Shugborough Hall

[Kaye Leggett]

We took a look at this National Trust place last weekend. We'd gone out in sunshine and by the time we arrived, it was bucketing down, so I only have shots of the interior. It was the family home of the late Lord Lichfield - aka Patrick Lichfield the portrait photographer - and it was a real treat to see some of his images which were on exhibit.

This is my take on the place

1 The Red Drawing Room



2 The Saloon



3 and 4 The cupboard under the stairs................

[Shadowman]

Nice captures.

[csa mt]

Very nice photos, capturing the magnificent interior!

[bnnrcn]

Very nice images, thanks for sharing Kaye

[Wavelength]

Very nice set

[ST1]

Nicely done Kaye, out of curiosity did you have to have a photography permit to use your camera in the Hall?

[IzzieK]

Very engaging series, Kaye...makes me want to look for some more...thank you for sharing...

[Brownbear]

These are especially lovely, Kaye! A beautiful set, but I especially adore the 1st and 2nd image, everything about them, including the b&w presentation (unusual for me).

[Mike Buckley]

I really like the compositions of all but the third one. In that one the subject isn't clear to me. For me, the ideal composition of the third one is a square format of the top left corner; I just love the way the viewer looks around the stairs at the photo on the wall in that one.

I don't advocate the need for punch and contrast in all images but these scenes seem to call for it and I notice it because all but the third one appear flat. Try raising the black point, lowering the white point and introducing a slight S-curve to determine if you like the results.

[John 2]

+1 to Mikes comments except that I don't dislike no.3 in that it shows context. Having looked at your WEB site though, I do wonder why you converted 1 and 2 to mono. The richness of the furnishing drapery looks well in colour. Incidentally, I also think the natural history shots on your WEB site deserve more exposure (sorry about the pun). You should post more of them here.

[Barbara Ponder]

Lovely images!

[Digital]

Kaye, nice images.


Bruce

[Texas Dave]

Very intriguing and I agree, they make me want to see more!

[Kaye Leggett]

Thank you all for your replies, suggestions and encouragement.

Peter - no permit is required. Flash is not allowed and generally no tripods, but I have a beanbag I sometimes use. Also we often visit these places at slack times so that we can engage the guides in conversation and find out more about a property - this quite often leads to them allowing us to photograph where is normally out of bounds, e.g. they'll put up a blind for us briefly or let us step over the 'rope barrier'. As long as your images are for private use there is generally not a problem.

John - thanks for looking at the website - It's a fine balance of not wishing to bore people with too many photos that leads me not to post so many here too.