.
January 11th, 2014  
Lovely composition on this. Love the B & W.
January 11th, 2014  
Brilliant B&W Jan, fav.
January 11th, 2014  
Very dramatic in B/W!! Great capture!! FAV!!
January 11th, 2014  
Beautiful b&w.
January 12th, 2014  
Dazzling B/W. Fav!
January 12th, 2014  
Wonderful B&W capture - love the reflections - Fav from me!
January 12th, 2014  
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for bringing a lovely bit of beauty out of the horrible floods.
January 12th, 2014  
Lovely capture, really beautiful Broughton Gardens are really worth visiting too. There were lots of horses in paddocks around the estate then, hope they've got somewhere dry to go to! A stunning b&w image. Is this edited in Niksilver? I've been dithering about getting it...
January 13th, 2014  
Oh, I've just remembered. I think it was Broughton Manor gardens we went to? I saw Broughton castle from the air when I had a flying lesson from Kidlington a few years ago, it's the one with the moat isn't it?
January 13th, 2014  
Love the trees and reflections. Super composition and so good in b/w.
January 13th, 2014  
Pea
Stunning shot!! Looks fabulous in b&w fav!
January 15th, 2014  
Lee
Wonderful shot, so atmospheric in B&W.
January 16th, 2014  
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