Beamish Characters

[johntwo]

Still processing some of the shots I took when we visited Beamish last year.  Great place for photographic portraits.  No one minds being photographed.

 

[Clicker]

It IS a great place to get  portraits I agree John ... I prefer the second one here ...only because something feels not quite right about the really dark / black background in the doorway  behind the crofter in #1.. It feels overly dark and heavy considering the light on his face and head and subsequently seems to upset the overall balance..  ... .. T'is of course just my observation ...  he looks pleased to have his photo taken  too doesn't he?

[Denis]

Another place I must visit one day..... sigh !

[Ryewolf]

A couple of excellent portraits, it's also on my list of places to visit. I went to Blists Hill in Telford on the recommendation of Korky after our Stratford 2017 meetup and it was excellent.

7 minutes ago, Denis said:

Another place I must visit one day..... sigh !

It'd be a fair ole drive for you Denis, google maps says 261 miles....

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments.  Polly,  can't disagree with you but when you see the original, you will appreciate my dilemma..............

 

Having said that, in retrospect, this composition might be better.

[Ryewolf]

Yes, I like that as well.... I can see why you went for the crop.

[Korky]

Non-crop for me - I really like the way he's leaning on the door frame - a good idea to remove the figure in the background.

The problem I found with Beamish was that one day wasn't enough. There's so much to see, do and photograph.

Korky

[Clicker]

Yup the non crop version for me too ...with the figure removed .. I really like that so much more.., by including the whole of the door frame, the whole balance and perspective feels right .. 

[CMunzel]

Agree with the non crop and the other person removed. An excellent photo showing him in context. Where/what is beamish?

[johntwo]

Thanks all for the comments and prompts.  The final version of the Crofter is definitely the better version. 

@CM Beamish is an outdoor living museum that shows life earlier last century - around about 1920 or thereabouts.  It is set out as a town with surrounding farms, a colliery and it's own transport system comprising trains, trams and omnibuses.  All the shops garages etc are manned by people in period dress.  It is a fascinating and a full day out (at least).

[Ryewolf]

1 hour ago, CMunzel said:

Where/what is beamish?

It's an open air living history museum

Beamish Museum
Beamish
County Durham
DH9 0RG

http://www.beamish.org.uk/

[Kobione]

Like them both, with the non-cropped version of #1 John.

Beamish was somewhere I wanted to get to visit on my last trip but didn't make it. Always enjoy seeing pictures from there.

[johntwo]

Thank Kobione.  Nice to see you posting.