This old house series 56k

[KenCo]

The daytime shots are from my third attempt at this, with the sunset being my fourth....one day I'll get it right.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3071/200fm.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1151/217ty.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/530/221nn.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2643/242vu.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3275/250ai.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8969/277hl.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/6580/284gc.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1096/295sz.jpg

Any thoughts on getting a better shot of this greatly appreciated.
Ken.

[HIMUPNORTH]

Gee, You waited there long enough!:lol:

#1 is as far as I need to look! :thumbs:

[dazzajl]

I see why you're stugging with this place Ken. I agree that all these just miss the mark somewhere and I bet it's one of those places that you can smell the shot there but not quite get it.

They are all lovley images but I know you're looking for "the one" and it's not there is it. :(

The 2nd to last shot has lovely framing and timing but I don't really like that dark cloud. It has a very opressive effect on the old house. Perhaps becuase it looks like a giant rat to me. Yeah I know:cuckoo:

What does it look like at dawn?

Is there a partof the day where the sun falls on the end rather than the front?

[KenCo]

Thanks guys!
Dazzajl, I'll set the alarm and let you know ;)
I think that would be the time the sun hits the side of the building but i've never really done any sunrise/sunset shots before...so any tips would be nice.

Just as a reminder this was my first go:
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=2602&highlight=house
Thanks again for the comments and help.:thumbs:
Ken.

[clawz]

they look stunning! what did you do in the time you waited for the sun to set?;) :lol:

[Boon]

nice set of photos ken, although i find the red roof in 1 and 2 to be a bit oversaturated, well on my monitor anyway.

[Marcel]

6 is the best of the bunch for me I think, with a hint of 7 or 8.

I can feel your frustration about something not being quite 'right', although Im not sure what.

If you go back I wonder what it would look like with just the left building (on the right third), and the tree, on the left third (or both thereabouts), cutting off the right building.

I hope you don't mind but here's a very very quick butchering, to show you what I mean (Link instead of inline image, with it being a hatchet job to show you the composition).
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/710/221nn1ao.jpg
Obviously doing it at sunset would skewiff the idea, so it would have to be a sunrise or daytime shot. But I hope you get the jist of what Im trying to say.

(No doubt you'll inform me there's a motorway just offshot to the left, which makes my idea impossible...lol)

HTH.

[Warspite]

Some excellent shots, amazing skies you have managed - especially in #6, also really like the effect of the real stonework, gives the images that extra edge.

Thanks for sharing:thumbs:

[dod]

No 6 without the pole, the colour of 7