Comments on: Ten centuries of might and fear http://www.illation.net/travelblog/2009/06/09/ten-centuries-of-might-and-fear/ Observations and meditations upon peripatetics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:13:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Susan and Terran Travel the World » Blog Archive » Leaving the Shire, Mr. Frodo http://www.illation.net/travelblog/2009/06/09/ten-centuries-of-might-and-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Susan and Terran Travel the World » Blog Archive » Leaving the Shire, Mr. Frodo Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:13:11 +0000 http://www.illation.net/travelblog/?p=683#comment-523 [...] Ten centuries of might and fear [...] [...] Ten centuries of might and fear [...]

]]> By: Terran http://www.illation.net/travelblog/2009/06/09/ten-centuries-of-might-and-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Terran Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:15 +0000 http://www.illation.net/travelblog/?p=683#comment-499 <em>I ended up following the Lady Jane Grey link </em> Yeah, unfortunately the web version of the painting really doesn't do it justice. The original is in the National Gallery in London. We've been a couple of times now, and it always catches my eye. The painting is immense -- perhaps 10 or 15 feet high -- and the lighting and mood and textures of it just jump out and grab you. It's an intense thing to see in person. <em>And that final picture you posted — amazing!</em> Thank you! That's a natural shot -- my photoshop skilz are not that mad. ;-) Taken from one of the battlements near the NE corner of the Tower, IIRC. I ended up following the Lady Jane Grey link

Yeah, unfortunately the web version of the painting really doesn’t do it justice. The original is in the National Gallery in London. We’ve been a couple of times now, and it always catches my eye. The painting is immense — perhaps 10 or 15 feet high — and the lighting and mood and textures of it just jump out and grab you. It’s an intense thing to see in person.

And that final picture you posted — amazing!

Thank you! That’s a natural shot — my photoshop skilz are not that mad. ;-) Taken from one of the battlements near the NE corner of the Tower, IIRC.

]]> By: Kiri http://www.illation.net/travelblog/2009/06/09/ten-centuries-of-might-and-fear/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Kiri Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:20:07 +0000 http://www.illation.net/travelblog/?p=683#comment-497 Wow, this was fascinating (pictures and history both). I ended up following the Lady Jane Grey link and learning about her (horrifically tragic and short) life (new to me). Wow. And that final picture you posted -- amazing! The composition, colors, and lighting almost make it look Photoshopped, it's so good. :) (I love the crane, too -- an excellent touch!) Wow, this was fascinating (pictures and history both). I ended up following the Lady Jane Grey link and learning about her (horrifically tragic and short) life (new to me). Wow.

And that final picture you posted — amazing! The composition, colors, and lighting almost make it look Photoshopped, it’s so good. :) (I love the crane, too — an excellent touch!)

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