The mansion at Attingham Park

Howard,
What a sumptuous set of images, and the understated exterior gives no hint as to the opulence inside.
All are very fine images, with #11 being the stand-out for me.
TFS.

Hi Howared,

What a fabulous series and much to like throughout. I am assuming this is Attingham Hall near Shrewsbury? We visited it quite a while ago now and, rather oddly, I can't find any reference to it on my Flickr page so I will have to go and hunt my images down!

As for your set, I love the quality and richness of colours you've been able to recreate. The second image is a great effect and works really well (thumbs up to the artist there!) and shows a rare aspect of NT inventiveness. By the third we are really into classic 'NT Territory' with the sumptuous colours and fittings and #'s 3 and 4 show this off in spades. The NT has come in for some criticism of late - some of it justified - but when it does good restoration and presentation - as here - it does it exceptionally well.

As is shown in the following set of the images which focus primarily on a single feature, that of this wonderful grand Staircase. And what a staircase! Your images do it great justice - it's also not the simplest of things to get a really good shot of due to the complexity of the shape and the lighting they;ve given it; but you've done really well here to capture the details and the shapes which are all around you. If I had to choose (difficult!) I'd go for #'s 5, 7, 9, 10 and, my take out from the whole set, #12. Why #12? well, it's symmetrical, lots of contrast, tones and lush colour to make the whole staircase what it is - grand in every sense. Do you need the stained glass dome? No - I don't think you do as you imply it's there by the light streaming down the walls at the top of the stairs: if you include it (as in #'s 10 and 11 for example), you create a competing bright spot which will drag the eye away from that almost nature-like set of curves in the stairway. For me, #12 is a great Record Shot of this location.

Thanks for sharing these with us and, if I can't find these images at home - I know just where we will be visiting sometime later this year!

Best regards, Neil.

Lovely set, I like 8 the most of these

Color purple is the main takeaway for this building.
and this is most clearly visible in photo 11
It's an amazing building, Howard. With a boring outside and stunning inside

I too go with Neil's pick of #12. I'm half expecting to see Leo in a tux waiting for Rose on the staircase!

The visual illusion of #2 is enhanced by the two observers giving a sort of confirmation of the hole in the floor, but they are all terrific.

What a beautiful set of images!