Darkness Looms over the Avon
by Sue Melvin
Title
Darkness Looms over the Avon
Artist
Sue Melvin
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Silhouette of a large tree hanging over the bank of the River Avon with William Shakespeare's church, the Church of the Holy Trinity, in the distance. Stratford-upon-Avon, a medieval market town in England's West Midlands, is the 16th-century birthplace of William Shakespeare. (Digitally edited to black and white with orton effect.)
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*This image has been featured in twenty-one FAA groups, including:
England Scotland Wales
Black and White The Art Form
Landscapes flowers animals
Images That Excite You
Lady Photographers and Artists
Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife
Southern Photograpers
The World We See
Black and White - The Art Form
All Art Welcome
Quintessentially British
BLACK and WHITE all media accepted
FAA Collectors Group
Waiting Room Art
Fine Arts Professionals
Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections
The Beauty of England
Evening and Dawn
Within The Trees
Nothing But Trees
Enchanted Travels
First place in the "Silhouettes" contest
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June 6th, 2011
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Comments (41)
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your creative image has been featured in the Fine Art America group: “Black and White – The Art Form” for the theme: “Landscapes and Seascapes”! Group URL: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/black-and-white--the-art-form.html
Marla McPherson
Beautiful and powerful black and white nature shot! Love this! So well done! Favorited
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Anja Van Geert
Congratulations, Sue! Your photo has been chosen as a feature in "The Beauty of England" group because of its excellence! This image is very powerful in black and white and the post-processing adds to the mysterious mood... beautiful!
Sue Melvin replied:
Thank you again, Anja, for the feature and for your very kind comments! Much appreciated!
Francesca Morini
Sue, please consider to share the pics taken on the Avon with the group Canal-life! that group is more on inland waterways than coastal! I am looking forward to see them there!
Bedros Awak
I'm fun of B/W photo and silhouette, and the chances are they both exist in this remarkable shot in a classic manner.V)
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