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West Meade Mansion
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28-JUN-2010

179
West Meade Mansion

Nashville, TN

(Best viewed in ORIGINAL size)

Submitted for the June "Urban & Landscape" Challenge.
The home of the daughter of the Harding family that
owned Belle Meade Plantation (in last week's montage).
Gen. William G. Harding gave his daughter (Mary) 2600
acres of his farm in 1883. She and her husband (Howell
E. Jackson, US Senator, US 6th Circuit Court justice
and Supreme Court justice) then bought the the adjoining
131 acre farm and and built this home for $14,905.

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A wintry view through the gate in IR from Jan 2011...

Canon EOS 30D IR (MaxMax 715 nm),Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/13s f/10.0 at 17.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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ac15-Jan-2011 08:41
Beautiful IR shot, nice natural frame.
Lee G15-Jan-2011 04:28
Don't know how I missed this beauty, excellent i/r work, Scott.
Jola Dziubinska30-Jun-2010 23:44
Fabulous effect, love it. Gorgeous place and presentation. BV.
Cindi Smith30-Jun-2010 00:21
Whoa, Nellie! A STUNNER!!!!! This is the next to the last day, can't wait to see what you have in store for the last day! Sure have enjoyed your work this month, my friend. PRINT AND HANG THIS ONE! :)
Roe..30-Jun-2010 00:15
yes, gorgeous..wow!
Al Chesworth29-Jun-2010 20:19
Wonderful image Scott.
Johnny JAG29-Jun-2010 19:14
Superb contrast
FrankB29-Jun-2010 13:27
excellent....love the tonality and natural framing of the house...V
Kevin Chester29-Jun-2010 11:34
Sounds like a bargin.
Steve Morris29-Jun-2010 11:31
Love the use of the wall to frame the shot and great info Scott! Wish I had a time machine - I could afford that farm myself ;o)BV
Mieke WA Minkjan29-Jun-2010 07:16
excellent V
Brian McAllister29-Jun-2010 07:03
Man this is nice work. V
borisalex29-Jun-2010 05:09
Fairytale like, so out of time, eternal!
Kathryn29-Jun-2010 05:01
Another beauty.
carol j. phipps29-Jun-2010 03:22
Wow! that fence is well-intact! Beautiful!
Bill Ewart Jr29-Jun-2010 01:45
Wow, amazing shot and history! 2600 acres?!~ Wow!
Robin Reid29-Jun-2010 01:35
Stunning.
Walter Otto Koenig29-Jun-2010 00:45
Great shot, very well framed. The IR is perfect for this old Victorian House. My favorite of yours so far this month. This would look super as a large print. "V"
s_barbour29-Jun-2010 00:05
Stunning!
Guest 28-Jun-2010 23:10
Beautiful, love the bricks in front.
Stephanie28-Jun-2010 22:58
superb work Scott!
What a gorgeous mansion! :-))
Faye White28-Jun-2010 22:41
stunning!!!
shatterbug28-Jun-2010 22:38
Gorgeous shot...I'm loving this series!
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