On my most recent visit to the Hospital of St Cross and Almshouses of Noble Poverty (at last I can remember all that without checking!) I took the back way across the fields.
This is the first view you get on this approach: the Norman church straight ahead and, to the left, the tall chimneys of the quarters of the brothers. They are not monks as this is a secular charity. A lovely, peaceful and characterful setting in which to live one's retirement.
I like the light hazel and the colours are really gorgeous and almost 'retro film'. I would have been tempted to move a bit to the left and therefore try to use the tree as a natural stopper / frame on the rigjt hand edge of your shot . At the moment it is blocking some of the buildings and i want to see more of them. Just my little opinion hazel, i am not necessarily right (hope that is ok)
I'll be going again as I'm about to become a friend of St Cross with an annual admission and i'll think about what you said, thanks. I always welcome constructive criticism. I can't remember exactly where the little stream is in relation to the tree, might need some wellies!!!! (My husband Ray looked at this and said something similar to you.)
@quietpurplehaze ahhh ray has a good eye then hazel. I did think if it may be difficult to move left. You could always move right and use the tree as a left hand side stopper / frame :-)
Fabulous building. Great timing with this picture, as I just read a book about the Normal occupation of Saxon lands (although it's fictional, just set during that time).
I really like all the components in this - the fascinating buildings, the sheep, the tree - but echoing some other comments I'd have the tree further to the right of the frame. Still a fav though.
It looks just as beautiful on the outside as your inside pictures show. I am in agreement with Phil. I wish the tree was a little to the right so that I could see more of the buildings. But it's still a nice shot.
I'll be going again as I'm about to become a friend of St Cross with an annual admission and i'll think about what you said, thanks. I always welcome constructive criticism. I can't remember exactly where the little stream is in relation to the tree, might need some wellies!!!! (My husband Ray looked at this and said something similar to you.)
phil_howcroft
this is the great hall where the brethren used to have their meals - they have their own apartments now http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/add-ins/2014-12-27
and this is inside the Norman church at Christmas 2014 http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/365/2014-12-25
I'm becoming a friend of St Cross with annual free entry so there will be more!!
Thanks for taking the trouble to look at my interior shots - I love these buildings.