Picnic at World Heritage, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

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Looking at the self-inflicted ruins in England I keep thinking about Brexit but I am not going to comment on it anymore. Lets focus on the beauty instead.

This was my second visit to the Fountains Abbey. I have seen so many ruins in my life but I was deeply impressed by this place. No surprise it is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. I have showed you a picture of this abbey seven years ago HERE. I liked that photo so much that I didnt dare to show any other view from this place. But the time has passed and last weekend I revisited on a great weather day, so here you are: a photo from different angle and at very different light conditions.

ikeharel, jean113, bona, Fis2, macjake, jhm, PaulVDV, papagolf21, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, sacimar, mcmtanyel, adramad, COSTANTINO, cornejo oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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jean113 (27639) 2019-09-25 3:17

Hello Mariusz, an excellent point of view, not a viewpoint that I have seen used before.
I know Fountains Abbey, having visited several times; it is a very special place.
You give an excellent impression of the place, picture postcard perfect, in the best possible way.
Kind regards,
Jean.

gervaso (28177) 2019-09-25 4:49

Hello, Mariusz!

Beautiful ruins, captured with excellent light and sharpness, that make a very nice contrast with the vegetation around! The clear sky helps a lot here, giving better colors to the composition! Wonderful job!

carlo62 (81265) 2019-09-25 5:25

Ciao Mariusz
in effetti la foto precedente č veramente bella, c'era un'atmosfera magica.
Č bello perň vedere anche questa angolazione diversa con la ricca presenza di persone.
Saluti
Carlo

bona (15057) 2019-09-25 6:01

Hi Mariusz,

Nice view of this ancient place. I like the colours. I suggest a crop removing a bit of the shade on the bottom and the stones silluete on the right side of the picture.
Ho2 did you add the link for big size photo?

Sergiom (117241) 2019-09-25 7:09

Bonjour Mariusz,

Je constate que malgré la présence des pique niqueurs le terrain est parfaitement propre et que les gens ramassent derričre eux.l'endroit est tout simplement magnifique.

Amicalement

Serge

Fis2 (169759) 2019-09-25 7:27

Czesc Mariusz!
Piekne miejsce, ruiny sa imponujace.
Lubie takie miejsca.
Ladny kadr, kolorki i ostrosc.
Atmosfera pikniku robi wrazenie.
Milego popoludnia.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

rychem (72187) 2019-09-25 8:03

Bardzo romantyczne te ruiny, tak sie kojrzy Anglia lub Walia, a pewnie jeszcze troche pokazu swiatla i dzwieku wieczorem i atmosfera ukazujacych sie duchow :)
Bardzo dobre zdjecie
pozdrawiam Ryszard
PS. Scheveningen jest miejscowaoscia wczasowa dla ludzi, ktorzy przed poludniem uprawiaja kitesurfing, po poludniu pokaz mody na promenadzie, kolacja w drogiej restauracji, a wieczor w kasynie
:)
R.

Gerrit (62042) 2019-09-25 8:20

Hello Mariusz,
great place the enjoy the sun and the food you brought with you and of course the great view upon these charming ruined old buildings.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

pajaran (114945) 2019-09-25 8:50

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo mesto sa zelenom travom i starom arhitekturom.
Lepa rusevina. Lep Picnic at World Heritage.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocima.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view and moment, good text ...
Nice place with green grass and old architecture.
A pretty ruin. Nice Picnic at World Heritage.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment with visitors.
I wish you all the best.

macjake (98262) 2019-09-25 9:23

Hi Mariusz
oh man, this is just TOO good. I wish I was here as well.
so people just come here to have picnics and hang out? I don't think there are too many ruins that have that distinction, that must mean this is a sweet sweet place. its amazingly intact, well, parts of it. lets hope it stays this way. wonderful peaceful scene, made for families :) hint hint. cheers
Craig

jhm (211734) 2019-09-25 9:42

Hello Mariusz,

***Thank you very much for you attention to my accident, I've a very wide archive.
Also my friend and neighbour want me two time par week with his car drive to the nature for take pictures.***
Your picture shows us a ruin but very well maintain
Nice depth and perspective.
Also colours and sharpness are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Nicou (193806) 2019-09-25 10:32

Hello

Une sacrée place pour le pic-nique superbe ce plan vert et toute les personne et ce décor cette architecture de labbaye en fond fantastique
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

lousat (138623) 2019-09-25 10:39

Hi Mariusz,a wonderful place for a picnic,with this wonderful view and on a perfect grass too,i like the composition and the usual top quality,well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Tue (91604) 2019-09-25 13:26

Hello Mariusz,
Britain is so full of lots of amazing abbeys and castle and even when they were ruined at some point in the past, they still look so beautiful. This is another fantastic example and you caught it in such an appealing sunlight. The people in the foreground animate the picture as well. Very well done.
Lars

Ilonka1974 (10289) 2019-09-25 14:20

Witaj Mariusz,
Interesujace ruiny klasztoru, bardzo lubie takie klimaty.
Piekne miejsce.
Kompozycja i wykonanie super.
Pozdrawiam,
Janusz

PaulVDV (62804) 2019-09-25 14:32

Hello Mariusz,
Back to the ruined abbeys of the UK.
No problem. These historic sites always look wonderful.
Again England was bathing in the sunshine.
The stones and small walls spread over the terrain add good depth to the picture.
Best regards, Paul

papagolf21 (152605) 2019-09-25 23:47

Bonjour, cher Mariusz,
J'aime découvrir ces ruines majestueuses dans ce décor naturel.
C'est encore plus fort du point de vue impact sur le regard.
La mise en image est judicieuse.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ifege (46985) 2019-09-26 0:20

Hi Mariusz
A good photo of this great looking heritage site.
cheers
Ian

Royaldevon (85606) 2019-09-26 2:14

Hello Mariusz,

This is a place everyone should visit with their cameras, the range of views is remarkable and they are never the same because of the light.

It was an interesting decision to focus your shot from the shadows into the light, for you created a sort of mini-frame.
The abbey still looks proud, even if ruined and I like how you have inferred what a great place it is for family visits and for picnics.
The focus is fine but I would suggest that if you reduce the contrast somewhat, the details of the walls show up a little better.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (171252) 2019-09-26 2:53

Hello, Mariusz!

Even in ruins this grandiose old cathedral still looks magnificent. Good sharpness and perfect density levels that have given ideal contrast and saturation. Tfs!

ikeharel (112467) 2019-09-26 3:08

Why not? Mariusz, a picnic on a nice day after a sightseeing the site is a "must"...
I see beautiful green lawn in front of the large area of the Abbey's ruins.
Distinct clear picture, with scale and DOF.
Regards,
Ike

Miguel82 (47110) 2019-09-26 4:19

Hello Mariusz, that historical site should be rewarding to visit. The abbey contains lawns where the tourists can chill out. The grey stones match well with the greenery. Good image quality and excellent light, regards.

sacimar (38173) 2019-09-27 6:53

Hello Mariusz,

this is a good place to have a picnic, you chose a perfect point of view to show these ruins, the day was also beautiful, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

mcmtanyel (67681) 2019-09-27 22:15

Hello Mariusz,
A different side of the ruins with more predominant greens. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

jmdias (114296) 2019-10-03 6:57

mariusz

I am surprised how beautiful and well preserved are these ruins. I guess they even could be used again with few effort and I am surprised the people in the 1700's didn't use them.
excellent view.
will you stay in UK after brexit ?

take care

jorge

adramad (72564) 2019-10-05 6:41

Hi Mariusz.
Impressive ruins of what in past times must have been a great abbey, which would have great heritage today England, if the madness of religion had blinded us to act as vandals.
People enjoying the good weather on the lawn gives a very warm touch.
Good perspective of the image, very nice to look at.
Colorful, sharpness and luminosity are captured effectively.
Very good composition, excellent presentation.
Have a good weekend. Warm greetings.
Luis.

COSTANTINO (115563) 2019-10-30 13:34

Hello my friend
a wonderful and peaceful landscape
necessary for the people to have
a walk,to pass free time to make a pic nic
captured with excellent light and sharpness
the clear sky helps a lot here
a photo from a different angle,
a different chosen point of view
and at a very different llight
conditions
welldone
regards
Costantino

cornejo (61504) 2019-11-01 5:13

Witaj Mariusz, good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the ancient ruins, very well captured in this beautiful image with a scene of everyday life, good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy weekend.
Best wishes from southern Spain.
Angel.