An eclectic mix of architecture and materials. Taken in the late afternoon en-route to Swanage Railway Station, Dorset.
Rooftops
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Enlightenment Through Photography
An eclectic mix of architecture and materials. Taken in the late afternoon en-route to Swanage Railway Station, Dorset.
The Lantern Room 
Ha ha, great minds and all that …
My husband thought I was mad leaning out of the window of our upstairs hotel room in Shanklin because the chimney outside would make a great photo that close up. 😀
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🙂 Chimneys and rooftops have always fascinated me – ever since I was small. My previous attempts at taking roof and chimney shots weren’t too successful. With this one I was in a good position as I was on a hill and the buildings were on different levels going down the hill so I was able to get a good view from on top. I look forward to seeing your chimney close-up 🙂
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wonderful m! I love rooftop shots, so neat.
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Thank you Sheila! I was lucky to find these – we took a detour to get to the station and discovered a lot of interesting buildings. Next time I visit, I’d like to spend more time walking around the town. The architecture is amazing.
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Great shot of this beautiful architecture. Thanks!
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Thank you farmhouse stories! It’s such a beautiful place with an interesting mix of architecture. There were lots of wonderful buildings which I will spend more time photographing on the next visit.
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Old buildings have so much character and personality! I love it!
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Thank you FM. I like the character of old buildings too. I also like the mix of styles which can be found together. All that history and life that has gone on too – wonderful!
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So interesting!
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Thanks Sandy. I might have to start looking up a bit more often rather than looking on the ground!
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Wonderful shot! Takes me back to my childhood in London.
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Thank you JB! It reminds me of my childhood too – not too far from London.
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Love the colours in the buildings here.
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Thank you JP. The bright oranges seem to complement the greys nicely – especially in that late afternoon sun!
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Ah, I love a good old wonky British roof! They give my husband the heebie-jeebies though, he doesn’t get that we can have such old buildings and rooftops that don’t leak 🙂
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🙂 These old rooftops are great – and the Victorian and Georgian ones have survived for so long, although I don’t know how often repairs have to be done! It’s the craftmanship that I like – all those little imaginative touches.
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The chimneys and rooftops there have so much more character than here in the U.S. Great shot, Meanderer. Would love to see the real deal someday.
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Thank you Terry. It’s really interesting when there’s a mix of styles like here, although I also love to see Victorian terrace houses with their rows of chimneys. I think you would really love the architecture of some places here in the UK.
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Love the rooftops. Just beautiful. I especially love the turret on the brick home. I always wanted a turret on my house or a widow’s walk on the roof. I have neither but I did get my country porch to sit on and drink my coffee. Love the photo as your new gravatar
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Thank you Jeanne. A turret would be great wouldn’t it – Rapunzel springs to mind! The Country porch sounds idyllic – I’d like one of those. I had been looking to change my gravatar to something a bit more colourful and decided to take the plunge with the rooftops. Ideally though I should have a Lighthouse Lantern Room!
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Wonderful shot – Chim Chim Cher-ee.
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Thank you elmediat! Gotta love chimneys!
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I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking Merry Poppins 😀
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Chim-chim cheroo 🙂
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I like the composition and the choice of colour is absolutely right for this shot.
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Thank you Calvin. Yes – the orangey-red really pops I think in that late afternoon light.
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I would love to hang out on those rooftops. Great capture.
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Thank you Brandon! They have quite a bit of character – although you don’t see many of the round turret windows that often. I’d like one of those!
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I like this, reminds me of my childhood for some reason 🙂
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Thank you Nigel. Yes – it reminds me of my childhood too. I wonder why?
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Awesome shot! So much character there.
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Thank you Alex! It’s one of my personal favourites out of everything I’ve captured this past six months 🙂
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just love this. i agree with bllparkfrank – so much character with all the textures and patterns.
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Thank you Chris. This is one of my favourite images for all sorts of reasons.
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